EzWebServerV2 1.0.0

EzWebServerV2

EzWebServerV2 is a lightweight C# web server inspired by Express.js.
It’s a complete rewrite of my first version, with improved stability, cleaner syntax, and more features.

NOTICE: The first version was never published anywhere.

How to set up?

using EzWebServerV2;

public class Program
{
    static void Main()
    {
        Server server = new Server("http://localhost:3000/"); //creates server on given IP

        server.Get("/", (req, res) => //routes to "/" when a request is given
        {
            res.SendFile("./index.html"); //sends a file
        });

        server.Start(); //starts the server
    }
}

EzWebServerV2 supports both GET and POST requests, with a simple and expressive routing API.

server.Start();

server.Start() - Starts the given server
server.Start(true) - Starts the server in a new thread

server.Get/Post

There are 2 ways to set it up, and that is what kind of request you need:
server.Get("/", (req, res) =>
OR
server.Post("/", (req, res) =>
Get creates a get-request, while post handles post-requests.

REQ

Req handles the "request" data, which includes Query-strings (/helloWorld?query=hello)
There are a few commands, which are useful:
req.Body(<key>) - Gets something specific from a POST-Request.
req.Param(<key>) - Gets a dynamic parameter from the URL (e.g., in /user/:id)
req.Json(<key>) - When the post-request is JSON (will return objects instead of strings with Body)
req.Session(<key>) - Gets a session when it exists with given name
req.Session(<key>, <value>) - Sets a given session

RES

The RES is known as Response, which is supposed to send data to client, such as: Text, JSON, files.
COMMANDS:
res.Status(<int>) - Sets the status response with an HTTP response code. (default = 200)
res.Text(<string>) - Sends string-based content to the user
res.Html(<string>) - Sends plain HTML to the user
res.Json(new { <JSON> }) - Sends JSON-data to the user
res.SendFile(<string>) - Path to the file the user will recieve

Notice: You can have res.Status(200).SendFile("./index.html"); as a structure.

Routes

Routes are certain strings the server listens for connections for, like GET and POST requests.
Here are some examples:

GET-REQUEST

server.Get("/", (req, res) => //Handles GET requests to "/"
{
    res.Text("This is a GET-Request!");
});

POST-REQUEST

server.Post("/", (req, res) => //Handles POST requests for "/"
{
    res.Text("This is a POST-Request!");
});

A POST-Request has a req.Body where post-data is sent to.
A GET-Request has everything a POST-Request has, except the Req.Body.
Both have access to Sessions.

Features

• Express.js-style routing
• Built-in session handling
• JSON & file responses
• Threaded server mode
• Clean and minimal C# API

Still in development

This project is still evolving. Feel free to open issues or contribute on GitHub!