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Simple-Web-Server
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A very simple, fast, multithreaded, platform independent HTTP and HTTPS server library implemented using C++11 and Boost.Asio. Created to be an easy way to make REST resources available from C++ applications.
A very simple, fast, multithreaded, platform independent HTTP and HTTPS server and client library implemented using C++11 and Boost.Asio. Created to be an easy way to make REST resources available from C++ applications.
See also https://github.com/eidheim/Simple-WebSocket-Server for an easy way to make WebSocket/WebSocket Secure endpoints in C++.
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* Platform independent
* HTTPS support
* HTTP persistent connection (for HTTP/1.1)
* Client supports chunked transfer encoding
* Timeouts, if any of Server::timeout_request and Server::timeout_content are >0 (default: Server::timeout_request=5 seconds, and Server::timeout_content=300 seconds)
* Simple way to add REST resources using regex for path, and anonymous functions
###Usage
See main_http.cpp or main_https.cpp for example usage.
See http_examples.cpp or https_examples.cpp for example usage.
See particularly the JSON-POST (using Boost.PropertyTree) and the GET /match/[number] examples, which are most relevant.
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#### HTTP
g++ -O3 -std=c++11 -lboost_system main_http.cpp -o http_server
g++ -O3 -std=c++11 -lboost_system http_examples.cpp -o http_examples
Then to run the server: ./http_server
Then to run the server and client: ./http_examples
Finally, direct your favorite browser to for instance http://localhost:8080/
Also, direct your favorite browser to for instance http://localhost:8080/
#### HTTPS
g++ -O3 -std=c++11 -lboost_system -lssl -lcrypto main_https.cpp -o https_server
g++ -O3 -std=c++11 -lboost_system -lssl -lcrypto https_examples -o https_examples
Before running the server, an RSA private key (server.key) and an SSL certificate (server.crt) must be created. Follow, for instance, the instructions given here (for a self-signed certificate): http://www.akadia.com/services/ssh_test_certificate.html
Then to run the server: ./https_server
Then to run the server: ./https_examples
Finally, direct your favorite browser to for instance https://localhost:8080/
Also, direct your favorite browser to for instance https://localhost:8080/