libs/beast/example/http/server/flex/http_server_flex.cpp
//
// Copyright (c) 2016-2017 Vinnie Falco (vinnie dot falco at gmail dot com)
//
// Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0. (See accompanying
// file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
//
// Official repository: https://github.com/boostorg/beast
//
//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
//
// Example: HTTP flex server (plain and SSL), asynchronous
//
//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
#include "example/common/detect_ssl.hpp"
#include "example/common/server_certificate.hpp"
#include <boost/beast/core.hpp>
#include <boost/beast/http.hpp>
#include <boost/beast/version.hpp>
#include <boost/asio/bind_executor.hpp>
#include <boost/asio/ip/tcp.hpp>
#include <boost/asio/ssl/stream.hpp>
#include <boost/asio/strand.hpp>
#include <boost/config.hpp>
#include <algorithm>
#include <cstdlib>
#include <functional>
#include <iostream>
#include <memory>
#include <string>
#include <thread>
using tcp = boost::asio::ip::tcp; // from <boost/asio/ip/tcp.hpp>
namespace ssl = boost::asio::ssl; // from <boost/asio/ssl.hpp>
namespace http = boost::beast::http; // from <boost/beast/http.hpp>
// Return a reasonable mime type based on the extension of a file.
boost::beast::string_view
mime_type(boost::beast::string_view path)
{
using boost::beast::iequals;
auto const ext = [&path]
{
auto const pos = path.rfind(".");
if(pos == boost::beast::string_view::npos)
return boost::beast::string_view{};
return path.substr(pos);
}();
if(iequals(ext, ".htm")) return "text/html";
if(iequals(ext, ".html")) return "text/html";
if(iequals(ext, ".php")) return "text/html";
if(iequals(ext, ".css")) return "text/css";
if(iequals(ext, ".txt")) return "text/plain";
if(iequals(ext, ".js")) return "application/javascript";
if(iequals(ext, ".json")) return "application/json";
if(iequals(ext, ".xml")) return "application/xml";
if(iequals(ext, ".swf")) return "application/x-shockwave-flash";
if(iequals(ext, ".flv")) return "video/x-flv";
if(iequals(ext, ".png")) return "image/png";
if(iequals(ext, ".jpe")) return "image/jpeg";
if(iequals(ext, ".jpeg")) return "image/jpeg";
if(iequals(ext, ".jpg")) return "image/jpeg";
if(iequals(ext, ".gif")) return "image/gif";
if(iequals(ext, ".bmp")) return "image/bmp";
if(iequals(ext, ".ico")) return "image/vnd.microsoft.icon";
if(iequals(ext, ".tiff")) return "image/tiff";
if(iequals(ext, ".tif")) return "image/tiff";
if(iequals(ext, ".svg")) return "image/svg+xml";
if(iequals(ext, ".svgz")) return "image/svg+xml";
return "application/text";
}
// Append an HTTP rel-path to a local filesystem path.
// The returned path is normalized for the platform.
std::string
path_cat(
boost::beast::string_view base,
boost::beast::string_view path)
{
if(base.empty())
return path.to_string();
std::string result = base.to_string();
#if BOOST_MSVC
char constexpr path_separator = '\\';
if(result.back() == path_separator)
result.resize(result.size() - 1);
result.append(path.data(), path.size());
for(auto& c : result)
if(c == '/')
c = path_separator;
#else
char constexpr path_separator = '/';
if(result.back() == path_separator)
result.resize(result.size() - 1);
result.append(path.data(), path.size());
#endif
return result;
}
// This function produces an HTTP response for the given
// request. The type of the response object depends on the
// contents of the request, so the interface requires the
// caller to pass a generic lambda for receiving the response.
