https://github.com/jacob3141/qtwebserver

Qt based web application server
https://github.com/jacob3141/qtwebserver

embedded lightweight qt webserver

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Qt based web application server

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/jacob3141/qtwebserver
• Owner: jacob3141
• License: agpl-3.0
• Created: 2013-11-20T12:34:16.000Z (about 11 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2024-03-22T15:06:25.000Z (10 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-08-04T00:04:08.561Z (5 months ago)
• Topics: embedded, lightweight, qt, webserver
• Language: C++
• Size: 268 KB
• Stars: 61
• Watchers: 11
• Forks: 24
• Open Issues: 7
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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# QtWebServer

QtWebServer is an attempt to create a high-performance Qt based web application server, ie. a web server that runs native C++/Qt code in order to deliver websites.

A perfect use-case would be providing a REST API for smaller services.

![Concept](https://github.com/cybercatalyst/qtwebserver/blob/master/qtwebserver.png "Concept")

Within the Qt app, you set up resources and bind them to physical providers, for example files or a database content. A web application object holds information on how to match uri patterns to resources, which again is accessed by a multithreaded tcp server component. The multithreaded server is an extension of Qt's QTcpServer class.

# Installation and usage

```cpp

#include 

#include 

#include "tcp/tcpmultithreadedserver.h"

#include "http/httpwebengine.h"

#include "http/httpiodeviceresource.h"

using namespace QtWebServer;

int main(int argc, char *argv[])

{

    QCoreApplication a(argc, argv);

    Tcp::MultithreadedServer s;

    Http::WebEngine w;

    w.addResource(new Http::IODeviceResource(

                      "/test",

                      new QFile("/home/jacob/text.html")));

    s.setResponder(&w);

    s.listen(QHostAddress::Any, 3000);

    return a.exec();

}

```

You can either integrate QtWebServer into your existing application or build a whole standalone web application. There is no distinction between the webserver and the web application, you literally link your web application with your website.

Installation via qt-pods is perfectly suited for this use-case. You can update your QtWebServer version at any time and switch back flawlessly, since it will be embedded as a git submodule. It is not recommended to plain copy the QtWebServer code into your target application. In order to learn more about qt-pods, see here:

https://github.com/cybercatalyst/qt-pods

# License

Licensed under GNU AGPLv3. Available under a commercial license, too.