# This is Python example on how to use Mongoose embeddable web server, # http://code.google.com/p/mongoose # # Before using the mongoose module, make sure that Mongoose shared library is # built and present in the current (or system library) directory import mongoose import sys # This function is a "/foo" URI handler: it will be called each time # HTTP request to http://this_machine:8080/foo made. # It displays some request information. def uri_handler(conn, info): if info.uri != '/foo': return mongoose.MG_ERROR conn.printf('%s', 'HTTP/1.0 200 OK\r\n') conn.printf('%s', 'Content-Type: text/plain\r\n\r\n') conn.printf('%s %s\n', info.request_method, info.uri) conn.printf('my_var: %s\n', conn.get_qsvar(info, 'my_var') or '') conn.printf('HEADERS: \n') for header in info.http_headers[:info.num_headers]: conn.printf(' %s: %s\n', header.name, header.value) return mongoose.MG_SUCCESS # This function is 404 error handler: it is called each time requested # document is not found by the server. def error_handler(conn, info): conn.printf('%s', 'HTTP/1.0 200 OK\r\n') conn.printf('%s', 'Content-Type: text/plain\r\n\r\n') conn.printf('HTTP error: %d\n', info.status_code) return mongoose.MG_SUCCESS # Create mongoose object, and register '/foo' URI handler # List of options may be specified in the contructor server = mongoose.Mongoose(document_root='/tmp', new_request_handler=uri_handler, http_error_handler=error_handler, listening_ports='8080') print 'Starting Mongoose server, press enter to quit' sys.stdin.read(1) # Deleting server object stops all serving threads print 'Stopping server.' del server