HttpServer::HttpServer Class Reference

The HttpServer class implements a multithreaded HTTP server. More...

Inheritance diagram for HttpServer::HttpServer:
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## Public Member Functions

| addHandlerToListener (softstring bind, string name, hash< HttpHandlerConfigInfo > info)
| adds a request handler to a listener given the listener's name or bind address
| addHandlerToListener (softstring bind, string name, HttpServer::AbstractUrlHandler obj)
| adds a request handler to a listener given the listener's name or bind address
| addHandlerToListenerID (softint id, string name, hash< HttpHandlerConfigInfo > info)
| adds a request handler to a listener given the listener's id More...
| addHandlerToListenerID (softint id, string name, string path, *softlist content_type, HttpServer::AbstractHttpRequestHandler obj, *softlist special_headers, bool isregex=True)
| adds a request handler to a listener given the listener's id More...
| addHandlerToListenerID (softint id, string name, HttpServer::AbstractUrlHandler obj)
| adds a request handler to a listener given the listener's id More...
| addHttpMethod (string m)
| add a new supported HTTP method More...
hash< auto > | addListener (int port)
| adds a single global listener to the server More...
hash< auto > | addListener (hash< HttpListenerOptionInfo > opts)
| adds a single global listener to the server More...
final list< hash< auto > > | addListeners (string bind, hash< HttpListenerOptionInfo > info)
| adds one or more dedicated listeners to the server with the given bind address More...
final list< hash< auto > > | addListeners (hash< HttpListenerOptionInfo > info)
| adds one or more dedicated listeners to the server with the given bind address More...
| callListenerStopCallback (code stopc, string name, hash< auto > socket_info)
| To call a listener's stop callback.
deprecated | constructor (*code logfunc, *code errlogfunc, bool dbg=False, string name=HttpServer::HttpServerString, hash< auto > hdr={ 'X-Powered-By':'Qore/'+Qore::VersionString})
| creates the HttpServer More...
| constructor (hash< HttpServerOptionInfo > opts)
| Creates the server with the given options. More...
| constructor ()
| Creates the server with default options and an empty logger.
| copy ()
| throws an exception; these objects do not support copying
| destructor ()
| calls stop() and destroys the object
| disableDynamicHandler (string name)
| Disable dynamic handler. More...
bool | getDebug ()
| returns the current status of the debug flag
int | getListenerCount ()
| returns the number of running HTTP listeners
hash< auto > | getListenerInfo (softint id)
| returns a hash of information about the listener given the listener ID More...
hash< auto > | getListenerInfoName (string name)
| returns a hash of information about the listener given the listener name or bind ID More...
int | getListenerLogOptions (softstring bind)
| returns a binary-or'ed product of listener log options corresponding to enabled log options for the given listener More...
int | getListenerLogOptionsID (softint id)
| returns a binary-or'ed product of listener log options corresponding to enabled log options for the given listener More...
hash< string, hash< auto > > | getListeners ()
| returns a hash of listener information More...
int | getListenerTID (softint id)
| gets the TID of a listener based on its listener ID
| listenerStarted (int id, hash< auto > sinfo)
| called from listener when the actual listener thread is running More...
| log (string fmt)
| called to log information to the registered log code
| logError (string fmt)
| called to log error information to the registered error log code
string | maskData (string msg)
| masks log messages by removing sensitive data More...
| removeDynamicHandler (string name, *bool force_immediate)
| remove dynamic handler More...
bool | removeHandlerFromListenerID (softstring id, string handler_name)
| remove request handler from a listener given the listener's id More...
bool | removeHandlerFromListenerID (softstring id, HttpServer::AbstractHttpRequestHandler handler)
| remove request handler from a listener given the listener's id More...
| sendHttpError (HttpListener listener, hash< auto > cx, Socket s, int code, *data msg, *InputStream chunked_msg, *hash< auto > extra_hdrs, *string encoding, bool head)
| sends an HTTP error message on the socket
| setDebug (bool dbg=True)
| turns on or off debugging; when debugging is enabled more verbose error messages are reported
| setDefaultHandler (string name, HttpServer::AbstractHttpRequestHandler obj)
| sets the default request handler when no other handler can be matched
| setDynamicHandler (string name, hash< HttpHandlerConfigInfo > info)
| sets a dynamic request handler according to the arguments given
| setDynamicHandler (string name, string path, *softlist< softstring > content_types, HttpServer::AbstractHttpRequestHandler obj, *softlist< softstring > special_headers, bool isregex=True)
| sets a dynamic request handler according to the arguments given
| setDynamicHandler (string name, HttpServer::AbstractUrlHandler obj)
| sets a dynamic request handler according to the arguments given
| setHandler (string name, hash< HttpHandlerConfigInfo > info)
| sets a request handler according to the arguments given
| setHandler (string name, string path, *softlist< softstring > content_types, HttpServer::AbstractHttpRequestHandler obj, *softlist< softstring > special_headers, bool isregex=True)
| sets a request handler according to the arguments given
| setHandler (string name, HttpServer::AbstractUrlHandler obj)
| sets a request handler according to the arguments given
| setListenerLogOptions (softstring bind, softint code)
| turns on or off header and body logging options for receive operations for the given listener More...
| setListenerLogOptionsID (softint id, softint code)
| turns on or off header and body logging options for receive operations for the given listener More...
| setMaskCode (code maskfunc)
| sets the closure or call reference that will be used to mask sensitive data in log messages More...
| stop ()
| stops all listeners; only returns when all connections are closed on all listeners More...
| stopListener (softstring bind)
| stops a single listener based on its name or bind address; does not return until all connections on the listener have closed More...
| stopListenerID (softint id)
| stops a single listener based on its listener ID; does not return until all connections on the listener have closed More...
| stopListenerIDNoWait (softint id)
| starts the shutdown process for a listener based on its listener ID; returns immediately More...
| stopNoWait ()
| stops all listeners; does not wait for all connections on the listeners to close More...
| waitStop ()
| waits for all listeners to be stopped; call after calling HttpServer::stopNoWait()

