tiny-server

A barebones implementation for a simple http-server inspired by axum like API

TODO

• Set up a socket to listen on a specific port.
• Accept incoming connections in a loop.
• Read the raw HTTP request from the client.
• Parse the HTTP request to extract the method, path, and protocol.
• Implement handling for GET requests.
• Return a basic HTTP response with a status line, headers, and body.
• Add support for query parameters by parsing the request URL.
• Add support for serving static files (e.g., HTML, CSS, JS).
• Implement handling for 404 Not Found responses.
• Handle POST requests and read the request body.
• Implement response headers for Content-Type and Content-Length.
• Add support for custom error pages.
• Implement routing to handle different paths dynamically.
• Add a basic logging mechanism to log requests and responses.
• Serve files with MIME type detection based on the file extension.
• Add support for HTTP/1.1 keep-alive connections.
• Implement support for CORS headers.
• Add support for URL-encoded form submissions.
• Add support for serving JSON responses.
• Implement a mechanism to handle request timeouts.
• Add basic support for HTTP status codes (e.g., 200, 404, 500).
• Add a configuration file or environment variables for server settings (e.g., port, root directory).

References

• https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc2616
• https://fasterthanli.me/articles/the-http-crash-course-nobody-asked-for