/http-server

Computer Networking - Course Project

Primary LanguagePython

NAME : Sarvesh Bodakhe MIS : 111803149 TY COMP DIV 2

HTTP WEB SERVER IN PYTHON

GET, POST, PUT, HEAD, DELETE, Cookies, Headers, non-persistent connections, Multiple clients at the same time (with a sepearate program to test this), logging with levels of logging, handling file permissions; Server configuration - config file with DocumentRoot, log file name, max simulateneous connections ;

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  • How to run the server ? $ python3 server.py port_number Ex : python3 server.py 2000

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This testing program is for testing multithreading

  • How to run multiple client testing program ? $ python3 testing.py port_number Ex : python3 requests_testing.py 2000 (same port number on which server has started)

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RUN THE SERVER BEFORE AUTOMATED TESTING This Automated testing tests differents requests made to the server

  • How to run Automated testing program ? $ python3 stress_testing.py port_number

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CONFIGURE THE server_config.py FILE BEFORE RUNNING THE SERVER MAKE CHANGES ACCORDINGLY

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ALL FILE PERMISSIONS ARE HANDLED FOR EVERY METHOD IMPLEMENTED MOST OF THE HEADERS ARE HANDLED

METHODS IMPLEMENTED :

  1. GET
  2. HEAD
  3. POST
  4. PUT
  5. DELETE

  • Multithreaded Web Server

  • GET METHOD

  1. All types of files can be requested from the server. Ex : text files, .png files, .jpeg files
  2. Implemented Conditional Get
  3. Queried GET request is also handle by the server for json files
  4. Whenever a directory is requested all the files are listed
  5. Try URLS: "http://localhost:2000/form.html" "http://localhost:2000/form2.html" "http://localhost:2000/" View posted( by form) data at: "http://localhost:2000/data/data/data_file3.json" "http://localhost:2000/data/data/data_file1.json"
  • HEAD METHOD
  1. All get methods implemented
  • POST METHOD
  1. Created a simple form at "http://localhost:2000/form.html"
  2. Form data submitted is stored in the specified csv file
  3. If file is not there then a new file is created
  4. Accordinly status codes are handled
  5. Form with files is handled at url : "http://localhost:2000/form2.html"
  • PUT METHOD
  1. Implemented for any type of file data of any length
  • DELETE METHOD
  1. Delete files which are requested(All file types have been handled)
  2. Authorization is required
  3. If file not found then give status codes accordingly

================================================================================================================================== Log file locations in config file There are two logs:

  1. ACCESS LOG
  2. ERROR LOG

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  • Cookies : Whenever a new page is requested a cookie is set if cookie is not present in request headers . Checks for a cookie header when client connects again