README.md

SimpleFileServer is a Simple Web Server.

• One Single Executable: SimpleFileServer.exe
• Size: 1.1MB
• Framework: .NET 4.5

Simple Usage

It is designed to let web client use GET/POST/DELETE to access files. eg.

• [POST] http://localhost:8892/example1.png
• [GET] http://localhost:8892/example2.txt
• [DELETE] http://localhost:8892/example3.jpg

Turn on server

1. Double click "SimpleFileServer.exe".
2. Done.

GET a file

1. Put a file in the program directory, eg. put "example.txt".
2. Open any browser.
3. Goto "http://localhost:8892/example.txt".
4. You get your file.

POST a file

1. Open any HTTP tools, eg. Postman.
2. Upload your file to url, eg. "http://localhost:8892/example.txt".
3. Check your file and it will be in the program directory.
4. Design your own upload form.

DELETE a file

1. Open any HTTP tools, eg. Postman.
2. Send a DELETE action to url, eg. "http://localhost:8892/example.txt".
3. File is deleted.
4. You can also delete through any browser.
5. Browse file url with "?delete" parameter, eg. "http://localhost:8892/example2.txt?delete".
6. File is deleted.

List a folder

1. Just browse folder url, eg. "http://localhost:8892/folder1".
2. Files are listed.
3. Adding "?folders" or "?both" parameter lists sub-folders as well.

Change server port

1. Start program with parameter, eg. "SimpleFileServer.exe 8888".
2. Browser "http://localhost:8888" to check the new port.

Change file directory

1. Start program with second parameter as directory, eg. "SimpleFileServer.exe 8888 folder1".
2. Add files into "folder1" folder, eg. add a "example.txt".
3. Browser "http://localhost:8888/example.txt" to check the new directory.

Simple Customization

Responses = new List<IServerResponse>();
Responses.Add(new DeleteFileResponse(directory));
Responses.Add(new GetFileResponse(directory));
Responses.Add(new PostFileResponse(directory));
Responses.Add(new IndexResponse(directory));
Responses.Add(new DirectoryResponse(directory));
Responses.Add(new BadRequestResponse());

Just add your own code to the collection.

public interface IServerResponse
{
    bool IsValid(HttpListenerRequest request);
    Task Response(HttpListenerContext context);
}

Simple Idea

Simple is the key. Its core bases on only 4 short blog posts - less than 50 lines.

Anyone can read it within 5 minutes.

• http://bookmi.blogspot.hk/2015/01/cweb-server.html
• http://bookmi.blogspot.hk/2015/01/c-web-server-part-2.html
• http://bookmi.blogspot.hk/2015/01/c-web-server-part-3.html
• http://bookmi.blogspot.hk/2015/01/c-web-server-part-4.html

Download

• One Single Executable: SimpleFileServer.exe
• Size: 1.1MB
• Framework: .NET 4.5
• Release Date: 2016/04/18