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a minimal http server in python. Responds to GET, HEAD, POST requests, but will fail on anything else.
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| #!/usr/bin/env python | |
| #https://gist.github.com/bradmontgomery/2219997 | |
| """ | |
| Very simple HTTP server in python. | |
| Usage:: | |
| ./dummy-web-server.py [<port>] | |
| Send a GET request:: | |
| curl http://localhost | |
| Send a HEAD request:: | |
| curl -I http://localhost | |
| Send a POST request:: | |
| curl -d "foo=bar&bin=baz" http://localhost | |
| """ | |
| from BaseHTTPServer import BaseHTTPRequestHandler, HTTPServer | |
| import SocketServer | |
| class S(BaseHTTPRequestHandler): | |
| def _set_headers(self): | |
| self.send_response(200) | |
| self.send_header('Content-type', 'text/html') | |
| self.end_headers() | |
| def do_GET(self): | |
| print "GET request" | |
| self._set_headers() | |
| self.wfile.write("<html><body><h1>hi! GET!</h1></body></html>") | |
| def do_HEAD(self): | |
| print "HEAD request" | |
| self._set_headers() | |
| #http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4233218/python-basehttprequesthandler-post-variables | |
| def parse_POST(self): | |
| # extract the parameter | |
| from urlparse import parse_qs | |
| # check if paramater exists | |
| if self.path.find('?') > 0: | |
| pathvars = parse_qs(self.path.split('?',1)[-1], keep_blank_values=1) | |
| else: | |
| pathvars = {} | |
| # read http payload | |
| from cgi import parse_header, parse_multipart | |
| ctype, pdict = parse_header(self.headers['content-type']) | |
| if ctype == 'multipart/form-data': | |
| postvars = parse_multipart(self.rfile, pdict) | |
| elif ctype == 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded': | |
| length = int(self.headers['content-length']) | |
| postvars = self.rfile.read(length) | |
| else: | |
| postvars = {} | |
| # | |
| # return collected information | |
| # | |
| return pathvars, postvars | |
| def do_POST(self): | |
| # parse and print POST data | |
| pathvars, postvars = self.parse_POST() | |
| # | |
| self._set_headers() | |
| self.wfile.write("<html><body><h1>POST!</h1></body></html>") | |
| print "POST params:", pathvars | |
| print "POST content:", postvars | |
| ## port=80 requires root permission | |
| ## def run(server_class=HTTPServer, handler_class=S, port=80): | |
| def run(server_class=HTTPServer, handler_class=S, port=8080): | |
| server_address = ('', port) | |
| httpd = server_class(server_address, handler_class) | |
| print 'Starting httpd... on port', port | |
| httpd.serve_forever() | |
| if __name__ == "__main__": | |
| from sys import argv | |
| try: | |
| if len(argv) == 2: | |
| run(port=int(argv[1])) | |
| else: | |
| run() | |
| except KeyboardInterrupt: | |
| print "stopped by keyboard interrupt..." | |
| except Exception as e: | |
| print e |
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