RFR: 8245095: Implementation of JEP 408: Simple Web Server

[Julia Boes]

On Tue, 14 Sep 2021 15:56:28 GMT, Jim Laskey <jlaskey 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.
>> 
>> Additionally, a small API is introduced for programmatic creation and customization.
>> 
>> Testing: tier1-3.
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> src/jdk.httpserver/share/classes/com/sun/net/httpserver/HttpsServer.java line 152:
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>> 150:         return server;
>> 151:     }
>> 152: 
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> Too bad we couldn't simplify the setting up a basic certificate for https.

That would be nice indeed, but the goal of this JEP is a minimal HTTP-only server, intentionally leaving anything HTTPS aside. `HttpsServer::create` being the exception, added to provide the same convenience as for `HttpServer`. Any HTTPS configuration can be done using the existing API.

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