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HTTP

def test()
  puts(request["body"])
  return("test")
end

HTTP.handle("/", test)

HTTP.listen(3000)

// Example request hash:
// {"protocol": "HTTP/1.1", "protocolMajor": 1, "protocolMinor": 1, "body": "servus", "method": "POST", "host": "localhost:3000", "contentLength": 6}

Literal Specific Methods​

handle(STRING, FUNCTION)​

Returns NIL|ERROR

Adds a handle to the global HTTP server. Needs to be done before starting one via .listen(). Inside the function a variable called "request" will be populated which is a hash with information about the request.

Also a variable called "response" will be created which will be returned automatically as a response to the client. The response can be adjusted to the needs. It is a HASH supports the following content:

  • "status" needs to be an INTEGER (eg. 200, 400, 500). Default is 200.
  • "body" needs to be a STRING. Default ""
  • "headers" needs to be a HASH(STRING:STRING) eg. headers["Content-Type"] = "text/plain". Default is {"Content-Type": "text/plain"}
HTTP.handle("/", callback_func)

listen(INTEGER)​

Returns NIL|ERROR

Starts a blocking webserver on the given port.

HTTP.listen(3000)

Generic Literal Methods​

methods()​

Returns ARRAY

Returns an array of all supported methods names.

"test".methods()
Output
["upcase", "find", "format", "reverse", "split", "replace", "strip!", "count", "reverse!", "lines", "downcase!", "upcase!", "size", "strip", "downcase"]

to_f()​

Returns FLOAT

If possible converts an object to its float representation. If not 0.0 is returned.

1.to_f()
"1.4".to_f()
nil.to_f()
Output
1.0
1.4
0.0

to_i(INTEGER)​

Returns INTEGER

If possible converts an object to its integer representation. If not 0 is returned.

true.to_i()
false.to_i()
1234.to_i()
"4".to_i()
"10011010010"to_i(2)
"2322".to_i(8)
"0x2322".to_i()
Output
1
0
1234
4
1234
1234
1234

to_json()​

Returns STRING|ERROR

Returns the object as json notation.

a = {"test": 1234}
a.to_json()
Output
{"test": 1234}
"{\"test\":1234}"

to_s(INTEGER)​

Returns STRING

If possible converts an object to its string representation. If not empty string is returned.

true.to_s()
1234.to_s()
1234.to_s(2)
1234.to_s(8)
1234.to_s(10)
"test".to_s()
1.4.to_s()
Output
"true"
"1234"
"10011010010"
"2322"
"1234"
"test"
"1.4"

type()​

Returns STRING

Returns the type of the object.

"test".type()
Output
"STRING"

wat()​

Returns STRING

Returns the supported methods with usage information.

true.wat()
Output
"BOOLEAN supports the following methods:
to_s()"