yemreaycicek/webserv

How yemreaycicek/webserv works

webserv is a non-blocking HTTP/1.1 server. Its principal workflow is: load and parse configuration, create listening sockets, accept clients, parse requests, select server/location behavior, then return an HTTP response or run CGI. The README documents static files, directory listings, uploads, redirects, error pages, and body limits as additional request-handling capabilities. Source excerpts show the main wiring and CGI streaming; several runtime implementation details are unsampled, so those links are omitted or marked unverified.

Main entry points: Server.cpp Server coordinator · Executor.cpp Request executor · Lexer.cpp Config lexer · Parser.cpp Config parser

Components 15

Configuration

Config arguments src/utils/arg.cpp
Config lexer src/config/Lexer.cpp
Config parser src/config/Parser.cpp
Server router src/config/Router.cpp

HTTP Model

HTTP request src/http/Request.cpp

Event Runtime

Client connection src/exec/Connection.cpp
Poll event loop src/exec/Poller.cpp
Server coordinator src/exec/Server.cpp

Request Handling

Request executor src/exec/Executor.cpp
Path resolver src/exec/Resolver.cpp
Response builder src/exec/ResponseBuilder.cpp
CGI process src/exec/Cgi.cpp

Networking

Listening sockets src/net/ListenSocket.cpp
Socket primitives src/net/Socket.cpp

Other components

HTTP client

Connections 16

HTTP client → Server coordinator: sends requests
Config arguments → Config lexer: provides config
Config lexer → Config parser: tokenizes for
Config parser → Server router: configures
Server router → Server coordinator: configures
Server coordinator → Listening sockets: creates listeners src/exec/Server.cpp
Listening sockets → Socket primitives: extends
Server coordinator → Poll event loop: registers descriptors src/exec/Server.cpp
Server coordinator → Client connection: creates connections src/exec/Server.cpp
Client connection → HTTP request: parses input
Server coordinator → Request executor: executes requests src/exec/Server.cpp
Request executor → Path resolver: resolves paths
Request executor → Response builder: builds responses
Server coordinator → CGI process: starts and relays src/exec/Server.cpp
Request executor → CGI process: identifies CGI requests
Server coordinator → HTTP client: writes responses

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