py-httpdo

scriptable httpd

api

    hdo=HttpDo(int(port))
    while True:
        request=hdo.catch(timeout_sec=1)
        if request['method']=='GET':
            hdo.reply(status=200, body='OH HAI\n')

A program can launch an httpd and control its responses. This can be handy for testing an http proxy.

http request dumping

   httpdo.py catch 8888 | jq -M .
   # in other terminal: curl -s 'http://localhost:8888/free?foo=42'
   {
     "method": "GET",
     "full_url": "http://localhost:8888/free?foo=42",
     "query": {
       "foo": "42"
     },
     "url": "/free?foo=42",
     "path": "/free",
     "headers": {
       "User-Agent": "curl/7.21.0",
       "Accept": "*/*",
       "Host": "localhost:8888"
     }
   }

A quick web server to export files

Similar to python -m SimpleHTTPServer

    httpdo.py export

    curl http://localhost:8888/README.md
    py-httpdo
    =========

execute command and reply with output

somehost$ ./httpdo.py execute \
	--installed-packages 'dpkg-query -f "$${{Package}}=$${{Version}}\n" -W {0}' \
	--top "top -b -n1" \
	--free 'free -m'


   $ curl http://somehost:8888/top
     % Total    % Received % Xferd  Average Speed   Time    Time     Time  Current
     ....


   $ curl -s http://somehost:8888/free | grep buffers/ | awk '{ print $3, $4 }'
   1846 1032


   $ curl http://somehost:8888/installed-packages+python-\*
   executing: ['dpkg-query', '-f', '${Package}=${Version}\\n', '-W', 'python-*']
   python-appindicator=0.2.9-0ubuntu1.1
   python-apport=1.14.1-0ubuntu8.1
   ..