HTTP-Server-Brick

HTTP-Server-Brick version 0.1.4

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HTTP::Server::Brick allows you to quickly wrap a prototype web server around some Perl code. The underlying server daemon is HTTP::Daemon and the performance should be fine for demo's, light internal systems, etc.

See the POD documentation in the module for more information.

INSTALLATION

To install with Module::Build, you can use the following commands:

perl Build.PL
./Build
./Build test
./Build install

Alternatively, run the following commands (Module::Build is still required, this is just a wrapper):

perl Makefile.PL
make
make test
make install

DEPENDENCIES

LWP
Test::More
version

BUGS AND LIMITATIONS

It's version 0.1.4 - there's bound to be some bugs!

The tests fail on windows due to forking limitations. I don't see any reason why the server itself won't work but I haven't tried it personally, and I have to figure out a way to test it from a test script that will work on Windows.

In forking mode there is no attempt to limit the number of forked children - beware of forking yourself ;)

No attention has been given to propagating any exception text into the http error (although the exception/die message will appear in the error_log).

Versions 1.02 and earlier of HTTP::Daemon::SSL has a feature/documentation conflict where it will never timeout. This means your server won't respond to a HUP signal until the next request is served. Version 1.03_01 (developer release) and later do not have this issue.

Latest versions are always available from CPAN. Development versions are available from my CVS repository:

http://cvs.pumptheory.com/viewcvs/viewcvs.cgi/perl/HTTP-Server-Brick/

COPYRIGHT AND LICENCE

This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.