template<
class Body, class Allocator,
class Send>
void
handle_request(
boost::beast::string_view doc_root,
http::request<Body, http::basic_fields<Allocator>>&& req,
Send&& send)
{
// Returns a bad request response
auto const bad_request =
[&req](boost::beast::string_view why)
{
http::response<http::string_body> res{http::status::bad_request, req.version()};
res.set(http::field::server, BOOST_BEAST_VERSION_STRING);
res.set(http::field::content_type, "text/html");
res.keep_alive(req.keep_alive());
res.body() = why.to_string();
res.prepare_payload();
return res;
};
// Returns a not found response
auto const not_found =
[&req](boost::beast::string_view target)
{
http::response<http::string_body> res{http::status::not_found, req.version()};
res.set(http::field::server, BOOST_BEAST_VERSION_STRING);
res.set(http::field::content_type, "text/html");
res.keep_alive(req.keep_alive());
res.body() = "The resource '" + target.to_string() + "' was not found.";
res.prepare_payload();
return res;
};
// Returns a server error response
auto const server_error =
[&req](boost::beast::string_view what)
{
http::response<http::string_body> res{http::status::internal_server_error, req.version()};
res.set(http::field::server, BOOST_BEAST_VERSION_STRING);
res.set(http::field::content_type, "text/html");
res.keep_alive(req.keep_alive());
res.body() = "An error occurred: '" + what.to_string() + "'";
res.prepare_payload();
return res;
};
// Make sure we can handle the method
if( req.method() != http::verb::get &&
req.method() != http::verb::head)
return send(bad_request("Unknown HTTP-method"));
// Request path must be absolute and not contain "..".
if( req.target().empty() ||
req.target()[0] != '/' ||
req.target().find("..") != boost::beast::string_view::npos)
return send(bad_request("Illegal request-target"));
// Build the path to the requested file
std::string path = path_cat(doc_root, req.target());
if(req.target().back() == '/')
path.append("index.html");
// Attempt to open the file
boost::beast::error_code ec;
http::file_body::value_type body;
body.open(path.c_str(), boost::beast::file_mode::scan, ec);
// Handle the case where the file doesn't exist
if(ec == boost::system::errc::no_such_file_or_directory)
return send(not_found(req.target()));
// Handle an unknown error
if(ec)
return send(server_error(ec.message()));
// Cache the size since we need it after the move
auto const size = body.size();
// Respond to HEAD request
if(req.method() == http::verb::head)
{
http::response<http::empty_body> res{http::status::ok, req.version()};
res.set(http::field::server, BOOST_BEAST_VERSION_STRING);
res.set(http::field::content_type, mime_type(path));
res.content_length(size);
res.keep_alive(req.keep_alive());
return send(std::move(res));
}
// Respond to GET request
http::response<http::file_body> res{
std::piecewise_construct,
std::make_tuple(std::move(body)),
std::make_tuple(http::status::ok, req.version())};
res.set(http::field::server, BOOST_BEAST_VERSION_STRING);
res.set(http::field::content_type, mime_type(path));
res.content_length(size);
res.keep_alive(req.keep_alive());
return send(std::move(res));
}
//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Report a failure
void
fail(boost::system::error_code ec, char const* what)
{
std::cerr << what << ": " << ec.message() << "\n";
}
// Handles an HTTP server connection.
// This uses the Curiously Recurring Template Pattern so that
// the same code works with both SSL streams and regular sockets.
template<class Derived>
class session
{
// Access the derived class, this is part of
// the Curiously Recurring Template Pattern idiom.
Derived&
derived()
{
return static_cast<Derived&>(*this);
}
// This is the C++11 equivalent of a generic lambda.
// The function object is used to send an HTTP message.
struct send_lambda
{
session& self_;
explicit
send_lambda(session& self)
: self_(self)
{
}
template<bool isRequest, class Body, class Fields>
void
operator()(http::message<isRequest, Body, Fields>&& msg) const
{
// The lifetime of the message has to extend
// for the duration of the async operation so
// we use a shared_ptr to manage it.
auto sp = std::make_shared<
http::message<isRequest, Body, Fields>>(std::move(msg));
// Store a type-erased version of the shared
// pointer in the class to keep it alive.
