cherrypy example

cherrypie.py

#!/usr/bin/env python3

import cherrypy

# Test:
# curl -H "Content-Type: application/json" http://localhost:8000/data --data '{"data":30}' -X POST


class Root:
    def __init__(self):
        # yields /data endpoint
        self.data = HostData()


class HostData:
    # expose the methods here to the parent endpoint
    exposed = True

    @cherrypy.tools.json_in()
    def POST(self):
        # Only POST is accepted, and the header must be in json format
        data = cherrypy.request.json
        print(data)


class WebServer:
    def __init__(self):
        self.conf = {
            '/': { 
                'request.show_tracebacks': False,
                'request.dispatch': cherrypy.dispatch.MethodDispatcher(),
                'tools.response_headers.on': True,
                }
        }

    def start(self):
        cherrypy.server.socket_port = 8000
        cherrypy.server.socket_host = '0.0.0.0'
        cherrypy.tree.mount(Root(), '/', self.conf)

        cherrypy.engine.start()
        cherrypy.engine.block()


if __name__ == "__main__":
    w = WebServer()
    w.start()