unrar / midb

      # @param port [Fixnum] Port to which the server will listen.

      def start(port=8081)

        serv = TCPServer.new("localhost", port)

        MIDB::Interface::Server.info(:start, port)

        # Manage the requests

        loop do

          socket = serv.accept

          MIDB::Interface::Server.info(:incoming_request, socket.addr[3])

          request = self.parse_request(socket.gets)

          # Get a hash with the headers

          headers = {}

            break if line[0] == "" 

            headers[line[0].chop] = line[1].strip

          end

          data = socket.read(headers["Content-Length"].to_i)

          MIDB::Interface::Server.info(:request, request)

          response_json = Hash.new()

          # Endpoint syntax: ["", FILE, ID, (ACTION)]

          endpoint = request[1].split("/")

          if endpoint.length >= 2

            ep_file = endpoint[1].split("?")[0]

          else

            ep_file = ""

          end

          method = request[0]

          endpoints = [] # Valid endpoints

          # Load the JSON served files

          @config["serves"].each do |js|

            # The filename is a valid endpoint

            endpoints.push File.basename(js, ".*")

          end

          # Load the endpoints

          found = false

          endpoints.each do |ep|

            if ep_file == ep

              found = true

              MIDB::Interface::Server.info(:match_json, ep)

              # Create the model

              dbop = MIDB::API::Model.new(ep, @db, self)

              # Analyze the request and pass it to the model

              # Is the method accepted?

              accepted_methods = ["GET", "POST", "PUT", "DELETE"]

              unless accepted_methods.include? method

                @http_status = "405 Method Not Allowed"

                response_json = MIDB::Interface::Server.json_error(405, "Method Not Allowed").to_json

              else

                # Do we need authentication?

                auth_req = false

                unauthenticated = false

                if @config["privacy#{method.downcase}"] == true

                  MIDB::Interface::Server.info(:auth_required)

                  auth_req = true

                  # For GET and DELETE requests, the object of the digest is the endpoint

                  if (method == "GET") || (method == "DELETE")

                    data = ep_file

                  end

                  # If it's a GET request and we have a different key for GET methods...

                  if (@config["apigetkey"] != nil) && (method == "GET")

                    unauthenticated = (not headers.has_key? "Authentication") ||

                     (not MIDB::API::Security.check?(headers["Authentication"], data, @config["apigetkey"]))

                  else

                    unauthenticated = (not headers.has_key? "Authentication") ||

                       (not MIDB::API::Security.check?(headers["Authentication"], data, @config["apikey"]))

                  end

                end

                # Proceed to handle the request

                if unauthenticated

                  response_json = self.unauth_request

                  puts ">> has header: #{headers.has_key? "Authentication"}"

                else

                  MIDB::Interface::Server.info(:auth_success) if (not unauthenticated) && auth_req

                  if method == "GET"

                    case endpoint.length

                    when 2

                      # No ID has been specified. Return all the entries

                      # Pass it to the model and get the JSON

                      MIDB::Interface::Server.info(:fetch, "get_all_entries()")

                      response_json = dbop.get_all_entries().to_json

                    when 3

                      # This regular expression checks if it contains an integer

                        # An ID has been specified. Should it exist, return all of its entries.

                        MIDB::Interface::Server.info(:fetch, "get_entries(#{endpoint[2]})")

                        response_json = dbop.get_entries(endpoint[2].to_i).to_json

                      else

                        # A row has been specified, but no pattern

                        MIDB::Interface::Server.info(:fetch, "get_column_entries(#{endpoint[2]})")

                        response_json = dbop.get_column_entries(endpoint[2]).to_json

                      end

                    when 4

                      if (endpoint[2].is_a? String) && (endpoint[3].is_a? String) then

                        # A row and a pattern have been specified

                        MIDB::Interface::Server.info(:fetch, "get_matching_rows(#{endpoint[2]}, #{endpoint[3]})")

                        response_json = dbop.get_matching_rows(endpoint[2], endpoint[3]).to_json

                      end

                    end

                  elsif method == "POST"

                    MIDB::Interface::Server.info(:fetch, "post(#{data})")

                    response_json = dbop.post(data).to_json

                  else

                    if endpoint.length >= 3

                      if method == "DELETE"

                        MIDB::Interface::Server.info(:fetch, "delete(#{endpoint[2]})")

                        response_json = dbop.delete(endpoint[2]).to_json 

                      elsif method == "PUT"

                        MIDB::Interface::Server.info(:fetch, "put(#{endpoint[2]}, data)")

                        response_json = dbop.put(endpoint[2], data).to_json

                      end

                    else

                      @http_status = "404 Not Found"

                      response_json = MIDB::Interface::Server.json_error(404, "Must specify an ID.").to_json

                    end

                  end

                end

              end 

              MIDB::Interface::Server.info(:response, response_json)

              # Return the results via HTTP

              socket.print "HTTP/1.1 #{@http_status}\r\n" +

                          "Content-Type: text/json\r\n" +

                          "Content-Length: #{response_json.size}\r\n" +

                          "Connection: close\r\n"

              socket.print "\r\n"

              socket.print response_json

              socket.print "\r\n"

              MIDB::Interface::Server.info(:success)

            end

          end

          unless found

            MIDB::Interface::Server.info(:not_found)

            response = MIDB::Interface::Server.json_error(404, "Invalid API endpoint.").to_json

            socket.print "HTTP/1.1 404 Not Found\r\n" +

                         "Content-Type: text/json\r\n" +

                         "Content-Length: #{response.size}\r\n" +

                         "Connection: close\r\n"

            socket.print "\r\n"

            socket.print response

          end

        end

end