README.md

tiny-http-echo

A minimal Go HTTP server that locally echoes the requests it receives.

This program can be useful in debugging HTTP clients and/or server components of distributed systems.

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Example

Using 5 panes in tmux with 1 client (top left), 1 test server(bottom left), 3 tiny-http-echo servers.

Installation

Must have Go and Git installed

1. Retrieve source code:

• go get -u github.com/stvhwrd/tiny-http-echo

2. Build binary:

• go install github.com/stvhwrd/tiny-http-echo

Configuration

There is only one configuration option, taken as a runtime flag:

  -port string
        The port for this HTTP server to listen on, eg. -port=8080

Usage

Use go run and include the port flag:

• go run $GOPATH/github.com/stvhwrd/tiny-http-echo -port=YOUR_PORT_GOES_HERE

or, if you have $GOPATH/bin in your $PATH, you can use the shorthand:

• tiny-http-echo -port=YOUR_PORT_GOES_HERE