WebServer.groovy

WebServer.groovy

#! /usr/bin/env groovy
import com.sun.net.httpserver.HttpServer

/**
* http://localhost:8080/hello
*/
HttpServer.create(new InetSocketAddress(8080), 0).with {
    createContext("/hello") { http ->
        http.responseHeaders.add("Content-type", "text/plain")
        http.sendResponseHeaders(200, 0)
        http.responseBody.withWriter { out ->
            out << "Hello ${http.remoteAddress.hostName}!"
        }
    }
    start()
}

from http://glaforge.appspot.com/article/the-jdk-built-in-web-server-with-apache-groovy

• doesn't serve folder/content, but does start fast & show how to respond easily