HttpServer is a cross-platform multi-threaded HttpServer written on C++.
It is inspired by CSAPP and the koa framework for Node.js.
- Clone the repository
- Place your source file into the
srcfolder. - Include header
#include "http/httpserver.h"
To write a simple HttpServer that prints HelloWorld, you can create a file like this:
#include "http/httpserver.h"
int main(int argc, char **argv) {
int port = 8000;
HttpServer http{port};
http.use([](Context &ctx, const Task &next) {
ctx.resp.status = "200";
ctx.resp.headers["Content-Type"] = "text/plain";
ctx.resp.setContent("Hello World!");
next.drop();
})
.run();
return 0;
}Functions registered via http.use() are known as middleware. A collection of middleware is a sequence of actions the server does before delivering a response to the client.
The order of execution of middleware follows the First Register First Execute principle.
To register a middleware, you should create a function/functor that takes two parameters: Context& and const Task&.
The Context class includes two subclasses: one for Request and the other for Response. The Task class stores the function/functor that needs to be called.
To respond to the client, you should modify Response to provide the appropriate headers and content. To run the next function/functor in the action chain, task.next() needs to be called.
- If no action is needed, call
task.drop().
See [docs](. /docs/) for more information about Context, Task and the Socket API...
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