TinyDroidHttpd

TinyDroidHttpd is a very light-weight server based NanoHttpd and used for Android. More about NanoHttpd to see THIS and THIS.

HOW to use it on Android Studio

1. Add a new module or just create a individual package for the TinyDroidHttpd, and then copy all codes there. According to your need, you can add more MIME types in mimetypes.properties file under the tynyhttpd/assets folder.

2. TinyDroidHttpd needs to be initialized. You should only do this ONE time, so placing the initialization in your Application is a good idea. An example for this would be:

[MyApplication.java]
public class MyApplication extends Application {
    @Override
    public void onCreate() {
        super.onCreate();
        SimpleWebServer.init(this, BuildConfig.DEBUG);
    }
}

NOTE: Remember to also declare you Application class in the AndroidManifest.xml as well as add the required permissions. In most cases you will need the INTERNET permission.

  <manifest
    ...
    >
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
    <application
      ...
      android:label="@string/app_name"
      android:name=".MyApplication"
      >
      ...
    </application>
    ...
  </manifest>

3. You can invoke SimpleWebServer.runServer(String[]) method to start the server. It need a string array as parameter. By the parameter, you can set hostname, port and web workspace directory for the server as normal. It likes as following:

-h|--hostname NAME -p|--port PORT -d|--dir DIRECTORY

NOTE: Server works on the same thread as started it, so you must not start it on your UI thread.

4. SimpleWebServer.stopServer() can stop the running server.