Server Static Files

attempt-2.vala

    void static_handler (Soup.Server server, Soup.Message msg, string path,
                      GLib.HashTable? query, Soup.ClientContext client)
    {
        var response_text = "";
        unowned uint8[] data;
        var file = File.new_for_path ("." + path);
        var mimetype = "text/html";

        if (!file.query_exists ()) {
            response_text += "File does not exist " + path +  "<br>";
            data = response_text.data;
        }
        try {
            int64 length;
            var basename = file.get_basename ();
            var parts = basename.split (".");
            var ext = parts[parts.length - 1];
            if (ext == "png") {
                mimetype = "image/png";
            }
            var filestream = file.read ();
            var datastream = new DataInputStream (filestream);
            var info = filestream.query_info ("*", null);
            if(mimetype == "text/html") {
                string line;
                while ((line = datastream.read_line (null)) != null) {
                    response_text += line;
                }
                data = response_text.data;
            } else {
                length = info.get_size ();
                uchar[] list = new uchar[length];
                for (var i = 0; i < length; i++) {
                    uchar byte = datastream.read_byte ();
                    list[i] = byte;
                }
                data = list;
            }
        } catch (Error e) {
            response_text += e.message + "<br>";
            data = response_text.data;
        }
        
        msg.set_response (mimetype, Soup.MemoryUse.COPY, data);
    }

gistfile1.vala

    void static_handler (Soup.Server server, Soup.Message msg, string path,
                      GLib.HashTable? query, Soup.ClientContext client)
    {
        var response_text = "";
        uint8[] data;
        var file = File.new_for_path ("." + path);
        var mimetype = "text/html";
        bool sent = false;

        if (!file.query_exists ()) {
            response_text += "File does not exist " + path +  "<br>";
            data = response_text.data;
        }
        try {
            var basename = file.get_basename ();
            var parts = basename.split (".");
            var ext = parts[parts.length - 1];
            if (ext == "png") {
                mimetype = "image/png";
            }
            var dis = new DataInputStream (file.read (null));
            if(mimetype == "text/html") {
                string line;
                while ((line = dis.read_line (null)) != null) {
                    response_text += line;
                }
                data = response_text.data;
            } else {
                //dis.set_byte_order (DataStreamByteOrder.LITTLE_ENDIAN);
                size_t length;
                string etag;
                var loaded = file.load_contents (null, out response_text, out length, out etag);
                if (loaded) {
                    var msgbody = new Soup.MessageBody ();
                    msgbody.append(Soup.MemoryUse.TEMPORARY, response_text.data);
                    //data = msgbody.flatten ().data;
                    msg.response_body = msgbody;
                    unowned Soup.MessageHeaders headers = msg.response_headers;
                    //headers.set_content_type (mimetype);
                    headers.set_content_length (length);
                    //msg.set_
                    sent = true;
                } else {
                    data = "Unable load file".data;
                }
                //response_text = "Loaded: %s bytes ETAG: %s Data: %s".printf (length.to_string (), response_text, etag);
                //data = "%s".printf(response_text).data; //.escape ("").data;
                mimetype = "text/html";
                //unowned Soup.MessageHeaders headers = msg.response_headers;
                //headers.set_content_length (length);
            }
        } catch (Error e) {
            response_text += e.message + "<br>";
            data = response_text.data;
        }
        
        if (!sent) {
            msg.set_response (mimetype, Soup.MemoryUse.COPY, data);
        }
    }