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a simple HTTP/HTTPS server in Rust, please consider use *miniserve*: https://github.com/svenstaro/miniserve
https://github.com/wdv4758h/wesers

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a simple HTTP/HTTPS server in Rust, please consider use *miniserve*: https://github.com/svenstaro/miniserve

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wesers - a simple HTTP/HTTPS server in Rust
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.. contents:: Table of Contents

Installation
========================================

(You need to compile with nightly, now)

If you want to build from source, make sure you are using nightly toolchain !

Without HTTPS support
------------------------------

Install with

.. code-block:: sh

cargo install --git https://github.com/wdv4758h/wesers

or

.. code-block:: sh

cargo install --git https://github.com/wdv4758h/wesers --tag v0.4.2

If you want to download prebuilt binary,
you can visit `GitHub's release page `_

With HTTPS support
------------------------------

Install with

.. code-block:: sh

cargo install --git https://github.com/wdv4758h/wesers --features https

or

.. code-block:: sh

cargo install --git https://github.com/wdv4758h/wesers --tag v0.4.2 --features https

Usage
========================================

.. code-block:: sh

$ wesers --help
wesers 0.4.2
Chiu-Hsiang Hsu
a simple HTTP/HTTPS server in Rust

USAGE:
wesers [FLAGS] [OPTIONS]

FLAGS:
-h, --help Prints help information
--https use HTTPS instead of HTTP
-V, --version Prints version information

OPTIONS:
--cert SSL certificate file (needed for HTTPS)
--index auto detect index.html [default: true]
--ip binding IP [default: 127.0.0.1]
--key SSL key file (needed for HTTPS)
--port binding port [default: 8000]
--root root directory [default: .]
--template HTML template path

run :

.. code-block:: sh

$ RUST_LOG=info wesers
Simple HTTP Server running on http://127.0.0.1:8000/
INFO:logger: 127.0.0.1:54400 GET http://127.0.0.1:8000/ -> 200 OK (0.268528 ms)

run with custom address and HTML template :

.. code-block:: sh

$ wesers --ip 127.0.0.1 --port 8080 --template ./custom.mustache
Simple HTTP Server running on http://127.0.0.1:8080/

run in HTTPS :

.. code-block:: sh

$ wesers --https --cert mycert.pem --key mykey.pem
Simple HTTP Server running on https://127.0.0.1:8000/

Binary Size
========================================

x86_64 Linux (with HTTPS):

+----------+---------+------------+--------------+-----------+
| Filename | Version | Stripped ? | Size (Bytes) | Size (MB) |
+----------+---------+------------+--------------+-----------+
| wesers | v0.4.2 | No | 4568856 | 4.4M |
+----------+---------+------------+--------------+-----------+
| wesers | v0.4.2 | Yes | 3055784 | 3.0M |
+----------+---------+------------+--------------+-----------+

x86_64 Linux (without HTTPS):

+----------+---------+------------+--------------+-----------+
| Filename | Version | Stripped ? | Size (Bytes) | Size (MB) |
+----------+---------+------------+--------------+-----------+
| wesers | v0.4.2 | No | 4475568 | 4.3M |
+----------+---------+------------+--------------+-----------+
| wesers | v0.4.2 | Yes | 2989928 | 2.9M |
+----------+---------+------------+--------------+-----------+

x86_64 Linux (with musl, without HTTPS):

+----------+---------+------------+--------------+-----------+
| Filename | Version | Stripped ? | Size (Bytes) | Size (MB) |
+----------+---------+------------+--------------+-----------+
| wesers | v0.4.2 | No | 4553024 | 4.4M |
+----------+---------+------------+--------------+-----------+
| wesers | v0.4.2 | Yes | 2791552 | 2.7M |
+----------+---------+------------+--------------+-----------+

Benchmarks
========================================

This is a simple load testing by `Herd `_
(Just a simple test, not indicate a lot)

.. code-block:: sh

# Running both herd and wesers on Intel Core i5-2400 with 4GB RAM
$ ./target/release/herd -t 4 -r 1000 http://127.0.0.1:8000

...
Spawning virtual user 1
...
Spawning virtual user 3
...
I made a total of 4000 requests, the mean response time was: 0.00042591915919911117 seconds.

