= cowboy_static(3)
== Name
cowboy_static - static file handler
== Description
The `cowboy_static` module implements file serving capabilities
by using the REST semantics provided by `cowboy_rest`.
== Types
=== opts() = [Option]
[source,erlang]
----
Option = {priv_file, atom(), string() | binary()}
| {priv_file, atom(), string() | binary(), Extra}
| {file, string() | binary()}
| {file, string() | binary(), Extra}
| {priv_dir, atom(), string() | binary()}
| {priv_dir, atom(), string() | binary(), Extra}
| {dir, string() | binary()}
| {dir, string() | binary(), Extra}
Extra = [ETag | Mimetypes]
ETag = {etag, module(), function()} | {etag, false}
Mimetypes = {mimetypes, module(), function()}
| {mimetypes, binary() | {binary(), binary(), [{binary(), binary()}]}}
----
Configuration for the static handler.
The handler can be configured for sending either one file or
a directory (including its subdirectories).
Extra options allow you to define how the etag should be calculated
and how the mimetype of files should be detected.
