Last Updated: February 25, 2016

groovy (java) simple http server with basic auth

Run a simple web server from groovy:

def handler = new ScriptHttpHandler()
def server = HttpServer.create(new InetSocketAddress(8080), 0)
HttpContext context = server.createContext("/", handler)
context.setAuthenticator(new BasicAuthAuthenticator())
server.start()

Request handler:

class ScriptHttpHandler implements HttpHandler {

 @Override
 void handle(HttpExchange exchange) {
 exchange.responseHeaders.set("Content-Type", "text/plain")
 exchange.sendResponseHeaders(200, 0)
 exchange.responseBody.withStream { OutputStream stream ->
 doExecute(exchange.requestBody, stream)
 }
 }

 protected void doExecute(InputStream input, OutputStream output) {
 ....
 }
}

Authentication:

class BasicAuthAuthenticator extends BasicAuthenticator {

 RemoteControlAuthenticator() {
 super("enter password")
 }

 @Override
 boolean checkCredentials(String user, String pwd) {
 return user.equals("user") && pwd.equals("password")
 }
}