WebServer Class Reference

A class that represents a web server handling HTTP requests. More...

#include <WebServer.h>

Public Member Functions
	WebServer (std::mutex &coutMutex_)
	Constructor to initialize the WebServer with a mutex for output synchronization.
	~WebServer ()
	Destructor to clean up resources used by the WebServer.
void	start ()
	Starts the web server in a separate thread.
void	assignRequest (const Request &req)
	Assigns a request to the web server for processing.
void	stop ()
	Stops the web server and joins the server thread.
bool	isRunning ()
	Checks if the web server is currently running.
bool	hasRequest ()
	Checks if the server currently has a request assigned.
void	printDetails ()
	Prints details about the web server's status and configuration.

Detailed Description

A class that represents a web server handling HTTP requests.

The WebServer class encapsulates the logic for processing incoming requests in a separate thread. It includes methods for starting and stopping the server, assigning requests, and checking the server's status.

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

WebServer()

WebServer::WebServer

(

std::mutex &

coutMutex

)

Constructor to initialize the WebServer with a mutex for output synchronization.

Constructs a WebServer object.

Parameters

coutMutex_

A reference to a mutex to ensure thread-safe output to the console.

Initializes the server with a random IP address, sets it to running, and creates a default Request object.

Parameters

coutMutex

Reference to the mutex used for thread-safe console output.

~WebServer()

WebServer::~WebServer

(

)

Destructor to clean up resources used by the WebServer.

Destructor for WebServer.

Joins the server thread before destruction to ensure proper cleanup.

Member Function Documentation

assignRequest()

void WebServer::assignRequest

(

const Request &

req

)

Assigns a request to the web server for processing.

Assigns a Request object to the WebServer.

Parameters

req	The Request object to be processed by the server.

This function assigns a new Request to the server and notifies the server thread to process it.

Parameters

req	The Request object to be processed.

hasRequest()

bool WebServer::hasRequest

(

)

Checks if the server currently has a request assigned.

Checks if the web server has a pending request.

Returns

True if there is an assigned request, false otherwise.

True if there is a request pending, false otherwise.

isRunning()

bool WebServer::isRunning

(

)

Checks if the web server is currently running.

Returns

True if the server is running, false otherwise.

True if the server is running, false otherwise.

printDetails()

void WebServer::printDetails

(

)

Prints details about the web server's status and configuration.

Prints the details of the web server.

This function outputs the web server's IP address and running status to the console.

start()

void WebServer::start

(

)

Starts the web server in a separate thread.

Starts the web server.

This function creates a new thread that runs the run() function of the WebServer.

stop()

void WebServer::stop

(

)

Stops the web server and joins the server thread.

Stops the web server.

This function sets the running flag to false, signaling the server to stop.

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The documentation for this class was generated from the following files:

• include/WebServer.h
• src/WebServer.cpp