Simple-Web-Server

A very simple, fast, multithreaded, platform independent HTTP and HTTPS server and client library implemented using C++11 and Asio (both Boost.Asio and standalone Asio can be used). Created to be an easy way to make REST resources available from C++ applications.

See https://gitlab.com/eidheim/Simple-WebSocket-Server for an easy way to make WebSocket/WebSocket Secure endpoints in C++. Also, feel free to check out the new C++ IDE supporting C++11/14/17: https://gitlab.com/cppit/jucipp.

Features

• Asynchronous request handling
• Thread pool if needed
• Platform independent
• HTTP/1.1 supported, including persistent connections
• HTTPS supported
• Chunked transfer encoding and server-sent events
• Can set timeouts for request/response and content
• Can set max request/response size
• Sending outgoing messages is thread safe
• Client creates necessary connections and perform reconnects when needed

Usage

See http_examples.cpp or https_examples.cpp for example usage. Particularly, the JSON-POST (using Boost.PropertyTree) and the GET /match/[number] examples might be relevant.

Documentation is also available, generated from the master branch.

Dependencies

• Boost.Asio or standalone Asio
• Boost is required to compile the examples
• For HTTPS: OpenSSL libraries

Compile and run

Compile with a C++11 compliant compiler:

mkdir build
cd build
cmake ..
make
cd ..

HTTP

Run the server and client examples: ./build/http_examples

Direct your favorite browser to for instance http://localhost:8080/

HTTPS

Before running the server, an RSA private key (server.key) and an SSL certificate (server.crt) must be created.

Run the server and client examples: ./build/https_examples

Direct your favorite browser to for instance https://localhost:8080/

Contributing

Contributions are welcome, either by creating an issue or a merge request. However, before you create a new issue or merge request, please search for previous similar issues or requests. A response will normally be given within a few days.