Changelog
========================================

Not Implemented Yet (Plan)
------------------------------

* more files information (type, size, last modified time)
* more documentation
* QR code support
* optional userdir
* support limit request times
* RESTful API for files and directories
* can run as CGI server
* template live reload
* handle POST for upload files
* Android support
* more template engine support
* fix everything discover by linter (e.g. clippy)
* code refactoring to improve performance
* reduce binary size
* HTTP2 support

v0.4.3 (?)
------------------------------

* unicode url support

v0.4.2 (2016-12-10)
------------------------------

Features
++++++++++++++++++++

* update all dependencies

v0.4.1 (2016-08-03)
------------------------------

Fix
++++++++++++++++++++

* HTTPS build

v0.4.0 (2016-08-03)
------------------------------

Features
++++++++++++++++++++

* log client IP
* update all dependencies

v0.3.1 (2016-07-09)
------------------------------

Fix
++++++++++++++++++++

* make HTTPS optional (because of the dependency of OpenSSL)

v0.3.0 (2016-07-08)
------------------------------

Features
++++++++++++++++++++

* custom HTML template support (with `mustache `_ )
* custom root directory support
* HTTPS support (with OpenSSL)

v0.2.0 (2016-07-08)
------------------------------

Features
++++++++++++++++++++

* Bash completion by clap
* optional index.html detection
* handle 404 better

v0.1.0 (2016-07-07)
------------------------------

Features
++++++++++++++++++++

* serve static files
* list files in directory

Notice
========================================

I've only tested on my x86_64 Linux.
Other platforms are built by CI.
If they don't work properly, please tell me.

Developement
========================================

Making Release
------------------------------

1. update version in ``src/cli.yml``
2. update version in ``Cargo.toml``
3. update version in ``Cargo.lock``
4. add git tag

Dependency of Shared Libraries
------------------------------

x86_64, Linux, no HTTPS

.. code-block:: sh

$ ldd ./target/release/wesers
linux-vdso.so.1 (0x00007fff05f4c000)
libdl.so.2 => /usr/lib/libdl.so.2 (0x00007f1531e71000)
libpthread.so.0 => /usr/lib/libpthread.so.0 (0x00007f1531c54000)
libgcc_s.so.1 => /usr/lib/libgcc_s.so.1 (0x00007f1531a3e000)
libc.so.6 => /usr/lib/libc.so.6 (0x00007f153169d000)
/lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 (0x00007f1532075000)

x86_64, Linux, with HTTPS

.. code-block:: sh

$ ldd ./target/release/wesers
linux-vdso.so.1 (0x00007fffdbe85000)
libssl.so.1.0.0 => /usr/lib/libssl.so.1.0.0 (0x00007f168b810000)
libcrypto.so.1.0.0 => /usr/lib/libcrypto.so.1.0.0 (0x00007f168b399000)
libdl.so.2 => /usr/lib/libdl.so.2 (0x00007f168b195000)
libpthread.so.0 => /usr/lib/libpthread.so.0 (0x00007f168af78000)
libgcc_s.so.1 => /usr/lib/libgcc_s.so.1 (0x00007f168ad62000)
libc.so.6 => /usr/lib/libc.so.6 (0x00007f168a9c1000)
/lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 (0x00007f168ba81000)

x86_64, Linux, musl, no HTTPS

.. code-block:: sh

$ ldd ./target/x86_64-unknown-linux-musl/release/wesers
not a dynamic executable

x86_64, Linux, musl, with HTTPS

.. code-block:: sh

$ ldd ./target/x86_64-unknown-linux-musl/release/wesers
linux-vdso.so.1 (0x00007ffc55496000)
libssl.so.1.0.0 => /usr/lib/libssl.so.1.0.0 (0x00007f69cb9c8000)
libcrypto.so.1.0.0 => /usr/lib/libcrypto.so.1.0.0 (0x00007f69cb551000)
libc.so.6 => /usr/lib/libc.so.6 (0x00007f69cb1b0000)
libdl.so.2 => /usr/lib/libdl.so.2 (0x00007f69cafac000)
/lib/ld64.so.1 (0x00007f69cbc39000)

Special Thanks
========================================

* `rust-everywhere `_ for CI integration
* `clap-rs `_ for arguments parsing
* `iron `_ for Rust web framework
* `mustache `_ for HTML template
* `Rust Team `_
* and every project I've used

License
========================================

wesers is licensed under the AGPL License - see the ``LICENSE`` file for details