#!/usr/bin/python
#
# Copyright Divye Kapoor 2008.
# Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0.
# (See accompanying file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at
# http:#www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
#
# This program sets up a CGI HTTP Server at port 8000 on localhost
# It will be used to test the http::client interface of the library
import CGIHTTPServer
import BaseHTTPServer
import threading
from threading import Thread, Event
stop_serving = Event()
server_thread = None
def run(server_class=BaseHTTPServer.HTTPServer, handler_class=CGIHTTPServer.CGIHTTPRequestHandler):
server_address = ('',8000)
httpd = server_class(server_address, handler_class)
while not stop_serving.isSet():
httpd.handle_request()
def start_server():
server_thread = Thread(None, run, "HTTP Server",(), None, None)
server_thread.start()
server_thread.join()
if __name__ == '__main__':
start_server()
