http_pi_cam.py

#
# HTTP Server that returns an image from the RaspberryPi camera
#

import io
import time
import picamera
import pyco_http

def get_image():
    # Create the in-memory stream
    stream = io.BytesIO()
    camera = picamera.PiCamera()
    camera.resolution = (360, 240)
    camera.capture(stream, format='jpeg')
    camera.close()
    stream.seek(0)
    return stream

def handle_request(request):
    stream = get_image()
    response = {
        "status": 200,
        "headers": {"Content-Type": "image/jpeg"},
        "data": stream.read()
    }
    return response

if __name__ == "__main__":
    srv = pyco_http.PycoHTTP()
    srv.set_handler(handle_request)
    srv.start(True) # True for blocking server