Expose API for serving static files from a directory

crates/service/Cargo.toml

@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ tokio.workspace = true
 tokio-stream.workspace = true
 toml.workspace = true
 tower.workspace = true
+tower-http.workspace = true
 tracing.workspace = true
 tracing-futures.workspace = true
 tracing-subscriber.workspace = true

crates/service/src/server.rs

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 //! Batteries included server that provides common service APIs
 //! over http, with the ability to handle additional consumer
 //! defined APIs
-use std::io;
+use std::{io, path::Path};
 
 use thiserror::Error;
 use tokio::net::ToSocketAddrs;
@@ -65,6 +65,17 @@ impl<'a> Server<'a> {
         }
     }
 
+    /// Serve static files under `route` from the provided `directory`
+    pub fn serve_directory(self, route: &str, directory: &Path) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            router: self.router.route_service(
+                route,
+                tower_http::services::ServeDir::new(directory).precompressed_gzip(),
+            ),
+            ..self
+        }
+    }
+
     /// Start the server and perform the following:
     ///
     /// - Sync the defined [`Config::admin`] to the service [`Database`] to ensure