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Multi-threading with .Net HttpListener

For completeness, here is what it would look like if you manage your own worker threads: class HttpServer : IDisposable { private readonly HttpListener _listener; private readonly Thread _listenerThread; private readonly Thread[] _workers; private readonly ManualResetEvent _stop, _ready; private Queue<HttpListenerContext> _queue; public HttpServer(int maxThreads) { _workers = new Thread[maxThreads]; _queue = new Queue<HttpListenerContext>(); _stop = … Read more

Httplistener and file upload

I think you are making things harder on yourself than necessary by doing this with an HttpListener rather than using the built in facilities of ASP.Net. But if you must do it this way here is some sample code. Note: 1) I’m assuming you’re using enctype=”multipart/form-data” on your <form>. 2) This code is designed to … Read more

Handling multiple requests with C# HttpListener

If you’re here from the future and trying to handle multiple concurrent requests with a single thread using async/await.. public async Task Listen(string prefix, int maxConcurrentRequests, CancellationToken token) { HttpListener listener = new HttpListener(); listener.Prefixes.Add(prefix); listener.Start(); var requests = new HashSet<Task>(); for(int i=0; i < maxConcurrentRequests; i++) requests.Add(listener.GetContextAsync()); while (!token.IsCancellationRequested) { Task t = await … Read more

Httplistener with HTTPS support

I did a bunch of homework and got this working. The steps to add SSL support for an .NET HttpListener are: Update C# application code to include the https prefix. Example: String[] prefixes = { “http://*:8089/”,”https://*:8443/” }; That’s it from the code aspect. For the certificate side of things, using the Windows SDK command console … Read more

HttpListener Access Denied

Yes you can run HttpListener in non-admin mode. All you need to do is grant permissions to the particular URL. e.g. netsh http add urlacl url=http://+:80/MyUri user=DOMAIN\user Documentation is here.