TheWaWaR / TheWaWaR/simple-http-server

[feature request] rewrite path

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Description

I love using it to mock web apps using HTML pages.
However I'd like to strip the .html extension in URL path.

E.g. instead of requesting /home.html to serve local ./home.html, I'd like to request /home.

I could achieve that with a simple path rewrite, e.g. a CLI option --path-rewrite with a regex.

simple-http-server --path-rewrite='s/*.html$//'

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The issue names no files or tests; start at the simple-http-server CLI entry point and trace how request paths map to local files. Clarify the rewrite syntax and matching behavior, then verify that requesting /home serves ./home.html while preserving the expected behavior for other paths.

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Assessment

Tech stack
rust
Domain
backend, cli
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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