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Project: Toy Server 2

Derek Tan

Summary

This repository is for a self-made, toy HTTP/1.1 server using Java SE 18 libraries. Within this project, the server will implement a working part of the HTTP/1.1 specification in RFC 9112 based on a To-Do list. This also means that not all features of HTTP/1.1 will be implemented for the sake of simplicity.

Usage:

1. Clone this repository.
2. Ensure that Java SE 18 and Maven are installed on your system.
3. Run the project.
4. Go to http://localhost:8000.

Some Features

1. Crude server route handler support using IRequestHandler lambda expressions. Each one takes a static resource cache as context along with request, response, and an optional HTTP error status. These mock a low-level API where calls to write a response status line, headers, and body are explicit. These should be explicity bound as needed.
2. Fallback server route handler to serve HTTP errors such as 404 or 500. This must be explicity bound before server start.
3. Crude finite state machine patterns in ServerWorker and HttpReader to handle simple HTTP responses in an orderly way.
4. Supports a simple static folder path, but only uses the 1st nested level of files.