Node.js Middleware for Connect and Legacy Frameworks

This `middleware` package, authored by Tim Smart, provides a fundamental utility for composing functions within a request-response cycle. It was specifically designed for integration with older Node.js web frameworks like Connect and Biggie-Router, which were prevalent around its initial publication date. The package, last updated to version 1.0.0 approximately 13 years ago (around 2013), represents an early and minimalist implementation of the middleware pattern that later became a cornerstone of more widely adopted frameworks such as Express.js. It features zero direct dependencies, offering a lean and unopinionated approach to chaining processing steps in a server's request-handling pipeline. Due to its significant age, lack of a `README.md` file on npm, and the complete absence of any recent updates or active development, this package is considered abandoned. It is not recommended for new Node.js projects, which should instead utilize modern, actively maintained middleware solutions. Its utility is now largely confined to understanding historical Node.js patterns or for maintaining highly specific legacy applications built within its original ecosystem.