self_.res_ = sp;
// Write the response
http::async_write(
self_.derived().stream(),
*sp,
boost::asio::bind_executor(
self_.strand_,
std::bind(
&session::on_write,
self_.derived().shared_from_this(),
std::placeholders::_1,
std::placeholders::_2,
sp->need_eof())));
}
};
std::string const& doc_root_;
http::request<http::string_body> req_;
std::shared_ptr<void> res_;
send_lambda lambda_;
protected:
boost::asio::strand<
boost::asio::io_context::executor_type> strand_;
boost::beast::flat_buffer buffer_;
public:
// Take ownership of the buffer
explicit
session(
boost::asio::io_context& ioc,
boost::beast::flat_buffer buffer,
std::string const& doc_root)
: doc_root_(doc_root)
, lambda_(*this)
, strand_(ioc.get_executor())
, buffer_(std::move(buffer))
{
}
void
do_read()
{
// Read a request
http::async_read(
derived().stream(),
buffer_,
req_,
boost::asio::bind_executor(
strand_,
std::bind(
&session::on_read,
derived().shared_from_this(),
std::placeholders::_1,
std::placeholders::_2)));
}
void
on_read(
boost::system::error_code ec,
std::size_t bytes_transferred)
{
boost::ignore_unused(bytes_transferred);
// This means they closed the connection
if(ec == http::error::end_of_stream)
return derived().do_eof();
if(ec)
return fail(ec, "read");
// Send the response
handle_request(doc_root_, std::move(req_), lambda_);
}
void
on_write(
boost::system::error_code ec,
std::size_t bytes_transferred,
bool close)
{
boost::ignore_unused(bytes_transferred);
if(ec)
return fail(ec, "write");
if(close)
{
// This means we should close the connection, usually because
// the response indicated the "Connection: close" semantic.
return derived().do_eof();
}
// We're done with the response so delete it
res_ = nullptr;
// Read another request
do_read();
}
};
// Handles a plain HTTP connection
class plain_session
: public session<plain_session>
, public std::enable_shared_from_this<plain_session>
{
tcp::socket socket_;
boost::asio::strand<
boost::asio::io_context::executor_type> strand_;
public:
// Create the session
plain_session(
tcp::socket socket,
boost::beast::flat_buffer buffer,
std::string const& doc_root)
: session<plain_session>(
socket.get_executor().context(),
std::move(buffer),
doc_root)
, socket_(std::move(socket))
, strand_(socket_.get_executor())
{
}
// Called by the base class
tcp::socket&
stream()
{
return socket_;
}
// Start the asynchronous operation
void
run()
{
do_read();
}
void
do_eof()
{
// Send a TCP shutdown
boost::system::error_code ec;
socket_.shutdown(tcp::socket::shutdown_send, ec);
// At this point the connection is closed gracefully
}
};
// Handles an SSL HTTP connection
class ssl_session
: public session<ssl_session>
, public std::enable_shared_from_this<ssl_session>
{
tcp::socket socket_;
ssl::stream<tcp::socket&> stream_;
boost::asio::strand<
boost::asio::io_context::executor_type> strand_;
public:
// Create the session
ssl_session(
tcp::socket socket,
ssl::context& ctx,
boost::beast::flat_buffer buffer,
std::string const& doc_root)
: session<ssl_session>(
socket.get_executor().context(),
std::move(buffer),
doc_root)
, socket_(std::move(socket))
, stream_(socket_, ctx)
, strand_(stream_.get_executor())
{
}
// Called by the base class
ssl::stream<tcp::socket&>&
stream()
{
return stream_;
}
// Start the asynchronous operation
void
run()
{
// Perform the SSL handshake
// Note, this is the buffered version of the handshake.
