Setting up an HTTP-Server/en

Introduction

You can use an HTTPServer inside expecco for various reasons:

• to generate JSON/XML/Text or other responses to a tested web application
• to provide status information to users
• to trigger actions inside a test-scenario from an outside browser
• many other possible applications

Using Standard Actions from the Standard Library

HTTP Server Actions

The standard library provides HTTP server actions in the "Networking & Interfacing" / "HTTP" / "Server" folder.

• create a new action (named "Setup & Configure HTTPServer").
• add the "HTTP [StartServer]" action

if you have to serve plain (unprocessed) files, for example for icons, images or other constant documents, then:

• add one or more "HTTP [Add File Service]" actions.

finally,

• add one or more "HTTP [Service]" actions.

these will be activated whenever a corresponding request is received by the server. They will get the request information as input and are expected to generate a response. The response will be returned to the HTTP server via the

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