naomi-dennis / apprentice-echo-server

Echo & Http/1.1 Server

EchoServer

A simple terminal based server that accepts input from an external connection and outputs given text input.

Connecting to Server

Domain: ec2-18-220-252-158.us-east-2.compute.amazonaws.com

Port: 5000

Example with netcat (via Terminal):

nc ec2-18-220-252-158.us-east-2.compute.amazonaws.com 5000

Usage

Enter any text and press enter.

some text
=> some text 

Http Server

A basic server that processes simple http requests. Limited support for media data and DELETE, PUT and PATCH requests.

Connecting to Server

Domain: ec2-18-220-252-158.us-east-2.compute.amazonaws.com

Port: 2500

Valid Request Paths:

• GET /not_found
• GET /simple_get
• GET /cool_gif
• GET /get_with_body
• GET /redirect
• HEAD /simple_get
• HEAD /get_with_body
• POST /echo_body
• OPTIONS /method_options
• OPTIONS /method_options2

** OPTIONS for any defined route

Usage

• Get requests can be accessed via any browser
• Compatible with server tools such as cURL and Postman

Browser Example

cURL Example:

curl -X OPTIONS ec2-18-220-252-158.us-east-2.compute.amazonaws.com:2500/method_options

General Response Example

* Trying 18.220.252.158...
* TCP_NODELAY set
* Connected to ec2-18-220-252-158.us-east-2.compute.amazonaws.com (18.220.252.158) port 2500 (#0)
> GET /redirect HTTP/1.1
> Host: ec2-18-220-252-158.us-east-2.compute.amazonaws.com:2500
> User-Agent: curl/7.64.1
> Accept: */*
>
< HTTP/1.1 301
< Location: http://ec2-18-220-252-158.us-east-2.compute.amazonaws.com:2500/simple_get
* no chunk, no close, no size. Assume close to signal end

Contributing

Pull requests are welcome. For major changes, please open an issue first to discuss what you would like to change.

Please make sure to update tests as appropriate.

License

MIT