cors_webserver.py

#!/usr/bin/env python
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"""
Simple web server serving local files that permits cross-origin requests.

This can be used to view local data with Neuroglancer.

WARNING: Because this web server permits cross-origin requests, it exposes any
data in the directory that is served to any web page running on a machine that
can connect to the web server.
"""

import argparse
import os
import sys
from http.server import HTTPServer, SimpleHTTPRequestHandler


class RequestHandler(SimpleHTTPRequestHandler):
    def end_headers(self):
        self.send_header("Access-Control-Allow-Origin", "*")
        SimpleHTTPRequestHandler.end_headers(self)


class Server(HTTPServer):
    protocol_version = "HTTP/1.1"

    def __init__(self, server_address):
        HTTPServer.__init__(self, server_address, RequestHandler)


if __name__ == "__main__":
    ap = argparse.ArgumentParser()
    ap.add_argument(
        "-p", "--port", type=int, default=9000, help="TCP port to listen on"
    )
    ap.add_argument("-a", "--bind", default="127.0.0.1", help="Bind address")
    ap.add_argument("-d", "--directory", default=".", help="Directory to serve")

    args = ap.parse_args()
    os.chdir(args.directory)
    server = Server((args.bind, args.port))
    sa = server.socket.getsockname()
    print("Serving directory %s at http://%s:%d" % (os.getcwd(), sa[0], sa[1]))
    try:
        server.serve_forever()
    except KeyboardInterrupt:
        server.server_close()
        sys.exit(0)