newserver.py

from twisted.web.server import Site, NOT_DONE_YET
from twisted.web.resource import Resource
from twisted.internet import reactor, endpoints

counter = 0
import time

class Home(Resource):
    isLeaf = True
    
    def __init__(self):
        self.fname = ""
    

    def _delayedRender(self, request):
        
        with open(self.fname) as f:
            s = f.read()
            request.write(s)
            request.finish()
        #return s

    def _responseFailed(self, err, call):
        call.cancel()

    def render_GET(self, request):
        global counter
        path = "/var/www/html/books.toscrape.com/"
        filepath = '/'.join(request.postpath)
        fname = path + filepath
        self.fname = fname

        call = reactor.callLater(0.05, self._delayedRender, request)
        request.notifyFinish().addErrback(self._responseFailed, call)

        return NOT_DONE_YET
             


resource = Home()
factory = Site(resource)
endpoint = endpoints.TCP4ServerEndpoint(reactor, 8880, interface='0.0.0.0')
endpoint.listen(factory)
reactor.run()