modern-server
Just a basic http server with some auto config junk that makes spinning up a web server super easy... for me at least. Because like 99% of the time all I want is A) HTTPS with Let's Encrypt B) some custom API handling C) access to static files.
Based on the codez from the simple-httpd project by @briandowns. If you like this project then be a good sport and buy Brian a beer.
Installing
To start using modern-server, install Go and run go get:
$ go get -u github.com/tidwall/modern-server
This will retrieve the library.
Usage
func main() {
server.Main(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
fmt.Fprintf(w, "Hello world, it's %s\n", time.Now())
}, nil)
}Static File Handler
If you want to serve static files:
func main() {
server.Main(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
if strings.HasPrefix(r.URL.Path, "/api/"){
// do some custom magic
w.Write([]byte("API command result"))
} else {
// otherwise fallback to handling files
server.HandleFiles(w, r)
}
}, nil)
}Example
Run the built-in example:
$ go run example/main.go
Then visit http://localhost:8000.
See all the command line options:
$ go run example/main.go --help
example-server version: 0.0.1
Usage: example-server [-p port] [-l domain]
Options:
-h : this help
-v : show version and exit
-g : enable TLS/HTTPS generate and use a self signed certificate
-p port : bind HTTP port (default: 8000)
-l domain : enable TLS/HTTPS with Let's Encrypt for the given domain name.
-c path : enable TLS/HTTPS use a predefined HTTPS certificate
-t port : bind HTTPS port (default: 443, 4433 for -g)
Examples: example-server start example-server. http://localhost:8000
or: example-server -p 80 use HTTP port 80. http://localhost
or: example-server -g enable HTTPS generated certificate. https://localhost:4433
or: example-server -l example.com enable HTTPS with Let's Encrypt. https://example.com