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Extensions for HTTP servers

This snippet extends several types from the System.Net namespace. It provides an easy to use API for creating asynchronous (as well as synchronous) HTTP servers using F# asynchronous workflows.

System.Net Extensions

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type System.Net.HttpListener with
  /// Asynchronously retrieves the next incoming request
  member x.AsyncGetContext() = 
    Async.FromBeginEnd(x.BeginGetContext, x.EndGetContext)

type System.Net.WebClient with
  /// Asynchronously downloads data from the 
  member x.AsyncDownloadData(uri) = 
    Async.FromContinuations(fun (cont, econt, ccont) ->
      x.DownloadDataCompleted.Add(fun res ->
        if res.Error <> null then econt res.Error
        elif res.Cancelled then ccont (new OperationCanceledException())
        else cont res.Result)
      x.DownloadDataAsync(uri) )

type System.Net.HttpListener with 
  /// Starts an HTTP server on the specified URL with the
  /// specified asynchronous function for handling requests
  static member Start(url, f) = 
    let tokenSource = new CancellationTokenSource()
    Async.Start
      ( ( async { 
            use listener = new HttpListener()
            listener.Prefixes.Add(url)
            listener.Start()
            while true do 
              let! context = listener.AsyncGetContext()
              Async.Start(f context, tokenSource.Token) }),
        cancellationToken = tokenSource.Token)
    tokenSource

  /// Starts an HTTP server on the specified URL with the
  /// specified synchronous function for handling requests
  static member StartSynchronous(url, f) =
    HttpListener.Start(url, f >> async.Return) 

Simple synchronous Hello world server

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  // HTTP server that replies "Hello world" to any request
  let syncServer = HttpListener.StartSynchronous("http://localhost:8080/", fun ctx ->
    use sw = new StreamWriter(ctx.Response.OutputStream)
    sw.Write("<h1>Hello world!</h1>") )

  syncServer.Cancel()

Simple asynchronous Hello world server

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  // HTTP server that slowly generates Hello world in reply 
  // to any request (but is asynchronous and scales well)
  let asyncServer = HttpListener.Start("http://localhost:8080/", fun ctx -> async {
    use sw = new StreamWriter(ctx.Response.OutputStream)
    ctx.Response.SendChunked <- true
    for c in "<h1>Hello world!</h1>" do
      do! Async.Sleep(100)
      sw.Write(c) })

  asyncServer.Cancel()
namespace System
namespace System.Net
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type HttpListener =
  new : unit -> HttpListener
  member Abort : unit -> unit
  member AuthenticationSchemeSelectorDelegate : AuthenticationSchemeSelector with get, set
  member AuthenticationSchemes : AuthenticationSchemes with get, set
  member BeginGetContext : callback:AsyncCallback * state:obj -> IAsyncResult
  member Close : unit -> unit
  member DefaultServiceNames : ServiceNameCollection
  member EndGetContext : asyncResult:IAsyncResult -> HttpListenerContext
  member ExtendedProtectionPolicy : ExtendedProtectionPolicy with get, set
  member ExtendedProtectionSelectorDelegate : ExtendedProtectionSelector with get, set
  ...
  nested type ExtendedProtectionSelector

Full name: System.Net.HttpListener

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HttpListener() : unit
val x : HttpListener
member HttpListener.AsyncGetContext : unit -> Async<HttpListenerContext>

