RFR: 8245095: Implementation of JEP 408: Simple Web Server [v8]

[Daniel Fuchs]

On Wed, 29 Sep 2021 11:02:05 GMT, Julia Boes <jboes at openjdk.org> wrote:

>> This change implements a simple web server that can be run on the command-line with `java -m jdk.httpserver`.
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>> This is facilitated by adding an entry point for the `jdk.httpserver` module, an implementation class whose main method is run when the above command is executed. This is the first such module entry point in the JDK.
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>> The server is a minimal HTTP server that serves the static files of a given directory, similar to existing alternatives on other platforms and convenient for testing, development, and debugging.
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>> Additionally, a small API is introduced for programmatic creation and customization.
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>> Testing: tier1-3.
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> Julia Boes has updated the pull request incrementally with one additional commit since the last revision:
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>   update output for all interfaces

Marked as reviewed by dfuchs (Reviewer).

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PR: https://git.openjdk.java.net/jdk/pull/5505