RFR: 8355572: Support HTTP Range requests in Simple Web Server

[Francesco Andreuzzi]

On Tue, 28 Oct 2025 14:32:43 GMT, Peyang <duke at openjdk.org> wrote:

> Hi all,
> 
> [JEP 408](https://openjdk.org/jeps/408) introduced the Simple Web Server in Java 18, providing a minimal webserver for serving static files over HTTP.
> 
> [RFC 9110](https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc9110.html#name-range-requests) defines "Range Requests" as an optional feature that allows clients to request a subset of a resource's content. Supporting Range requests in the context of JDK's Simple Web Server means enabling the server to serve only the requested portion of a static file.
> 
> This change contains:
> 
> 1. Enhances `sun.net.httpserver.simpleserver.FileServerHandler` in the `jdk.httpserver` module to support `Range` and `If-Range` headers.
> 2. Calculates an `ETag` for each resource based on its last-modified date and file size and sends it to the client on demand for use with the `If-Range` header.
> 3. Returns the `Accept-Ranges` header for all file retrievals, and `Content-Range` when a client requests a specific range.
> 4. Adds a new constant `HTTP_RANGE_NOT_SATISFIABLE` to the `Codes` class to indicate invalid ranges.
> 5. Returns `206 Partial Content` for valid ranges and `416 Range Not Satisfiable` for invalid ranges.
> 6. Includes corresponding tests to verify correct behavior.
> 
> This enhancement was motivated by recent discussions on the net-dev mailing list, which requested support for Range requests along with example use cases: https://mail.openjdk.org/pipermail/net-dev/2025-April/026364.html
> It was also discussed briefly on the net-dev mailing list: https://mail.openjdk.org/pipermail/net-dev/2025-October/028586.html

src/jdk.httpserver/share/classes/sun/net/httpserver/simpleserver/FileServerHandler.java line 316:

> 314:     }
> 315: 
> 316:     private String createETag( Path path) throws IOException {

Suggestion:

    private String createETag(Path path) throws IOException {

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PR Review Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/28021#discussion_r2470213125