added access to the effective port that the server is listening to (useful when we set port to 0 it use a random free port)

added verbose , so that we write message to the console only if desired.

library/configuration/http_server_configuration.e

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ feature {NONE} -- Initialization
 
 feature -- Access
 
-	Server_details : STRING = "Server : NANO Eiffel Server"
+	Server_details : STRING = "Server : NINO Eiffel Server"
 
 	document_root: STRING assign set_document_root
 	http_server_port: INTEGER assign set_http_server_port
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ feature -- Access
 	socket_connect_timeout: INTEGER assign set_socket_connect_timeout
 	force_single_threaded: BOOLEAN assign set_force_single_threaded
 
+	is_verbose: BOOLEAN assign set_is_verbose
+			-- Display verbose message to the output?
+
 feature -- Element change
 
 	set_http_server_port (v: like http_server_port)
@@ -64,6 +67,11 @@ feature -- Element change
 			force_single_threaded := v
 		end
 
+	set_is_verbose (b: BOOLEAN)
+			-- Set `is_verbose' to `b'
+		do
+			is_verbose := b
+		end
 
 note
 	copyright: "2011-2011, Javier Velilla and others"

library/http_handler.e

@@ -38,21 +38,32 @@ feature -- Inherited Features
 			l_http_socket: detachable TCP_STREAM_SOCKET
 			l_http_port: INTEGER
 		do
+			launched := False
+			port := 0
 			is_stop_requested := False
 			l_http_port := main_server_configuration.http_server_port
 			create l_http_socket.make_server_by_port (l_http_port)
 			if not l_http_socket.is_bound then
-				print ("Socket could not be bound on port " + l_http_port.out )
+				if is_verbose then
+					print ("Socket could not be bound on port " + l_http_port.out )
+				end
 			else
+				l_http_port := l_http_socket.port
+				port := l_http_port
 				from
 					l_http_socket.listen (main_server_configuration.max_tcp_clients)
-					print ("%NHTTP Connection Server ready on port " + l_http_port.out +"%N")
+					if is_verbose then
+						print ("%NHTTP Connection Server ready on port " + l_http_port.out +" : http://localhost:" + l_http_port.out + "/%N")
+					end
+					launched := True
 				until
 					is_stop_requested
 				loop
 					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
@@ -67,7 +78,10 @@ feature -- Inherited Features
 					socket_is_closed: l_http_socket.is_closed
 				end
 			end
-			print ("HTTP Connection Server ends.")
+			launched := False
+			if is_verbose then
+				print ("HTTP Connection Server ends.")
+			end
 		rescue
 			print ("HTTP Connection Server shutdown due to exception. Please relaunch manually.")
 
@@ -77,15 +91,29 @@ feature -- Inherited Features
 					socket_is_closed: ll_http_socket.is_closed
 				end
 			end
+			launched := False
 			is_stop_requested := True
 			retry
 		end
 
 feature -- Access
+	
+	is_verbose: BOOLEAN
+			-- Is verbose for output messages.
+		do
+			Result := main_server_configuration.is_verbose
+		end
 
 	is_stop_requested: BOOLEAN
 			-- Set true to stop accept loop
 
+	launched: BOOLEAN
+			-- Server launched and listening on `port'
+
+	port: INTEGER
+			-- Listening port.
+			--| 0: not launched
+
 feature {NONE} -- Access
 
 	main_server: HTTP_SERVER
@@ -97,9 +125,6 @@ feature {NONE} -- Access
 			Result := main_server.configuration
 		end
 
-	Max_fragments: INTEGER = 1000
-			-- Defines the maximum number of fragments that can be received
-
 feature -- Status setting
 
 	shutdown
@@ -114,7 +139,7 @@ feature -- Execution
 		require
 			socket_attached: client_socket /= Void
 --			socket_valid: client_socket.is_open_read and then client_socket.is_open_write
-			a_http_socket:client_socket /= Void and then not client_socket.is_closed
+			a_http_socket: not client_socket.is_closed
 		deferred
 		end
 

library/http_server.e

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ feature -- Initialization
 			set_server_configuration (configuration)
 		end
 
-	setup (a_http_handler : HTTP_HANDLER)
+	setup (a_http_handler: HTTP_HANDLER)
 		require
 			a_http_handler_valid: a_http_handler /= Void
 		do