stream_.async_handshake(
ssl::stream_base::server,
buffer_.data(),
boost::asio::bind_executor(
strand_,
std::bind(
&ssl_session::on_handshake,
shared_from_this(),
std::placeholders::_1,
std::placeholders::_2)));
}
void
on_handshake(
boost::system::error_code ec,
std::size_t bytes_used)
{
if(ec)
return fail(ec, "handshake");
// Consume the portion of the buffer used by the handshake
buffer_.consume(bytes_used);
do_read();
}
void
do_eof()
{
// Perform the SSL shutdown
stream_.async_shutdown(
boost::asio::bind_executor(
strand_,
std::bind(
&ssl_session::on_shutdown,
shared_from_this(),
std::placeholders::_1)));
}
void
on_shutdown(boost::system::error_code ec)
{
if(ec)
return fail(ec, "shutdown");
// At this point the connection is closed gracefully
}
};
//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Detects SSL handshakes
class detect_session : public std::enable_shared_from_this<detect_session>
{
tcp::socket socket_;
ssl::context& ctx_;
boost::asio::strand<
boost::asio::io_context::executor_type> strand_;
std::string const& doc_root_;
boost::beast::flat_buffer buffer_;
public:
explicit
detect_session(
tcp::socket socket,
ssl::context& ctx,
std::string const& doc_root)
: socket_(std::move(socket))
, ctx_(ctx)
, strand_(socket_.get_executor())
, doc_root_(doc_root)
{
}
// Launch the detector
void
run()
{
async_detect_ssl(
socket_,
buffer_,
boost::asio::bind_executor(
strand_,
std::bind(
&detect_session::on_detect,
shared_from_this(),
std::placeholders::_1,
std::placeholders::_2)));
}
void
on_detect(boost::system::error_code ec, boost::tribool result)
{
if(ec)
return fail(ec, "detect");
if(result)
{
// Launch SSL session
std::make_shared<ssl_session>(
std::move(socket_),
ctx_,
std::move(buffer_),
doc_root_)->run();
return;
}
// Launch plain session
std::make_shared<plain_session>(
std::move(socket_),
std::move(buffer_),
doc_root_)->run();
}
};
// Accepts incoming connections and launches the sessions
class listener : public std::enable_shared_from_this<listener>
{
ssl::context& ctx_;
boost::asio::strand<
boost::asio::io_context::executor_type> strand_;
tcp::acceptor acceptor_;
tcp::socket socket_;
std::string const& doc_root_;
public:
listener(
boost::asio::io_context& ioc,
ssl::context& ctx,
tcp::endpoint endpoint,
std::string const& doc_root)
: ctx_(ctx)
, strand_(ioc.get_executor())
, acceptor_(ioc)
, socket_(ioc)
, doc_root_(doc_root)
{
boost::system::error_code ec;
// Open the acceptor
acceptor_.open(endpoint.protocol(), ec);
if(ec)
{
fail(ec, "open");
return;
}
// Allow address reuse
acceptor_.set_option(boost::asio::socket_base::reuse_address(true));
if(ec)
{
fail(ec, "set_option");
return;
}
// Bind to the server address
acceptor_.bind(endpoint, ec);
if(ec)
{
fail(ec, "bind");
return;
}
// Start listening for connections
acceptor_.listen(
boost::asio::socket_base::max_listen_connections, ec);
if(ec)
{
fail(ec, "listen");
return;
}
}
// Start accepting incoming connections
void
run()
{
if(! acceptor_.is_open())
return;
do_accept();
}
void
do_accept()
{
acceptor_.async_accept(
socket_,
std::bind(
&listener::on_accept,
shared_from_this(),
std::placeholders::_1));
}
void
on_accept(boost::system::error_code ec)
{
if(ec)
{
fail(ec, "accept");
}
else
{
// Create the detector session and run it
std::make_shared<detect_session>(
std::move(socket_),
ctx_,
doc_root_)->run();
}
// Accept another connection
do_accept();
}
};
//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
int main(int argc, char* argv[])
{
// Check command line arguments.
if (argc != 5)
{
std::cerr <<
"Usage: http-server-flex <address> <port> <doc_root> <threads>\n" <<
"Example:\n" <<
" http-server-flex 0.0.0.0 8080 .\n";
return EXIT_FAILURE;
}
auto const address = boost::asio::ip::make_address(argv[1]);
auto const port = static_cast<unsigned short>(std::atoi(argv[2]));
std::string const doc_root = argv[3];
auto const threads = std::max<int>(1, std::atoi(argv[4]));
// The io_context is required for all I/O
boost::asio::io_context ioc{threads};
// The SSL context is required, and holds certificates
ssl::context ctx{ssl::context::sslv23};
// This holds the self-signed certificate used by the server
load_server_certificate(ctx);
// Create and launch a listening port
std::make_shared<listener>(
ioc,
ctx,
tcp::endpoint{address, port},
doc_root)->run();
// Run the I/O service on the requested number of threads
std::vector<std::thread> v;
v.reserve(threads - 1);
for(auto i = threads - 1; i > 0; --i)
v.emplace_back(
[&ioc]
{
ioc.run();
});
ioc.run();
return EXIT_SUCCESS;
}