def __init__(self, request_handler, max_request=104857600, keep_alive=True,
ssl_options=None):
"""
Initializes an HTTP server object.
Args:
request_handler: A callable that should accept a single parameter,
that being an instance of the HTTPRequest class representing
the current request.
max_request: The maximum allowed length of an incoming HTTP request
body, which is used for receiving HTTP POST data and uploaded
files. Optional. Defaults to 10MB.
keep_alive: If set to False, only one request will be allowed per
connection. Optional.
ssl_options: A dict of options for establishing SSL connections. If
this is set, the server will be able to serve pages via HTTPS
and not just HTTP. The keys and values provided should mimic
the arguments taken by ssl.wrap_socket.
"""
SSLServer.__init__(self, ssl_options=ssl_options)
# Storage
self.request_handler = request_handler
self.max_request = max_request
self.keep_alive = keep_alive
def listen(self, port=None, host='', backlog=1024):
"""
Begins listening on the given host and port.
Args:
port: The port to listen on. Optional. If not specified, will be
set to 80 for regular HTTP, or 443 if SSL options have been
set.
host: The hostname to listen on. Defaults to ''.
backlog: The maximum number of queued connections. Defaults
to 1024.
"""
if not port:
if self.ssl_options:
port = 443
else:
port = 80
SSLServer.listen(self, port, host, backlog)