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Webserver example for mbed OS 5 - HTTP 1.1 and multi-threaded

Dependencies:   mbed-http

mbed-os-example-http-server

This application demonstrates how to run an HTTP server on an mbed OS 5 device.

Request parsing is done through nodejs/http-parser.

To build

  1. Open mbed_app.json and change the network-interface option to your connectivity method (more info).
  2. Build the project in the online compiler or using mbed CLI.
  3. Flash the project to your development board.
  4. Attach a serial monitor to your board to see the debug messages.

Tested on

  • K64F with Ethernet.
  • NUCLEO_F411RE with ESP8266.

But every networking stack that supports the mbed OS 5 NetworkInterface API should work.

Diff: source/main.cpp

Revision:
0:41f820ea137a
--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/source/main.cpp	Mon Jul 31 15:41:22 2017 +0200
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+#include "mbed.h"
+#include "easy-connect.h"
+#include "http_server.h"
+#include "http_response_builder.h"
+
+Serial pc(USBTX, USBRX);
+DigitalOut led(LED1);
+
+// Requests come in here
+void request_handler(ParsedHttpRequest* request, TCPSocket* socket) {
+
+    printf("Request came in: %s %s\n", http_method_str(request->get_method()), request->get_url().c_str());
+
+    if (request->get_method() == HTTP_GET && request->get_url() == "/") {
+        HttpResponseBuilder builder(200);
+        builder.set_header("Content-Type", "text/html; charset=utf-8");
+
+        char response[] = "<html><head><title>Hello from mbed</title></head>"
+            "<body>"
+                "<h1>mbed webserver</h1>"
+                "<button id=\"toggle\">Toggle LED</button>"
+                "<script>document.querySelector('#toggle').onclick = function() {"
+                    "var x = new XMLHttpRequest(); x.open('POST', '/toggle'); x.send();"
+                "}</script>"
+            "</body></html>";
+
+        builder.send(socket, response, sizeof(response) - 1);
+    }
+    else if (request->get_method() == HTTP_POST && request->get_url() == "/toggle") {
+        printf("toggle LED called\n");
+        led = !led;
+
+        HttpResponseBuilder builder(200);
+        builder.send(socket, NULL, 0);
+    }
+    else {
+        HttpResponseBuilder builder(404);
+        builder.send(socket, NULL, 0);
+    }
+}
+
+int main() {
+    pc.baud(115200);
+
+    // Connect to the network (see mbed_app.json for the connectivity method used)
+    NetworkInterface* network = easy_connect(true);
+    if (!network) {
+        printf("Cannot connect to the network, see serial output\n");
+        return 1;
+    }
+
+    HttpServer server(network);
+    nsapi_error_t res = server.start(8080, &request_handler);
+
+    if (res == NSAPI_ERROR_OK) {
+        printf("Server is listening at http://%s:8080\n", network->get_ip_address());
+    }
+    else {
+        printf("Server could not be started... %d\n", res);
+    }
+
+    wait(osWaitForever);
+}