This is a python socket server that echos back any http request made to it.
Make a custom request:
$ curl --header "Favorite-Color: Purple" \
--data "param1=value1¶m2=value2"\
http://localhost:3246/hello-mars
Prints:
$ python echo.py
Echoing from http://localhost:3246
127.0.0.1 - Thu Mar 15 23:43:27 2018 - POST /hello-mars HTTP/1.1
Returns
POST /hello-mars HTTP/1.1
Host: localhost:3246
User-Agent: curl/7.54.0
Accept: */*
Favorite-Color: Purple
Content-Length: 27
Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded
param1=value1¶m2=value2
Python 3.4
No other dependencies
Default port is 3246 (echo on a dialpad)
Python:
./echo.py
Or:
Docker:
docker build -t echo-server .
docker run -itp 3246:3246 echo-server
Or: Dockerhub:
docker run -itp 3246:3246 cdfuller/echo-server
-b BIND, --bind BIND host to bind to
-p PORT, --port PORT port to listen on
-v, --verbose print all requests to terminal
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python -m echo- Notes:
- Works by default.
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