## Static Public Member Functions

static string | getHttpServerVersionString ()
| returns the HTTP server version string
static string | getURLFromBind (softstring bind, *string host)
| returns a complete URL from a bind address More...
static nothing | setReplyHeaders (Socket s, hash< auto > cx, reference< hash< auto >> rv)
| helper method to set HTTP response headers

## Public Attributes

const | AIFlags = AI_PASSIVE | AI_ADDRCONFIG
| address info flags
const | CompressionThreshold = 1024
| default threadhold for data compressions; transfers smaller than this size will not be compressed
const | ContentEncodings = ...
| content-encodings supported; this is a hash to simulate a set with O(ln(n)) access times
const | DefaultIdleThreads = 10
| default number of idle threads to have waiting for new connections (accross all listeners)
const | HttpCodes = HttpServer::HttpCodes
| map of HTTP result codes and text messages
const | HttpMethods = ...
| HTTP methods supported by default.
const | LLO_RECV_BODY = (1 << 1)
| listener log option: log recv message body
const | LLO_RECV_HEADERS = (1 << 0)
| listener log option: log recv headers
const | LLO_SEND_BODY = (1 << 3)
| listener log option: log sent message body
const | LLO_SEND_HEADERS = (1 << 2)
| listener log option: log send headers
const | PollTimeout = 250ms
| default poll timeout in ms
const | ReadTimeout = HttpServer::ReadTimeout
| default read timeout in ms
const | Version = HttpServer::HttpServerVersion
| version of the HttpServer's implementation

## Protected Member Functions

int | getListenerIdFromBindUnlocked (string bind)
| returns the listener ID from the bind name or throws an exception if not valid More...
int | getListenerLogOptionsUnlocked (softstring id)
| returns header and body logging options for the given listener as a binary-or'ed value of listener log option codes
| setListenerLogOptionsUnlocked (softstring id, int code)
| turns on or off header and body logging options for the given listener according to the option code

## Detailed Description

The HttpServer class implements a multithreaded HTTP server.

## Member Function Documentation

## addHandlerToListenerID() [1/3]

HttpServer::HttpServer::addHandlerToListenerID | ( | softint | id,
|  | string | name,
|  | hash< HttpHandlerConfigInfo > | info
| ) |  |

adds a request handler to a listener given the listener's id

Parameters

  id | listener id
  name | handler name
  info | the handler configuration info to add to the listener

Exceptions

  INVALID-LISTENER-ERROR | invalid listener id passed

## addHandlerToListenerID() [2/3]

HttpServer::HttpServer::addHandlerToListenerID | ( | softint | id,
|  | string | name,
|  | string | path,
|  | *softlist | content_type,
|  | HttpServer::AbstractHttpRequestHandler | obj,
|  | *softlist | special_headers,
|  | bool | isregex = `True`
| ) |  |

adds a request handler to a listener given the listener's id

Parameters

  id | listener id
  name | handler name
  path | handler path
  content_type | handler's content type
  obj | handler object
  special_headers | headers to match
  isregex | is the path a regular expression

