notes on streaming http servers

Author: mmcgrana

examples/streaming-http-servers/streaming-http-servers.go

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+package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"net/http"
+	"time"
+)
+
+func stream(resp http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
+	respf, ok := resp.(http.Flusher)
+	if !ok {
+		panic("not flushable")
+	}
+	fmt.Println("stream")
+	resp.WriteHeader(200)
+	for i := 0; i < 10; i++ {
+		n, err := resp.Write([]byte("tick\n"))
+		respf.Flush()
+		fmt.Println("tick", n, err)
+		time.Sleep(time.Second * 1)
+	}
+}
+
+func main() {
+	http.HandleFunc("/", stream)
+	fmt.Println("serve")
+	http.ListenAndServe(":5000", nil)	
+}