Creates a localhost server, index.html, and objects for writing to it. Lightweight, minimal.

launch.py

import http.server
import os
import webbrowser

class Server(object):
	""" serves http on port 5200"""
	def __init__(self):
		self.page = ""
		pass

	def start_server(self, port=5200, bind="", cgi=False):
		self.page = "http://localhost:" + str(port) + "/"
		http.server.test(HandlerClass=http.server.SimpleHTTPRequestHandler,port=port,bind=bind)

	def launch_page(self):
		""" launch webpage """
		if self.page == "":
			self.page="http://localhost:5200/"
		else:
			pass

		if "index.html" not in os.listdir():
			print("opening default directory, no index.html")

		webbrowser.open_new(self.page)

	def go(self):
		""" launches index.html or directory """
		self.launch_page()
		self.start_server()

	def go_port(self, port):
		""" start server on a different port"""
		self.page = "http://localhost:" + str(port) + "/"
		self.launch_page()
		self.start_server(self, port=port, bind="", cgi=False)


class makeIndex(object):

	def __init__(self, file="index.html"):
		self.file = file
		self.writer = None

	def __enter__(self):
		return self

	def __exit__(self):
		os.unlink(self.file)

	def openWriter(self):
		""" create an interactive writer"""
		self.writer = open(self.file, 'w')

	def closeWriter(self):
		""" close an interactive writer"""
		if self.writer.__class__.__name__ != "NoneType":
			self.writer.close()
		else:
			pass

	def writeWriter(self, content):
		""" write with the writer"""
		if self.writer.__class__.__name__ != "NoneType":
			self.writer.write(content)
		else:
			pass

	def writeIndex(self):
		""" writes to index.html """
		f = open(self.file,'w')
		f.write("hello")
		f.close()