Exceptions

  INVALID-LISTENER-ERROR | invalid listener id passed

## addHandlerToListenerID() [3/3]

HttpServer::HttpServer::addHandlerToListenerID | ( | softint | id,
|  | string | name,
|  | HttpServer::AbstractUrlHandler | obj
| ) |  |

adds a request handler to a listener given the listener's id

Parameters

  id | listener id
  name | handler name
  obj | handler object

Exceptions

  INVALID-LISTENER-ERROR | invalid listener id passed

## addHttpMethod()

HttpServer::HttpServer::addHttpMethod | ( | string | m | ) |

add a new supported HTTP method

Parameters

  m | the HTTP method to add; the string is converted to upper case if necessary

## addListener() [1/2]

hash<auto> HttpServer::HttpServer::addListener | ( | int | port | ) |

adds a single global listener to the server

Parameters

  port | the port number

Returns
  a listener info hash; see the return value of HttpServer::HttpServer::getListenerInfo() for the description of the hash returned by this method

Exceptions

  HTTPSERVER-ADDLISTENER-ERROR | invalid options; duplicate bind address

## addListener() [2/2]

hash<auto> HttpServer::HttpServer::addListener | ( | hash< HttpListenerOptionInfo > | opts | ) |

adds a single global listener to the server

Parameters

  opts | the listener options

Returns
  a listener info hash; see the return value of HttpServer::HttpServer::getListenerInfo() for the description of the hash returned by this method

Exceptions

  HTTPSERVER-ADDLISTENER-ERROR | invalid options; duplicate bind address

Note
  if sock begins with a "/" character then it is assumed to be a UNIX socket path and the family key is ignored

## addListeners() [1/2]

final list<hash<auto> > HttpServer::HttpServer::addListeners | ( | string | bind,
|  | hash< HttpListenerOptionInfo > | info
| ) |  |

adds one or more dedicated listeners to the server with the given bind address

Parameters

  bind | the bind address for the dedicated listener; this can be a port number or an address (or hostname) and a port number separated by a colon (ex: `"192.168.20.4:8021"`); the bind address will overwrite any node and service addresses in the info hash; all possible addresses will be bound to new listeners
  info | a listener information hash

Returns
  a list of listener info hashes; see the return value of HttpServer::getListenerInfo() for the description of each hash element in the list returned by this method

Exceptions

  HTTPSERVER-ADDLISTENER-ERROR | duplicate bind address

Note
  if `bind` begins with a "/" character then it is assumed to be a UNIX socket path and the family key of the info hash is ignored

Since
  HttpServer 0.3.13.1

## addListeners() [2/2]

final list<hash<auto> > HttpServer::HttpServer::addListeners | ( | hash< HttpListenerOptionInfo > | info | ) |

adds one or more dedicated listeners to the server with the given bind address

Parameters

  info | a listener information hash

Returns
  a list of listener info hashes; see the return value of HttpServer::getListenerInfo() for the description of each hash element in the list returned by this method

Exceptions

  HTTPSERVER-ADDLISTENER-ERROR | duplicate bind address

Note
  if `bind` begins with a "/" character then it is assumed to be a UNIX socket path and the family key of the info hash is ignored

Since
  HttpServer 0.3.13.1

## constructor() [1/2]

deprecated HttpServer::HttpServer::constructor | ( | *code | logfunc,
|  | *code | errlogfunc,
|  | bool | dbg = `False`,
|  | string | name = `HttpServer::HttpServerString`,
|  | hash< auto > | hdr = `{ 'X-Powered-By':'Qore/'+Qore::VersionString}`
| ) |  |

creates the HttpServer

call addListener() to add and start listeners

Parameters

  logfunc | an optional closure or call reference that will be called with logging information; must take an initial string with optional arguments; ex: code log = sub (string fmt) { vprintf(fmt, argv); }
  errlogfunc | an optional closure or call reference that will be called with error information; must take an initial string with optional arguments; ex: code errloglog = sub (string fmt) { vprintf(fmt, argv); }
  dbg | if this parameter is set to True, then additional information will be logged when errors occur; note that this parameter is only used if log is not provided
  name | the name of the HTTP server as returned in the Server header (should be formatted according to RFC 2616 section 3.8)
  hdr | a hash of headers to return in every response by default; to clear the default send an empty hash as the argument here

Note
  A new Logger object is created for the HTTP server using either logfunc or errfunc; if both are given then only logfunc is used and all log messages (including errors) are directed to logfunc. The Logger object's logging level is set according to which of these parameters is included. If neither are included, then no logging is performed

Deprecated:
  use constructor(hash<HttpServerOptionInfo>) instead

## constructor() [2/2]

HttpServer::HttpServer::constructor | ( | hash< HttpServerOptionInfo > | opts | ) |

Creates the server with the given options.

Parameters

  opts | see HttpServerOptionInfo for more info

## disableDynamicHandler()

HttpServer::HttpServer::disableDynamicHandler | ( | string | name | ) |

Disable dynamic handler.

Exceptions

  DISABLEHANDLER-ERROR | if the given dynamic handler does not exist

## getListenerIdFromBindUnlocked()

int HttpServer::HttpServer::getListenerIdFromBindUnlocked | ( | string | bind | ) |

protected

returns the listener ID from the bind name or throws an exception if not valid

Exceptions

  INVALID-LISTENER-ERROR | invalid listener bind address

## getListenerInfo()

hash<auto> HttpServer::HttpServer::getListenerInfo | ( | softint | id | ) |

returns a hash of information about the listener given the listener ID

Parameters

  id | the listener ID

Returns
  a hash of listener information with the following keys:
  - `name:` the listener name
  - `hostname:` the listening interface name if available (ex: "localhost"; note that this key is not present when retrieving information about UNIX sockets)
  - `hostname_desc:` a descriptive string giving the hostname and the address family if the hostname is available (ex: "ipv6[localhost]"; note that this key is not present when retrieving information about UNIX sockets)
  - `address:` a string giving the address (ex: "::ffff:0.0.0.0")
  - `address_desc:` a descriptive string giving the address and the address family (ex: "ipv6[::ffff:0.0.0.0]")
  - `port:` an integer port number if available (note that this key is not present when retrieving information about UNIX sockets)
  - `family:` the network address family (see Network Address Family Constants)
  - `familystr:` a string describing the network address family (ex: "ipv4")
  - `proto:` the protocol used; either `"http"` or `"https"` for secure listeners
  - `id:` the listener ID
  - `bind:` the bind specification used

Exceptions

  INVALID-LISTENER-ERROR | invalid listener ID

## getListenerInfoName()

hash<auto> HttpServer::HttpServer::getListenerInfoName | ( | string | name | ) |

returns a hash of information about the listener given the listener name or bind ID

Parameters

  name | the listener name or bind ID

Returns
  a hash of listener information with the following keys:
  - `name:` the listener name
  - `hostname:` the listening interface name if available (ex: "localhost"; note that this key is not present when retrieving information about UNIX sockets)
  - `hostname_desc:` a descriptive string giving the hostname and the address family if the hostname is available (ex: "ipv6[localhost]"; note that this key is not present when retrieving information about UNIX sockets)
  - `address:` a string giving the address (ex: "::ffff:0.0.0.0")
  - `address_desc:` a descriptive string giving the address and the address family (ex: "ipv6[::ffff:0.0.0.0]")
  - `port:` an integer port number if available (note that this key is not present when retrieving information about UNIX sockets)
  - `family:` the network address family (see Network Address Family Constants)
  - `familystr:` a string describing the network address family (ex: "ipv4")
  - `proto:` the protocol used; either `"http"` or `"https"` for secure listeners
  - `id:` the listener ID
  - `bind:` the bind specification used

Exceptions

  INVALID-LISTENER-ERROR | invalid listener name or bind ID

## getListenerLogOptions()

int HttpServer::HttpServer::getListenerLogOptions | ( | softstring | bind | ) |

returns a binary-or'ed product of listener log options corresponding to enabled log options for the given listener

Exceptions

  INVALID-LISTENER-ERROR | invalid listener id passed

Since
  HttpServer 0.3.11

## getListenerLogOptionsID()

int HttpServer::HttpServer::getListenerLogOptionsID | ( | softint | id | ) |

returns a binary-or'ed product of listener log options corresponding to enabled log options for the given listener

Exceptions

  INVALID-LISTENER-ERROR | invalid listener id passed

Since
  HttpServer 0.3.11

## getListeners()

hash<string, hash<auto> > HttpServer::HttpServer::getListeners | ( |  | ) |

returns a hash of listener information

Returns
  a hash of listener info hashes keyed by listener ID; see the return value of HttpServer::getListenerInfo() for the description of each hash value

## getURLFromBind()

static string HttpServer::HttpServer::getURLFromBind | ( | softstring | bind,
|  | *string | host
| ) |  |

static

returns a complete URL from a bind address

Parameters

  bind | the bind address; if for any reason there is a path in the bind address, it will be ignored
  host | the hostname to use in case the bind string is only a port number; if none is passed or the value passed is equal to the return value of Qore::gethostname(), then `"localhost"` is used

Note
  reexported from HttpServer::http_get_url_from_bind()

