Removed initial Thread for the HTTP_HANDLER, this is not needed here

Removed HTTP_SERVER_SHARED_CONFIGURATION from the library ... not needed by the library.
Added HTTP_SERVER_SHARED_CONFIGURATION  to the example to show how to share the configuration, if needed

example/SimpleWebServer/application.e

@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ class
 inherit
 	ARGUMENTS
 
+	HTTP_SERVER_SHARED_CONFIGURATION
+
 create
 	make
 
@@ -24,6 +26,7 @@ feature {NONE} -- Initialization
 			create l_cfg.make
 			l_cfg.http_server_port := 9_000
 			l_cfg.document_root := default_document_root
+			set_server_configuration (l_cfg)
 			debug ("nino")
 				l_cfg.set_is_verbose (True)
 			end

library/http_handler.e

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ deferred class
 	HTTP_HANDLER
 
 inherit
-	THREAD
+	ANY
 
 	HTTP_CONSTANTS
 
@@ -27,6 +27,13 @@ feature {NONE} -- Initialization
 			main_server_set: a_main_server ~ main_server
 		end
 
+feature -- Output
+
+	log (a_message: READABLE_STRING_8)
+		do
+			io.put_string (a_message)
+		end
+
 feature -- Inherited Features
 
 	execute
@@ -43,14 +50,14 @@ feature -- Inherited Features
 			create l_http_socket.make_server_by_port (l_http_port)
 			if not l_http_socket.is_bound then
 				if is_verbose then
-					print ("Socket could not be bound on port " + l_http_port.out )
+					log ("Socket could not be bound on port " + l_http_port.out )
 				end
 			else
 				l_http_port := l_http_socket.port
 				from
 					l_http_socket.listen (main_server_configuration.max_tcp_clients)
 					if is_verbose then
-						print ("%NHTTP Connection Server ready on port " + l_http_port.out +" : http://localhost:" + l_http_port.out + "/%N")
+						log ("%NHTTP Connection Server ready on port " + l_http_port.out +" : http://localhost:" + l_http_port.out + "/%N")
 					end
 					on_launched (l_http_port)
 				until
@@ -59,13 +66,7 @@ feature -- Inherited Features
 					l_http_socket.accept
 					if not is_stop_requested then
 						if attached l_http_socket.accepted as l_thread_http_socket then
-								--| FIXME jfiat [2011/11/03] : should launch a new thread to handle this connection
-								--| also handle permanent connection...?
-							receive_message_and_send_reply (l_thread_http_socket)
-							l_thread_http_socket.cleanup
-							check
-								socket_closed: l_thread_http_socket.is_closed
-							end
+							process_connection (l_thread_http_socket)
 						end
 					end
 					is_stop_requested := main_server.stop_requested
@@ -79,10 +80,10 @@ feature -- Inherited Features
 				on_stopped
 			end
 			if is_verbose then
-				print ("HTTP Connection Server ends.")
+				log ("HTTP Connection Server ends.")
 			end
 		rescue
-			print ("HTTP Connection Server shutdown due to exception. Please relaunch manually.")
+			log ("HTTP Connection Server shutdown due to exception. Please relaunch manually.")
 
 			if attached l_http_socket as ll_http_socket then
 				ll_http_socket.cleanup
@@ -97,6 +98,18 @@ feature -- Inherited Features
 			retry
 		end
 
+	process_connection (a_socket: TCP_STREAM_SOCKET)
+			-- Process incoming connection
+		do
+			log ("Incoming connection...%N")
+				--| FIXME jfiat [2011/11/03] : should use a Pool of Threads/Handler to process this connection
+				--| also handle permanent connection...?
+			receive_message_and_send_reply (a_socket)
+			a_socket.cleanup
+		ensure
+			socket_closed: a_socket.is_closed
+		end
+
 feature -- Event
 
 	on_launched (a_port: INTEGER)

library/http_server.e

@@ -7,9 +7,6 @@ note
 class
 	HTTP_SERVER
 
-inherit
-	HTTP_SERVER_SHARED_CONFIGURATION
-
 create
 	make
 
@@ -18,7 +15,6 @@ feature -- Initialization
 	make (cfg: like configuration)
 		do
 			configuration := cfg
-			set_server_configuration (configuration)
 		end
 
 	setup (a_http_handler: HTTP_HANDLER)
@@ -30,12 +26,7 @@ feature -- Initialization
 				print ("Starting Web Application Server (port="+ configuration.http_server_port.out +"):%N")
 			end
 			stop_requested := False
-			if configuration.force_single_threaded then
-				a_http_handler.execute
-			else
-				a_http_handler.launch
-				a_http_handler.join
-			end
+			a_http_handler.execute
 		end
 
 	shutdown_server