Full name: Script.AsyncGetContext


 Asynchronously retrieves the next incoming request
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type Async
static member AsBeginEnd : computation:('Arg -> Async<'T>) -> ('Arg * AsyncCallback * obj -> IAsyncResult) * (IAsyncResult -> 'T) * (IAsyncResult -> unit)
static member AwaitEvent : event:IEvent<'Del,'T> * ?cancelAction:(unit -> unit) -> Async<'T> (requires delegate and 'Del :> Delegate)
static member AwaitIAsyncResult : iar:IAsyncResult * ?millisecondsTimeout:int -> Async<bool>
static member AwaitTask : task:Task<'T> -> Async<'T>
static member AwaitWaitHandle : waitHandle:WaitHandle * ?millisecondsTimeout:int -> Async<bool>
static member CancelDefaultToken : unit -> unit
static member Catch : computation:Async<'T> -> Async<Choice<'T,exn>>
static member FromBeginEnd : beginAction:(AsyncCallback * obj -> IAsyncResult) * endAction:(IAsyncResult -> 'T) * ?cancelAction:(unit -> unit) -> Async<'T>
static member FromBeginEnd : arg:'Arg1 * beginAction:('Arg1 * AsyncCallback * obj -> IAsyncResult) * endAction:(IAsyncResult -> 'T) * ?cancelAction:(unit -> unit) -> Async<'T>
static member FromBeginEnd : arg1:'Arg1 * arg2:'Arg2 * beginAction:('Arg1 * 'Arg2 * AsyncCallback * obj -> IAsyncResult) * endAction:(IAsyncResult -> 'T) * ?cancelAction:(unit -> unit) -> Async<'T>
static member FromBeginEnd : arg1:'Arg1 * arg2:'Arg2 * arg3:'Arg3 * beginAction:('Arg1 * 'Arg2 * 'Arg3 * AsyncCallback * obj -> IAsyncResult) * endAction:(IAsyncResult -> 'T) * ?cancelAction:(unit -> unit) -> Async<'T>
static member FromContinuations : callback:(('T -> unit) * (exn -> unit) * (OperationCanceledException -> unit) -> unit) -> Async<'T>
static member Ignore : computation:Async<'T> -> Async<unit>
static member OnCancel : interruption:(unit -> unit) -> Async<IDisposable>
static member Parallel : computations:seq<Async<'T>> -> Async<'T []>
static member RunSynchronously : computation:Async<'T> * ?timeout:int * ?cancellationToken:CancellationToken -> 'T
static member Sleep : millisecondsDueTime:int -> Async<unit>
static member Start : computation:Async<unit> * ?cancellationToken:CancellationToken -> unit
static member StartAsTask : computation:Async<'T> * ?taskCreationOptions:TaskCreationOptions * ?cancellationToken:CancellationToken -> Task<'T>
static member StartChild : computation:Async<'T> * ?millisecondsTimeout:int -> Async<Async<'T>>
static member StartChildAsTask : computation:Async<'T> * ?taskCreationOptions:TaskCreationOptions -> Async<Task<'T>>
static member StartImmediate : computation:Async<unit> * ?cancellationToken:CancellationToken -> unit
static member StartWithContinuations : computation:Async<'T> * continuation:('T -> unit) * exceptionContinuation:(exn -> unit) * cancellationContinuation:(OperationCanceledException -> unit) * ?cancellationToken:CancellationToken -> unit
static member SwitchToContext : syncContext:SynchronizationContext -> Async<unit>
static member SwitchToNewThread : unit -> Async<unit>
static member SwitchToThreadPool : unit -> Async<unit>
static member TryCancelled : computation:Async<'T> * compensation:(OperationCanceledException -> unit) -> Async<'T>
static member CancellationToken : Async<CancellationToken>
static member DefaultCancellationToken : CancellationToken

Full name: Microsoft.FSharp.Control.Async

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type Async<'T>

Full name: Microsoft.FSharp.Control.Async<_>
static member Async.FromBeginEnd : beginAction:(AsyncCallback * obj -> IAsyncResult) * endAction:(IAsyncResult -> 'T) * ?cancelAction:(unit -> unit) -> Async<'T>
static member Async.FromBeginEnd : arg:'Arg1 * beginAction:('Arg1 * AsyncCallback * obj -> IAsyncResult) * endAction:(IAsyncResult -> 'T) * ?cancelAction:(unit -> unit) -> Async<'T>
static member Async.FromBeginEnd : arg1:'Arg1 * arg2:'Arg2 * beginAction:('Arg1 * 'Arg2 * AsyncCallback * obj -> IAsyncResult) * endAction:(IAsyncResult -> 'T) * ?cancelAction:(unit -> unit) -> Async<'T>
static member Async.FromBeginEnd : arg1:'Arg1 * arg2:'Arg2 * arg3:'Arg3 * beginAction:('Arg1 * 'Arg2 * 'Arg3 * AsyncCallback * obj -> IAsyncResult) * endAction:(IAsyncResult -> 'T) * ?cancelAction:(unit -> unit) -> Async<'T>
HttpListener.BeginGetContext(callback: AsyncCallback, state: obj) : IAsyncResult
HttpListener.EndGetContext(asyncResult: IAsyncResult) : HttpListenerContext
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type WebClient =
  inherit Component
  new : unit -> WebClient
  member BaseAddress : string with get, set
  member CachePolicy : RequestCachePolicy with get, set
  member CancelAsync : unit -> unit
  member Credentials : ICredentials with get, set
  member DownloadData : address:string -> byte[] + 1 overload
  member DownloadDataAsync : address:Uri -> unit + 1 overload
  member DownloadFile : address:string * fileName:string -> unit + 1 overload
  member DownloadFileAsync : address:Uri * fileName:string -> unit + 1 overload
  member DownloadString : address:string -> string + 1 overload
  ...

Full name: System.Net.WebClient

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WebClient() : unit
val x : WebClient
member WebClient.AsyncDownloadData : uri:Uri -> Async<byte []>

Full name: Script.AsyncDownloadData


 Asynchronously downloads data from the
val uri : Uri
static member Async.FromContinuations : callback:(('T -> unit) * (exn -> unit) * (OperationCanceledException -> unit) -> unit) -> Async<'T>
val cont : (byte [] -> unit)
val econt : (exn -> unit)
val ccont : (OperationCanceledException -> unit)
event WebClient.DownloadDataCompleted: IEvent<DownloadDataCompletedEventHandler,DownloadDataCompletedEventArgs>
member IObservable.Add : callback:('T -> unit) -> unit
val res : DownloadDataCompletedEventArgs
property ComponentModel.AsyncCompletedEventArgs.Error: exn
property ComponentModel.AsyncCompletedEventArgs.Cancelled: bool
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type OperationCanceledException =
  inherit SystemException
  new : unit -> OperationCanceledException + 5 overloads
  member CancellationToken : CancellationToken with get, set

