Mini Webserver Example

gistfile1.txt

require 'socket'               # Get sockets from stdlib

filename = "file.txt"
port = 80
server = TCPServer.open(port) #open socket for listening  

loop {                         # Servers run forever
  client = server.accept       # Wait for a client to connect

  file = File.new(filename, "r")
  while (line = file.gets)
      client.puts "#{line}"
  end
  file.close

  client.close                 # Disconnect from the client
}