gophttp

A fast, minimal, and extensible HTTP/1.1 server written in Go. Written as a hobby project to learn more about HTTP and Go.

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Features (Implemented)

• Static File Serving: Serves static files and directories with template support.
• Handler Collection per Path: Register handlers for different HTTP methods on each route.
• Common Response Headers: Automatic writing of common headers on every response.
• Compression: Brotli support for static content (see TODO for details).
• Connection Keep-Alive: Supports Connection: keep-alive for persistent connections.
• Chunked Transfer Encoding: Supports chunked transfer responses using Go channels.
• Radix Tree Routing: Efficient path matching using a custom radix tree implementation.

Warning

⚠️ This server is a hobby project and as such is NOT fully HTTP/1.1 compliant (yet)! It also is NOT hardened against even the common attacks against HTTP servers and as such SHOULD NOT BE USED IN PRODUCTION OR ANYTHING FACING THE PUBLIC INTERNET. You have been warned.⚠️

Getting Started

1. Clone the repo:

git clone https://github.com/yourusername/gophttp.git
cd gophttp

2. Build and run:

go run main.go

3. Test:

go test -tags test ./...

You can either change main.go to fit your requirements or write your own implementation using HttpServer.

Roadmap / TODO

See TODO.md for a detailed list of planned features and improvements.

License

See LICENCE.md.