## listenerStarted()

HttpServer::HttpServer::listenerStarted | ( | int | id,
|  | hash< auto > | sinfo
| ) |  |

called from listener when the actual listener thread is running

Parameters

  id | the listener ID
  sinfo | a socket information hash as returned by Qore::Socket::getSocketInfo()

Since
  HttpServer 0.3.11

## maskData()

string HttpServer::HttpServer::maskData | ( | string | msg | ) |

masks log messages by removing sensitive data

See also
  setMaskCode()

Since
  HttpServer 0.3.12

## removeDynamicHandler()

HttpServer::HttpServer::removeDynamicHandler | ( | string | name,
|  | *bool | force_immediate
| ) |  |

remove dynamic handler

Exceptions

  REMOVEHANDLER-ERROR | if the given dynamic handler does not exist

## removeHandlerFromListenerID() [1/2]

bool HttpServer::HttpServer::removeHandlerFromListenerID | ( | softstring | id,
|  | string | handler_name
| ) |  |

remove request handler from a listener given the listener's id

Parameters

  id | listener id
  handler_name | name of handler to remove;

Returns
  whether listener was stopped

Exceptions

  INVALID-LISTENER-ERROR | invalid listener id passed

## removeHandlerFromListenerID() [2/2]

bool HttpServer::HttpServer::removeHandlerFromListenerID | ( | softstring | id,
|  | HttpServer::AbstractHttpRequestHandler | handler
| ) |  |

remove request handler from a listener given the listener's id

Parameters

  id | listener id
  handler | handler to remove;

Returns
  whether listener was stopped

Exceptions

  INVALID-LISTENER-ERROR | invalid listener id passed

## setListenerLogOptions()

HttpServer::HttpServer::setListenerLogOptions | ( | softstring | bind,
|  | softint | code
| ) |  |

turns on or off header and body logging options for receive operations for the given listener

Example:
  http.setListenerLogOptions("app", LLO_RECV_HEADERS|LLO_SEND_HEADERS);

Parameters

  bind | the name of the listener or bind string
  code | a binary-or'ed product of listener log options; bits set enable logging; bits not set disable logging

Since
  HttpServer 0.3.11

## setListenerLogOptionsID()

HttpServer::HttpServer::setListenerLogOptionsID | ( | softint | id,
|  | softint | code
| ) |  |

turns on or off header and body logging options for receive operations for the given listener

Example:
  http.setListenerLogOptionsID(0, LLO_RECV_HEADERS|LLO_SEND_HEADERS);

Parameters

  id | the unique listener ID
  code | a binary-or'ed product of listener log options; bits set enable logging; bits not set disable logging

Exceptions

  INVALID-LISTENER-ERROR | invalid listener id passed

Since
  HttpServer 0.3.11

## setMaskCode()

HttpServer::HttpServer::setMaskCode | ( | code | maskfunc | ) |

sets the closure or call reference that will be used to mask sensitive data in log messages

Example
  http_server.setMaskCode(string sub (string msg) { return do_mask(msg); });

Parameters

  maskfunc | a closure or call reference that takes a single string argument and returns the masked string

See also
  maskData()

Since
  HttpServer 0.3.12

## stop()

HttpServer::HttpServer::stop | ( |  | ) |

stops all listeners; only returns when all connections are closed on all listeners

do not call stop() after calling stopNoWait(); it can cause a deadlock

## stopListener()

HttpServer::HttpServer::stopListener | ( | softstring | bind | ) |

stops a single listener based on its name or bind address; does not return until all connections on the listener have closed

Parameters

  bind | listener bind address

Exceptions

  INVALID-LISTENER-ERROR | invalid listener bind address
  HTTP-SERVER-ERROR | cannot stop last listener

## stopListenerID()

HttpServer::HttpServer::stopListenerID | ( | softint | id | ) |

stops a single listener based on its listener ID; does not return until all connections on the listener have closed

Parameters

  id | listener id

Exceptions

  INVALID-LISTENER-ERROR | invalid listener ID
  HTTP-SERVER-ERROR | cannot stop last listener

## stopListenerIDNoWait()

HttpServer::HttpServer::stopListenerIDNoWait | ( | softint | id | ) |

starts the shutdown process for a listener based on its listener ID; returns immediately

Parameters

  id | listener id

Exceptions

  INVALID-LISTENER-ERROR | invalid listener ID
  HTTP-SERVER-ERROR | cannot stop last listener

## stopNoWait()

HttpServer::HttpServer::stopNoWait | ( |  | ) |

stops all listeners; does not wait for all connections on the listeners to close

do not call stop() after calling stopNoWait(); it can cause a deadlock