Reading JSON from SimpleHTTPServer Post data

Question

I am trying to build a simple REST server with python SimpleHTTPServer. I am having problem reading data from the post message. Please let me know if I am doing it right.

Answer 1

Thanks matthewatabet for the klein idea. I figured a way to implement it using BaseHTTPHandler. The code below.

from BaseHTTPServer import BaseHTTPRequestHandler, HTTPServer
import SocketServer
import simplejson
import random

class S(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
    def _set_headers(self):
        self.send_response(200)
        self.send_header('Content-type', 'text/html')
        self.end_headers()

    def do_GET(self):
        self._set_headers()
        f = open("index.html", "r")
        self.wfile.write(f.read())

    def do_HEAD(self):
        self._set_headers()

    def do_POST(self):
        self._set_headers()
        print "in post method"
        self.data_string = self.rfile.read(int(self.headers['Content-Length']))

        self.send_response(200)
        self.end_headers()

        data = simplejson.loads(self.data_string)
        with open("test123456.json", "w") as outfile:
            simplejson.dump(data, outfile)
        print "{}".format(data)
        f = open("for_presen.py")
        self.wfile.write(f.read())
        return


def run(server_class=HTTPServer, handler_class=S, port=80):
    server_address = ('', port)
    httpd = server_class(server_address, handler_class)
    print 'Starting httpd...'
    httpd.serve_forever()

if __name__ == "__main__":
    from sys import argv

if len(argv) == 2:
    run(port=int(argv[1]))
else:
    run()

And the corresponding html page

    
Enter Message
    

    [{"resources": {"dut": "any_ts", "endpoint1": "multistream_endpoint", "endpoint2": "multistream_endpoint"}},

{"action": "create_conference", "serverName": "dut", "conferenceName": "GURU_SLAVE_TS"},

{"action": "dial_out_ep", "serverName": "dut", "confName": "GURU_SLAVE_TS", "epName": "endpoint1"}
]