How to write simple REST based server in C# on mono?

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I'm porting a small server from Scala to C# (on Mono) and need to get a very simple REST interface going. Am trying to figure out the easiest (but robust) way to do this.

For reasons I wont go into, NOT using webservers like Apache, Nginx etc would be preferred. Yes, I could manually code up something listening to sockets, parse HTTP request coming in, handle threading etc... but hoping there are libraries or frameworks that already handle this.

Any suggestions?

score 3 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 14 '11 at 12:46

I've built a webserver that should work in mono. At least version 1.1 should.

You can find it here: http://webserver.codeplex.com.

It's not a standalone server, you include it in your project and create a webserver in you code. It support all HTTP verbs and got a small MVC framework which makes it easy to create REST services.

score 3 · Answer 2 · answered Jan 14 '11 at 13:12

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Take a look at manos. It's a standalone high performance web application framework which, I think, can be used as a REST based server.

answered Jan 14 '11 at 13:12

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score 2 · Answer 3 · answered Sep 27 '14 at 00:48

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Check out Nancy - it's a lightweight web framework for .net

http://nancyfx.org/

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score 2 · Answer 4 · answered Jan 14 '11 at 12:33

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You can use MonoRail or Mono WCF.

answered Jan 14 '11 at 12:33

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I thought using WCF meant I still had to use another server (IIS, Apache, Nginx etc?). Am I wrong? – Ken Faulkner Jan 14 '11 at 22:16

score 2 · Answer 5 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:14

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I asked a question about C# options similar to Ruby's Sinatra see Is there a .NET framework similar to Ruby's Sinatra?

edited May 23 '17 at 12:14

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answered Jan 14 '11 at 13:15

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How to write simple REST based server in C# on mono?

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