Send is a core Node.js HTTP static file server module. It streams files in an efficient way, handling HTTP range requests and conditional GET requests automatically. It supports various options for customization, including setting cache control headers, serving index files, handling dotfiles, and limiting file sizes. Send aims to be a robust and configurable solution for serving static assets in web applications.
The npm package 'send' has exhibited inconsistent release patterns. Initial rapid development in 2012-2014, with frequent version bumps, slowed significantly afterward. Releases became sparse, with occasional versions trickling out until 2025. The data shows periods of no releases lasting for months or even years, interspersed with months containing multiple versions, particularly in 2014 and 2017.
send npm package downloads showed a general upward trend from March 2024 to August 2025, peaking in July 2025 at 228.9 million. However, September 2025 downloads are significantly lower (7.6 million), likely due to incomplete data for the current month.
