HTTP server deamon in Python. Perfect for testing GET/POST requests.

HTTPServer.py

__author__ = 'Rafał Sroka'

import os
from http.server import BaseHTTPRequestHandler, HTTPServer

# Port on which server will run.
PORT = 8080


class HTTPRequestHandler(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):

    def do_GET(self):
        """ Handle GET Request"""

        # Prepend the file name with current dir path.
        path = os.getcwd() + self.path

        # Check if file exists there.
        if os.path.isfile(path):

            # Read the file and return its contents.
            with open(path) as fileHandle:
                # Send headers.
                self.send_header('Content-type', 'text/json')
                self.send_response(200)
                self.end_headers()
                # Send file content.
                self.wfile.write(fileHandle.read().encode())

        # Fail with 404 File Not Found error.
        else:
            # Send headers with error.
            self.send_header('Content-type', 'text/json')
            self.send_response(404, 'File Not Found')
            self.end_headers()

    def do_POST(self):
        """ Handle POST Request"""

        # Check if path is there.
        if self.path:

            # Get length of the data and read it.
            length = self.headers['content-length']
            data = self.rfile.read(int(length))

            # Write the data to a file in current dir.
            with open(os.getcwd() + self.path, 'w') as file:
                file.write(data.decode())

            # Send success response.
            self.send_header('Content-type', 'text/json')
            self.send_response(200, 'OK')
            self.end_headers()


if __name__ == '__main__':

    HTTPDeamon = HTTPServer(('', PORT), HTTPRequestHandler)

    print("Listening at port", PORT)

    try:
        HTTPDeamon.serve_forever()
    except KeyboardInterrupt:
        pass

    HTTPDeamon.server_close()
    print("Server stopped")