<NME> cors_webserver.py
<BEF> #!/usr/bin/env python
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"""
Simple web server serving local files that permits cross-origin requests.

This can be used to view local data with Neuroglancer.

WARNING: Because this web server permits cross-origin requests, it exposes any
data in the directory that is served to any web page running on a machine that
can connect to the web server.
"""

from __future__ import print_function, absolute_import

import argparse
import os
import sys

try:
    # Python3 and Python2 with future package.
    from http.server import SimpleHTTPRequestHandler, HTTPServer
except ImportError:
    from BaseHTTPServer import HTTPServer
    from SimpleHTTPServer import SimpleHTTPRequestHandler


class RequestHandler(SimpleHTTPRequestHandler):
    def end_headers(self):
        self.send_header('Access-Control-Allow-Origin', '*')
        SimpleHTTPRequestHandler.end_headers(self)


class Server(HTTPServer):
    protocol_version = 'HTTP/1.1'

    def __init__(self, server_address):
        HTTPServer.__init__(self, server_address, RequestHandler)


if __name__ == '__main__':
    ap = argparse.ArgumentParser()
    ap.add_argument('-p', '--port', default=9000, help='TCP port to listen on')
    ap.add_argument('-a', '--bind', default='127.0.0.1', help='Bind address')
    ap.add_argument('-d', '--directory', default='.', help='Directory to serve')

    args = ap.parse_args()
    os.chdir(args.directory)
    server = Server((args.bind, args.port))
    sa = server.socket.getsockname()
    print("Serving directory %s at http://%s:%d" % (os.getcwd(), sa[0], sa[1]))
    try:
        server.serve_forever()
    except KeyboardInterrupt:
        server.server_close()
        sys.exit(0)

<MSG> Fixes #94 - cors_webserver port needs to be type "int".

<DFF> @@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ class Server(HTTPServer):
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     ap = argparse.ArgumentParser()
-    ap.add_argument('-p', '--port', default=9000, help='TCP port to listen on')
+    ap.add_argument('-p', '--port', type=int, default=9000, help='TCP port to listen on')
     ap.add_argument('-a', '--bind', default='127.0.0.1', help='Bind address')
     ap.add_argument('-d', '--directory', default='.', help='Directory to serve')
 

Fixes #94 - cors_webserver port needs to be type "int".