handy-httpd

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An extremely lightweight HTTP server for the D programming language.

Features

• HTTP/1.1
• Web Sockets
• Simple configuration
• High performance with interchangeable request processors
• Beginner friendly
• Extensible with custom handlers, exception handlers, and filters
• Well-documented
• Prioritises testability
• Ships with some handy pre-made request handlers:
  • Serve static files with the FileResolvingHandler
  • Apply filters before and after handling requests with the FilteredHandler
  • Handle complex URL paths, including path parameters and wildcards, with the PathHandler

Links

• Documentation
• Examples
• Dub Package Page
• Bugs/Feature Requests
• User Feedback Form

Simple Example

import handy_httpd;

void main() {
	new HttpServer((ref HttpRequestContext ctx) {
		ctx.response.writeBodyString("Hello world!");
	}).start();
}