# 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 # Handle /show and /form URIs. def EventHandler(event, conn, info): if event == mongoose.HTTP_ERROR: 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 True elif event == mongoose.NEW_REQUEST and info.uri == '/show': 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) if info.request_method == 'POST': content_len = conn.get_header('Content-Length') post_data = conn.read(int(content_len)) my_var = conn.get_var(post_data, 'my_var') else: my_var = conn.get_var(info.query_string, 'my_var') conn.printf('my_var: %s\n', my_var or '<not set>') conn.printf('HEADERS: \n') for header in info.http_headers[:info.num_headers]: conn.printf(' %s: %s\n', header.name, header.value) return True elif event == mongoose.NEW_REQUEST and info.uri == '/form': conn.write('HTTP/1.0 200 OK\r\n' 'Content-Type: text/html\r\n\r\n' 'Use GET: <a href="/show?my_var=hello">link</a>' '<form action="/show" method="POST">' 'Use POST: type text and submit: ' '<input type="text" name="my_var"/>' '<input type="submit"/>' '</form>') return True else: return False # Create mongoose object, and register '/foo' URI handler # List of options may be specified in the contructor server = mongoose.Mongoose(EventHandler, document_root='/tmp', listening_ports='8080') print ('Mongoose started on port %s, press enter to quit' % server.get_option('listening_ports')) sys.stdin.read(1) # Deleting server object stops all serving threads print 'Stopping server.' del server