The class HttpServer is used to write web servers; this server listens on (or binds to) a particular host and port for incoming HTTP requests. It provides event handlers (better called request handlers in this case) that are triggered when a request with incoming data from a web client is received.
We make a project called simple_webserver starting from the template command-line application and import dart:io as follows:
import 'dart:io';
//Define host and port:
InternetAddress HOST = InternetAddress.LOOPBACK_IP_V6;
const int PORT = 8080;
main() {
// Starting the web server:
HttpServer.bind(HOST, PORT)
.then((server) {
print('server starts listening on port
${server.port}');
// Starting the request handler:
server.listen(handleRequest);
})
.catchError(print);
}
handleRequest(HttpRequest req) {
print('request coming in');
req.response
..headers.contentType = new ContentType("text", "plain", charset...