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start_server.rs

use crate::server::routes::AppState;
use crate::server;
use actix_web::dev::Server;
use actix_web::{App, HttpServer};

// Starts the server with wanted configuration and shared state
async fn start_server(results_count: usize, server_address: &str) -> Result<Server, std::io::Error> {
    let server = HttpServer::new(move || {
        App::new().data(AppState {
            results_count,
        }).configure(server::routes::init_routes)})
        .bind(server_address)?
        .run();
    Ok(server)
}