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Create a Simple HTTP File Server in Python

This code creates a simple HTTP file server that serves files from the current working directory on port 8000 using Python's built-in http.server module.

http server file-server
Python
import http.server
import socketserver
import os

PORT = 8000
DIRECTORY = os.getcwd()

class CustomHandler(http.server.SimpleHTTPRequestHandler):
    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
        super().__init__(*args, directory=DIRECTORY, **kwargs)

    def log_message(self, format, *args):
        print(f"[{self.log…
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Microservices patterns easy

How to Mock an Ambassador Edge Proxy in Python

Build a lightweight mock Ambassador edge proxy with Python's http.server that responds to health and user endpoint requests for local development and testing.

ambassador mock http-server
Python
import http.server
import json
import urllib.parse
import threading

class AmbassadorProxyHandler(http.server.BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
    def do_GET(self):
        parsed = urllib.parse.urlparse(self.path)
        if parsed.path == "/health":
            self.send_response(200)
            self.send_header("Content-T…
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