netcat-httpd

a httpd server, based on nc and pure shell scripts

FEATURE

• GET and bash run a shell-cgi
• GET and cat a static file

partially tested under OS X 10.9.5 Mavericks

SYNOPSIS

./server.sh [--mapping path_to_mapping_file] [--debug] [- ncargs]

DESCRIPTION

--mapping path_to_mapping_file
the default mapping_file is ./route_map a typical mapping_file looks like below

/get          ./api/get
/post         ./api/post
/static_file  -s ./static/static_file

alternatively, you can use --mapping dynamic for dynamic mapping rule
fyi. static files are always mapped dynamically

--debug | -d
normally, netcat-httpd will log output to current.log file,
enable --debug option will log verbosely

ncargs
check man nc for more detail
useful examples
-l 80 listen on port 80

QUICK EXAMPLE

$ ./server.sh --mapping dynamic -l 80
run server with port 80 using dynamic mapping rule

MAPPING USING REGEX GROUP

mapping rules start with ~ will parse the request url using the regex expression

~/open/(.+)     ./api/open

a GET request http://127.0.0.1/open/123 will run as follows

bash ./api/open /open/123 123