/simple_http_server

Primary LanguagePython

cs457-cs557-pa1-cforno12

How to compile

  • Run make or python3 http_server.py

Errors

  • If an error pops up for the magic library, run pip3 install python-magic

Implementation

  • When you run the program, it prints out the IP address and the port number it is running on.
  • The program creates a new thread for every request
  • I made file access atomic. In other words, I put a lock when it accesses files.
  • I put all the byte results into a queue.
  • When all the threads join, I send all the bytes to the client until the queue is empty.
  • This server also handles 404 error code and responds with a 400 error code if the command is not a GET command.