HTTP Server

server.py

from argparse import ArgumentParser
from configparser import ConfigParser
from http.server import BaseHTTPRequestHandler
from socketserver import TCPServer

import time

class MyHandler(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):

  def do_GET(self):

    self.send_response(200)
    self.send_header("Content-type", "text/plain")
    self.end_headers()

    self.server.output['time'] = time.asctime()

    output = ""
    for key in self.server.output:
      output = output + key + ": " + self.server.output[key] + "\n"

    self.wfile.write(output.encode())

def start(port):

  httpd = TCPServer(("", port), MyHandler)

  httpd.output = {}
  httpd.output['name'] = 'My HTTP Server'

  httpd.serve_forever()


if __name__ == "__main__":
  parser = ArgumentParser(description='Runs a custom HTTP Server')
  parser.add_argument('--config', dest='config', type=str, help='ini configuration file')
  args = parser.parse_args()

  config = ConfigParser()
  config.read(args.config)
  port = int(config['default']['port'])

  start(port)