TheWaWaR / TheWaWaR/simple-http-server

redirect /page to /page.html

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Description

Thanks for working on simple-http-server, it's been working great for us!

We use simple-http-server for local development on our website, one issue we have is that our links are set up like /tutorial not /tutorial.html. This currently results in a 404.

Would you accept a pull request that adds this functionality?

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Research direction

Start by locating the HTTP request path handling for static files in simple-http-server and trace how /tutorial currently becomes a 404. Check the existing request-handling tests, if present, before deciding how extensionless paths should map to .html. Done means a request such as /tutorial serves the corresponding HTML page while missing targets still return 404.

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Assessment

Tech stack
rust
Domain
backend
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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