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

#include <HttpServer.qm.dox.h>

Inheritance diagram for HttpServer::HttpServer:

Public Member Methods
	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, HttpServer::AbstractUrlHandler obj)
	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...

	addHttpMethod (string m)
	add a new supported HTTP method More...

hash< auto >	addListener (hash< HttpListenerOptionInfo > opts)
	adds a single global listener to the server More...

hash< auto >	addListener (int port)
	adds a single global listener to the server More...

final list< hash< auto > >	addListeners (hash< HttpListenerOptionInfo > info, *reference< hash< string, string > > errmap)
	adds one or more dedicated listeners to the server with the given bind address More...

final list< hash< auto > >	addListeners (string bind, hash< HttpListenerOptionInfo > info, *reference< hash< string, string > > errmap)
	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.

	constructor ()
	Creates the server with default options and an empty logger.

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...

	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...

	reloadListenerCertificate (int id)
	Reloads an HTTPS certificate from the original location for the given listener from the listener ID. More...

	reloadListenerCertificateName (string name)
	Reloads an HTTPS certificate from the original location for the given listener from the listener name. More...

	removeDynamicHandler (string name, *bool force_immediate)
	remove dynamic handler More...

bool	removeHandlerFromListenerID (softstring id, HttpServer::AbstractHttpRequestHandler handler)
	remove request handler from a listener given the listener's id More...

bool	removeHandlerFromListenerID (softstring id, string handler_name)
	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, HttpServer::AbstractUrlHandler obj)
	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

	setHandler (string name, hash< HttpHandlerConfigInfo > info)
	sets a request handler according to the arguments given

	setHandler (string name, HttpServer::AbstractUrlHandler obj)
	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

	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 Methods
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)

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

Private Member Methods
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,
		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

◆ addHandlerToListenerID() [3/3]

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

inline

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

◆ 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 ( 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

◆ addListener() [2/2]

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

◆ addListeners() [1/2]

final list< hash< auto > > HttpServer::HttpServer::addListeners	(	hash< HttpListenerOptionInfo >	info,
		*reference< hash< string, string > >	errmap
	)

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

Parameters

info	a listener information hash
errmap	an optional reference to a hash of error information keyed by bind address

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	(	string	bind,
		hash< HttpListenerOptionInfo >	info,
		*reference< hash< string, string > >	errmap
	)

inline

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
errmap	an optional reference to a hash of error information keyed by bind address

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}`
	)

inline

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 )

private

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

◆ reloadListenerCertificate()

HttpServer::HttpServer::reloadListenerCertificate ( int id )

Reloads an HTTPS certificate from the original location for the given listener from the listener ID.

Parameters

id	the listener ID

Subsequent connections will use the new certificate definition; the listener must have been started with the location information for the X.509 certificate and private key, or a REFRESH-CERTIFICATE-ERROR exception is raised

Exceptions

REFRESH-CERTIFICATE-ERROR not an HTTPS listener or certificate location information not present

Since: HttpServer 1.1

◆ reloadListenerCertificateName()

HttpServer::HttpServer::reloadListenerCertificateName ( string name )

Reloads an HTTPS certificate from the original location for the given listener from the listener name.

Parameters

name	the listener name or bind address

Subsequent connections will use the new certificate definition; the listener must have been started with the location information for the X.509 certificate and private key, or a REFRESH-CERTIFICATE-ERROR exception is raised

Exceptions

REFRESH-CERTIFICATE-ERROR not an HTTPS listener or certificate location information not present

Since: HttpServer 1.1

◆ 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,
		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

◆ removeHandlerFromListenerID() [2/2]

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

◆ 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

Public Member Methods

Static Public Member Methods

Public Attributes

Private Member Methods

Detailed Description

Member Function Documentation

◆ addHandlerToListenerID() [1/3]

◆ addHandlerToListenerID() [2/3]

◆ addHandlerToListenerID() [3/3]

◆ addHttpMethod()

◆ addListener() [1/2]

◆ addListener() [2/2]

◆ addListeners() [1/2]

◆ addListeners() [2/2]

◆ constructor() [1/2]

◆ constructor() [2/2]

◆ disableDynamicHandler()

◆ getListenerIdFromBindUnlocked()

◆ getListenerInfo()

◆ getListenerInfoName()

◆ getListenerLogOptions()

◆ getListenerLogOptionsID()

◆ getListeners()

◆ getURLFromBind()

◆ listenerStarted()

◆ maskData()

◆ reloadListenerCertificate()

◆ reloadListenerCertificateName()

◆ removeDynamicHandler()

◆ removeHandlerFromListenerID() [1/2]

◆ removeHandlerFromListenerID() [2/2]

◆ setListenerLogOptions()

◆ setListenerLogOptionsID()

◆ setMaskCode()

◆ stop()

◆ stopListener()

◆ stopListenerID()

◆ stopListenerIDNoWait()

◆ stopNoWait()