Use com.sun.net.httpserver.HttpServer

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Javadoc for com.sun.net.httpserver.HttpServer

This class implements a simple HTTP server.

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Around 10% of the com.sun namespace is supported for use outside the JDK. Examples of supported com.sun APIs include:

• The Compiler Tree API (four com.sun packages exported by the jdk.compiler module)
• The HTTP Server API (two com.sun packages exported by the jdk.httpserver module)
• The SCTP API (the com.sun.nio.sctp package exported by the jdk.sctp module)
• JDK-specific extensions to the NIO API (the com.sun.nio.file package exported by the jdk.unsupported module)

You can view a list of the internal com.sun packages and the supported com.sun packages at ​https://cr.openjdk.java.net/~mr/jigsaw/jdk8-packages-strongly-encapsulated

Somewhat related: JEP 408: Simple Web Server – ​https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/408

Provide a command-line tool to start a minimal web server that serves static files in the current directory. This low-threshold utility will be useful for prototyping, ad-hoc coding, and testing purposes, particularly in educational contexts.

[Don-vip]

Please note this class is in jdk.httpserver module in Java 9+ so it might require some additional command line arguments in launchers (junit, jnlp, macos, linux, etc.)