Crest is a lightweight, simple-to-use webserver framework for building web applications in C. It supports routing, middleware, static hosting, and more, making it a flexible choice for developers who want control over their web server logic.
- Simple and customizable routing
- Middleware support
- Static file hosting
- JSON and HTML responses
- Basic error handling
- Redirects
Here's a simple example of how to set up a web server using Crest. This server demonstrates various routes, including serving static files, handling POST requests, and sending JSON responses.
#include <stdio.h>
#include "webserver/webserver.h"
Webserver *webserver;
void index_route(const Request *request, Response *response)
{
send_response(response, "Hello, World!");
}
void shutdown_server(const Request *request, Response *response)
{
webserver->continue_running = false;
printf("shutting donw\n");
send_response(response, "Shutting down");
}
void html_test(const Request *request, Response *response)
{
set_content_type(response, HTML);
send_response(response, "<body> <h1>human</h1><p>sus</p> </body>");
}
void redirect_test(const Request *request, Response *response) {
redirect_response(response, "/", true);
}
int main()
{
initialise_webserver_framework();
webserver = create_webserver();
HashTable *games_router = create_routing_table();
add_route(webserver->routes, Get, "/", &index_route);
add_route(webserver->routes, Get, "/shutdown", &shutdown_server);
add_route(webserver->routes, Get, "/redirect", &redirect_test);
add_router(webserver->routes, "/games", games_router);
add_route(games_router, Get, "/", &html_test);
add_route(games_router, Get, "/index", &html_test);
add_route(games_router, Get, "/index.html", &html_test);
run_webserver(webserver);
clean_up_webserver(webserver);
clean_up_webserver_framework();
return 0;
}- Clone the repository.
- Include the necessary files from the
webserverdirectory. - Compile the project:
gcc -o webserver main.c webserver/*.c - Run the webserver
./webserver - Access the web server at http://localhost:4096 (Default PORT is 4096).
Feel free to fork and submit pull requests to improve the framework. Any contributions are welcome!
This project is licensed under the MIT License.