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49 lines
1.6 KiB
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Simple-Web-Server
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A very simple, fast, multithreaded, platform independent HTTP and HTTPS server implemented using C++11 and Boost.Asio. Created to be an easy way to make REST resources available from C++ applications.
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### Features
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* Thread pool
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* Platform independent
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* HTTPS support
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* HTTP persistent connection (for HTTP/1.1)
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* Simple way to add REST resources using regex for path, and anonymous functions
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###Usage
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See main_http.cpp or main_https.cpp for example usage.
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See particularly the JSON-POST (using Boost.PropertyTree) and the GET /match/[number] examples, which are most relevant.
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### Dependency
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Boost C++ libraries must be installed, go to http://www.boost.org for download and instructions.
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For HTTPS: OpenSSL libraries from https://www.openssl.org are required.
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Will update to use C++17 networking instead in the future when it is supported by g++.
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### Compile and run
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Compile with a C++11 compiler supporting regex (for instance g++ 4.9):
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#### HTTP
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g++ -O3 -std=c++11 -lboost_system main_http.cpp -o http_server
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Then to run the server: ./http_server
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Finally, direct your favorite browser to for instance http://localhost:8080/
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#### HTTPS
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g++ -O3 -std=c++11 -lboost_system -lssl -lcrypto main_https.cpp -o https_server
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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
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Then to run the server: ./https_server
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Finally, direct your favorite browser to for instance https://localhost:8080/
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