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@denji
denji / http-benchmark.md
Last active June 30, 2026 09:29
HTTP(S) Benchmark Tools / Toolkit for testing/debugging HTTP(S) and restAPI (RESTful)
@willurd
willurd / web-servers.md
Last active August 22, 2026 05:03
Big list of http static server one-liners

Each of these commands will run an ad hoc http static server in your current (or specified) directory, available at http://localhost:8000. Use this power wisely.

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Python 2.x

$ python -m SimpleHTTPServer 8000
@sumnjc
sumnjc / thread1.cpp
Created December 10, 2012 03:25
POCO Simple Thread example
// sample of using POCO's Thread
#include "Poco/Runnable.h"
#include "Poco/Thread.h"
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
class Worker:public Poco::Runnable{
public:
@bradmontgomery
bradmontgomery / dummy-web-server.py
Last active April 14, 2026 18:30
a minimal http server in python. Responds to GET, HEAD, POST requests, but will fail on anything else.
#!/usr/bin/env python
"""
Very simple HTTP server in python (Updated for Python 3.7)
Usage:
./dummy-web-server.py -h
./dummy-web-server.py -l localhost -p 8000
Send a GET request: