New static file serving

deprecated.go

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package gin
 
 import (
 	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin/binding"
+	"net/http"
 )
 
 // DEPRECATED, use Bind() instead.
@@ -15,3 +16,18 @@ func (c *Context) EnsureBody(item interface{}) bool {
 func (c *Context) ParseBody(item interface{}) error {
 	return binding.JSON.Bind(c.Req, item)
 }
+
+// DEPRECATED use gin.Static() instead
+// ServeFiles serves files from the given file system root.
+// The path must end with "/*filepath", files are then served from the local
+// path /defined/root/dir/*filepath.
+// For example if root is "/etc" and *filepath is "passwd", the local file
+// "/etc/passwd" would be served.
+// Internally a http.FileServer is used, therefore http.NotFound is used instead
+// of the Router's NotFound handler.
+// To use the operating system's file system implementation,
+// use http.Dir:
+//     router.ServeFiles("/src/*filepath", http.Dir("/var/www"))
+func (engine *Engine) ServeFiles(path string, root http.FileSystem) {
+	engine.router.ServeFiles(path, root)
+}