Full name: System.OperationCanceledException

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OperationCanceledException() : unit
OperationCanceledException(message: string) : unit
OperationCanceledException(token: CancellationToken) : unit
OperationCanceledException(message: string, innerException: exn) : unit
OperationCanceledException(message: string, token: CancellationToken) : unit
OperationCanceledException(message: string, innerException: exn, token: CancellationToken) : unit
property DownloadDataCompletedEventArgs.Result: byte []
WebClient.DownloadDataAsync(address: Uri) : unit
WebClient.DownloadDataAsync(address: Uri, userToken: obj) : unit
static member HttpListener.Start : url:string * f:(HttpListenerContext -> Async<unit>) -> CancellationTokenSource

Full name: Script.Start


 Starts an HTTP server on the specified URL with the
 specified asynchronous function for handling requests
val url : string
val f : (HttpListenerContext -> Async<unit>)
val tokenSource : CancellationTokenSource
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type CancellationTokenSource =
  new : unit -> CancellationTokenSource
  member Cancel : unit -> unit + 1 overload
  member Dispose : unit -> unit
  member IsCancellationRequested : bool
  member Token : CancellationToken
  static member CreateLinkedTokenSource : [<ParamArray>] tokens:CancellationToken[] -> CancellationTokenSource + 1 overload

Full name: System.Threading.CancellationTokenSource

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CancellationTokenSource() : unit
static member Async.Start : computation:Async<unit> * ?cancellationToken:CancellationToken -> unit
val async : AsyncBuilder

Full name: Microsoft.FSharp.Core.ExtraTopLevelOperators.async
val listener : HttpListener
property HttpListener.Prefixes: HttpListenerPrefixCollection
HttpListenerPrefixCollection.Add(uriPrefix: string) : unit
HttpListener.Start() : unit
val context : HttpListenerContext
member HttpListener.AsyncGetContext : unit -> Async<HttpListenerContext>


 Asynchronously retrieves the next incoming request
property CancellationTokenSource.Token: CancellationToken
static member HttpListener.StartSynchronous : url:string * f:(HttpListenerContext -> unit) -> CancellationTokenSource

Full name: Script.StartSynchronous


 Starts an HTTP server on the specified URL with the
 specified synchronous function for handling requests
val f : (HttpListenerContext -> unit)
static member HttpListener.Start : url:string * f:(HttpListenerContext -> Async<unit>) -> CancellationTokenSource


 Starts an HTTP server on the specified URL with the
 specified asynchronous function for handling requests
member AsyncBuilder.Return : value:'T -> Async<'T>
val syncServer : CancellationTokenSource

Full name: Script.Simple.syncServer
static member HttpListener.StartSynchronous : url:string * f:(HttpListenerContext -> unit) -> CancellationTokenSource


 Starts an HTTP server on the specified URL with the
 specified synchronous function for handling requests
val ctx : HttpListenerContext
val sw : StreamWriter
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type StreamWriter =
  inherit TextWriter
  new : stream:Stream -> StreamWriter + 6 overloads
  member AutoFlush : bool with get, set
  member BaseStream : Stream
  member Close : unit -> unit
  member Encoding : Encoding
  member Flush : unit -> unit
  member Write : value:char -> unit + 3 overloads
  static val Null : StreamWriter

Full name: System.IO.StreamWriter

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StreamWriter(stream: Stream) : unit
StreamWriter(path: string) : unit
StreamWriter(stream: Stream, encoding: Text.Encoding) : unit
StreamWriter(path: string, append: bool) : unit
StreamWriter(stream: Stream, encoding: Text.Encoding, bufferSize: int) : unit
StreamWriter(path: string, append: bool, encoding: Text.Encoding) : unit
StreamWriter(path: string, append: bool, encoding: Text.Encoding, bufferSize: int) : unit
property HttpListenerContext.Response: HttpListenerResponse
property HttpListenerResponse.OutputStream: Stream
TextWriter.Write(value: obj) : unit
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TextWriter.Write(value: decimal) : unit
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TextWriter.Write(value: float) : unit
   (+0 other overloads)
TextWriter.Write(value: float32) : unit
   (+0 other overloads)
TextWriter.Write(value: uint64) : unit
   (+0 other overloads)
TextWriter.Write(value: int64) : unit
   (+0 other overloads)
TextWriter.Write(value: uint32) : unit
   (+0 other overloads)
TextWriter.Write(value: int) : unit
   (+0 other overloads)
TextWriter.Write(value: bool) : unit
   (+0 other overloads)
StreamWriter.Write(value: string) : unit
   (+0 other overloads)
CancellationTokenSource.Cancel() : unit
CancellationTokenSource.Cancel(throwOnFirstException: bool) : unit
val asyncServer : CancellationTokenSource

Full name: Script.Simple.asyncServer
property HttpListenerResponse.SendChunked: bool
val c : char
static member Async.Sleep : millisecondsDueTime:int -> Async<unit>
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Link:http://fssnip.net/6d
Posted:13 years ago
Author:Tomas Petricek
Tags: async , asynchronous workflows , http , server , httplistener