SourasishBasu / http-web-server-python

HTTP Web server in python

HTTP Web Server

Simple web server for handling concurrent connections and serving requests written in Python with only standard libraries.

Usage

./run.sh

Start the web server listening for requests on port 4221.

Sending requests

• GET

  $ curl -v http://localhost:4221/echo/abc
  

  Response

  HTTP/1.1 200 OK\r\nContent-Type: text/plain\r\nContent-Length: 3\r\n\r\nabc

• GET files

  $ curl -i http://localhost:4221/files/foo

  Success Response

  HTTP/1.1 200 OK\r\nContent-Type: application/octet-stream\r\nContent-Length: 14\r\n\r\nHello, World!

  Failed Response

  HTTP/1.1 404 Not Found\r\n\r\n

• POST

  $ curl -v --data "12345" -H "Content-Type: application/octet-stream" http://localhost:4221/files/file_123

  Response

  HTTP/1.1 201 Created\r\n\r\n