shrimple-localhost
| Crates.io | shrimple-localhost |
| lib.rs | shrimple-localhost |
| version | 5.2.0 |
| created_at | 2024-04-28 20:02:24.004067+00 |
| updated_at | 2024-09-21 16:41:22.608834+00 |
| description | Zero-dependency localhost server, usable both in the terminal and in your Rust code |
| homepage | |
| repository | https://github.com/schvv31n/shrimple-localhost |
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Tim Kurdov (its-the-shrimp)
documentation
https://docs.rs/shrimple-localhost
README
serve_current_dir()
Host your local files, e.g. for inspection by tools such as your trusty browser:
- On any platform,
- Without any additional dependencies,
- Without even executing any shell commands!
Installation
Need it as a CLI?
cargo install shrimple-localhost
Need it as a library?
cargo add shrimple-localhost
Usage
CLI
Without any options, shrimple-localhost defaults to hosting the files in the current directory at the default port
shrimple-localhost
- To specify a custom root, provide the
-rflag followed by the path to the root - To specify a custom port, provide the
-pflag followed by the port number
shrimple-localhost -p 4096 -r ~/website/static
Library
More on this in the docs of the library: https://docs.rs/shrimple-localhost
Limitations
The server to be made lightweight, thus it's very barebones; it can only handle 1 connection at once, which should be enough for what's merely a development tool.