On Tue, 14 Sep 2021 16:47:45 GMT, Daniel Fuchs <dfu...@openjdk.org> wrote:
>> This change implements a simple web server that can be run on the
>> command-line with `java -m jdk.httpserver`.
>>
>> This is facilitated by adding an entry point for the `jdk.httpserver`
>> module, an implementation class whose main method is run when the above
>> command is executed. This is the first such module entry point in the JDK.
>>
>> The server is a minimal HTTP server that serves the static files of a given
>> directory, similar to existing alternatives on other platforms and
>> convenient for testing, development, and debugging.
>>
>> Additionally, a small API is introduced for programmatic creation and
>> customization.
>>
>> Testing: tier1-3.
>
> src/jdk.httpserver/share/classes/com/sun/net/httpserver/HttpHandlers.java
> line 129:
>
>> 127: * response <i>body bytes</i> are a {@code UTF-8} encoded byte
>> sequence of
>> 128: * {@code body}. The response {@linkplain
>> HttpExchange#sendResponseHeaders(int, long) is sent}
>> 129: * with the given {@code statusCode} and the body bytes' length.
>> The body
>
> That might give the impression that chunked encoding will be used if the body
> length is 0. I wonder if it should say instead:
>
>
> with the given {@code statusCode} and a {@code Content-Length} field set to
> the body bytes' length.
Or maybe - which would be more accurate:
with the given {@code statusCode} and the body bytes' length (or {@code -1} if
the body is empty).
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PR: https://git.openjdk.java.net/jdk/pull/5505
