Raspurrin / Webserv

An HTTP webserver, which utilizes TCP

Webserv

HTTP server in C++ 98

Installation instructions
Technical Documentation
Subject

HTTP overview

• Implemented methods:

  • GET: Fetch an URI.
  • POST: Send form data to a URI and get a response back.
  • DELETE: Requests that the target resource delete its state.

• HTTP Version:

  • HTTP/1.1

• HTTP Error Max Values:

Error	Max Value	Method	Change Value in:
Request Timeout	2	all implemented	webserv.hpp
Content Too Large	1GB per chunk	POST	config file or Request.class.cpp
URI Too Long	255 bytes	all implemented	Request.class.cpp
Request Header Fields Too Large	9000 bytes	all implemented	Request.class.cpp
Unsupported Media Type	multipart/form	POST	Not implemented

Main system calls

• Asynchronous I/O:
  • poll()
  • recv()
• Sockets:
  • socket()
  • fcntl()
  • setsockopt()
  • bind()
  • listen()
  • accept()
  • send()
  • close()

OS Compatibility

• macOS
• Linux

Relevant RFCs

RFC 7230, RFC 7231, RFC 7232, RFC 7233, RFC 7234, RFC 7235