Simple python http server that logs data from post requests to file.

simple_server.py

import sys
from sys import *
import os
from http.server import *

class LogLineHandler (BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
    
    def do_GET(s):
        print("Handling get request .")
        
    def do_POST(s):
        s.send_response(200)
        s.end_headers()
        varLen = int(s.headers['Content-Length'])
        postVars = s.rfile.read(varLen).decode("UTF-8")
        if not s.server.lpf.closed:
            s.server.lpf.write(postVars + "\n")
            s.server.lpf.flush()
        else:
            print(postVars)

def run(log_path, server_class=HTTPServer, handler_class=LogLineHandler):
    server_address = ('', 8080)
    httpd = server_class(server_address, handler_class)
    httpd.log_path = log_path
    with open(log_path, "w+") as httpd.lpf:
        httpd.serve_forever()

if __name__ == "__main__":
    if len(sys.argv) > 1 and not os.path.exists(sys.argv[1]):
        log_path = sys.argv[1]
        print("starting logger server - logs post request data to %s" % log_path)
        run(log_path)
    else:
        print("log path not give, exiting...")