mongoose/docs/Embed.md
2014-03-02 13:00:44 +00:00

113 lines
5.5 KiB
Markdown

# Mongoose Embedding Guide
Embedding Mongoose is done in two steps:
1. Copy
[mongoose.c](https://raw.github.com/cesanta/mongoose/master/mongoose.c) and
[mongoose.h](https://raw.github.com/cesanta/mongoose/master/mongoose.h)
to your application's source tree and include them in the build.
2. Somewhere in the application code, call `mg_create_server()` to create
a server, configure it with `mg_set_option()` and loop with
`mg_poll_server()` until done. Call `mg_destroy_server()` to cleanup.
Here's a minimal application `app.c` that embeds mongoose:
#include "mongoose.h"
int main(void) {
struct mg_server *server = mg_create_server(NULL);
mg_set_option(server, "document_root", "."); // Serve current directory
mg_set_option(server, "listening_port", "8080"); // Open port 8080
for (;;) mg_poll_server(server, 1000); // Infinite loop, Ctrl-C to stop
mg_destroy_server(&server);
return 0;
}
To compile it, put `mongoose.c`, `mongoose.h` and `app.c` into one
folder, start terminal on UNIX or Visual Studio command line prompt on Windows,
and run the following command:
cc app.c mongoose.c -pthread -o app # on Unix
cl app.c mongoose.c /TC /MD # on Windows
When run, this simple application opens port 8080 and serves static files,
CGI files and lists directory content in the current working directory.
Mongoose can call user-defined functions when certain URIs are requested.
These functions are _called uri handlers_. `mg_add_uri_handler()` registers
an URI handler, and there is no restriction exist on the number of URI handlers.
Also, mongoose can call a user-defined function when it is about to send
HTTP error back to client. That function is called _http error handler_ and
can be registered by `mg_set_http_error_handler()`. Handlers are called
by Mongoose with `struct mg_connection *` pointer as a parameter, which
has all information about the request: HTTP headers, POST or websocket
data buffer, etcetera.
Let's extend our minimal application example and
create an URI that will be served by user's C code. The app will handle
`/hello` URI by showing a hello message. So, when app is run,
http://127.0.0.1:8080/hello will say hello, and here's the code:
#include <string.h>
#include "mongoose.h"
static int handle_hello(struct mg_connection *conn) {
static const char *reply = "Hello world!\n";
mg_write_data(conn, reply, strlen(reply));
return 1;
}
int main(void) {
struct mg_server *server = mg_create_server(NULL);
mg_set_option(server, "document_root", ".");
mg_set_option(server, "listening_port", "8080");
mg_add_uri_handler(server, "/hello", &handle_hello);
for (;;) mg_poll_server(server, 1000); // Infinite loop, Ctrl-C to stop
mg_destroy_server(&server);
return 0;
}
Below is the list of compilation flags that enable or disable certain
features. By default, some features are enabled, and could be disabled
by setting appropriate `NO_*` flag. Features that are disabled by default
could be enabled by setting appropriate `USE_*` flag. Bare bones Mongoose
is quite small, about 30 kilobytes of compiled x86 code. Each feature adds
a couple of kilobytes to the executable size, and also has some runtime penalty.
-DMONGOOSE_NO_AUTH Disable MD5 authorization support
-DMONGOOSE_NO_CGI Disable CGI support
-DMONGOOSE_NO_DAV Disable WebDAV support
(PUT, DELETE, MKCOL, PROPFIND methods)
-DMONGOOSE_NO_DIRECTORY_LISTING Disable directory listing
-DMONGOOSE_NO_FILESYSTEM Disables all file IO, serving from memory only
-DMONGOOSE_NO_LOGGING Disable access/error logging
-DMONGOOSE_NO_THREADS
-DMONGOOSE_NO_WEBSOCKET Disable WebSocket support
-DMONGOOSE_USE_IDLE_TIMEOUT_SECONDS=X Idle connection timeout, default is 30
-DMONGOOSE_USE_IPV6 Enable IPv6 support
-DMONGOOSE_USE_LUA Enable Lua scripting
-DMONGOOSE_USE_LUA_SQLITE3 Enable sqlite3 binding for Lua
-DMONGOOSE_USE_SSL Enable SSL
-DMONGOOSE_USE_POST_SIZE_LIMIT=X POST requests larger than X will be
rejected, not set by default
-DMONGOOSE_USE_EXTRA_HTTP_HEADERS=X Append X to the HTTP headers
for static files, empty by default
-DMONGOOSE_USE_STACK_SIZE=X Let mg_start_thread() use stack
size X, default is OS default
-DMONGOOSE_ENABLE_DEBUG Enables debug messages on stdout, very noisy
-DMONGOOSE_HEXDUMP=\"XXX\" Enables hexdump of sent and received traffic
to the text files. XXX must be a prefix of the
IP address whose traffic must be hexdumped.
Mongoose source code contains a well-commented example code, listed below:
* [hello.c](https://github.com/cesanta/mongoose/blob/master/examples/hello.c)
a minimalistic hello world example
* [post.c](https://github.com/cesanta/mongoose/blob/master/examples/post.c)
shows how to handle form input
* [upload.c](https://github.com/cesanta/mongoose/blob/master/examples/post.c)
shows how to upload files
* [websocket.c](https://github.com/cesanta/mongoose/blob/master/examples/websocket.c) demonstrates websocket usage
* [auth.c](https://github.com/cesanta/mongoose/blob/master/examples/websocket.c) demonstrates API-controlled Digest authorization