Simple python HTTP server for logging posted messages to console

PythonConsoleLogServer.py

import http.server
import socketserver
import datetime
import sys
import socket

# Default port if not provided as a command-line argument
DEFAULT_PORT = 9999

# Get the port from the command-line arguments, if provided
if len(sys.argv) > 1:
    try:
        PORT = int(sys.argv[1])
    except ValueError:
        print("Invalid port number. Using the default port:", DEFAULT_PORT)
        PORT = DEFAULT_PORT
else:
    PORT = DEFAULT_PORT

# Get the local IP address
local_ip = socket.gethostbyname(socket.gethostname())

# Define a custom request handler that overrides the do_POST and do_GET methods
class MyRequestHandler(http.server.SimpleHTTPRequestHandler):
    def do_POST(self):
        # Get the content length from the headers
        content_length = int(self.headers['Content-Length'])

        # Read the POST data from the request
        post_data = self.rfile.read(content_length).decode('utf-8').strip()

        # Split the data into tag and message using a comma separator
        parts = post_data.split(',', 1)

        # If there's a tag and message, display them in the console
        if len(parts) == 2:
            tag, message = parts
        else:
            # If no tag is received, treat it as "info"
            tag = "info"
            message = post_data

        # Get the current timestamp in HH:MM:SS.sss format
        timestamp = datetime.datetime.now().strftime("%H:%M:%S.%f")[:-3]

        # Display the timestamp, tag (in uppercase), and the message
        print(f"{timestamp}  {tag.upper()}\t{message}")

        # Send a response back to the client
        self.send_response(200)
        self.end_headers()
        self.wfile.write(b"POST received successfully")

    def do_GET(self):
        # Send a response for GET requests
        self.send_response(200)
        self.end_headers()
        self.wfile.write(b"OK")


# Disable logging to console
http.server.SimpleHTTPRequestHandler.log_message = lambda *args: None

# Create the server
with socketserver.TCPServer(("", PORT), MyRequestHandler) as httpd:
    print(f"Server started on {local_ip}:{PORT}")

    # Start the server and keep it running until interrupted
    try:
        httpd.serve_forever()
    except KeyboardInterrupt:
        print("Server stopped.")