File Transfer

This example contains minimal HTTP client and server.

The client uploads a file to the server in a single POST, shaping traffic to send small data chunks.

The server manually processes requests in order to be able to write as soon as data arrives, to avoid buffering a whole (possibly huge) file not fitting in RAM.

Uploads are authenticated using Basic Auth. Both client and server have a default user/pass and can be configured using the command line. Only authenticated users can upload a file.

The server can also accept regular uploads from any HTTP client, for example curl:

	curl -su user:pass  http://localhost:8090/upload/foo.txt --data-binary @Makefile

Follow the Build Tools tutorial to setup your development environment.
Start a terminal in this project directory; and build the example:
```
cd mongoose/examples/file-transfer
make clean all
```

Manually start the server, either in background (to reuse the same terminal window) or in foreground; in which case you'll need another terminal to run the client. The server will listen at all interfaces in port 8090

./server
6332b7 2 server.c:157:main              Mongoose version : v7.12
6332b7 2 server.c:158:main              Listening on     : http://0.0.0.0:8090
6332b7 2 server.c:159:main              Web root         : [/home/mongoose/examples/file-transfer/web_root]
6332b7 2 server.c:160:main              Uploading to     : [/home/mongoose/examples/file-transfer/upload]

Manually run the client to send a file, default is to send it as "foo.txt" to the server in localhost at port 8090
```
./client -f Makefile
ok
```

Default operation is to assume hardcoded username and password. Call both server and client with no arguments to see usage instructions

See detailed tutorials at https://mongoose.ws/tutorials/file-uploads/ https://mongoose.ws/tutorials/http-server/ https://mongoose.ws/tutorials/http-client/

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