Warning
This library is NOT production ready (yet). Please only use it for fun. :)
ptt.h is a simple and easy-to-use HTTP library for C, that will get you past the boredom of initial setups and right into implementing web services... (currently under developement).
A simple server that on GET requests to /example responds with a HTML page that displays a friendly message and a button :).
#include "ptt.h"
#include <unistd.h>
ptth_response_t get_func(ptth_request_t _, ptth_shared_t *__) {
PTTH_RESPONDE_HTML(
"<!DOCTYPE html>"
"<head></head>"
"<body>"
"HI! :)"
"<button>CLICK ME!</button>"
"</body>")
}
int main() {
ptth_server_t server;
ptth_init_server(&server);
ptth_add_service(&server, PTTH_GET, "/example", &get_func);
ptth_bind_server(&server, "127.0.0.1", 8081);
ptth_start_single(server);
}You're endpoints don't have to be static, you can set up variable names for URL segments and retrieve them at run time. Here is an example where when you access /hi/<name>/ the web server will display the message "Hi, <name>! :3" in the browser.
#include "ptt.h"
#include <unistd.h>
ptth_response_t get_func(ptth_request_t req, ptth_shared_t *__) {
char *test = ptth_map_get_value(*(req.mpath), "var_name");
char message[100];
message[0] = '\0';
strcat(message, "Hi, ");
strcat(message, test);
strcat(message, "! :3");
PTTH_RESPONDE_HTML(message)
}
int main() {
ptth_server_t server;
ptth_init_server(&server);
ptth_add_service(&server, PTTH_GET, "/hi/{var_name}/", &get_func);
ptth_bind_server(&server, "127.0.0.1", 8081);
ptth_start_single(server);
}Here is what the browser displays:
To install and use ptt.h you should simply clone this repository and copy the header in your working directory.
$ git clone 'https://github.com/kickhead/ptt.h.git'
$ cp ./ptt.h/ptt.h ./../myWorkingDirAfter that you can use it as any other header library... include it in your porjects :).
#include "ptt.h"