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Install Express from npm

// Name: Express Example

import "@johnlindquist/kit"

let express = await npm("express")
let detect = await npm("detect-port")

let app = express()

app.get("/", (req, res) => {
  res.send(`Hello Script Kit!`)
})

let port = await detect()
app.listen(port)

await hide() // in case the terminal is open from installing packages

await browse(`http://localhost:${port}`)

Open express-example in Script Kit

You can terminate a long-running process like above from the menubar dropdown menu or by pressing cmd+p from the Script Kit window to list running processes.