One of the ways to learn when creating something is to create something you will not use.
I have been having this problem where I want to compile and run my program from the command line rather than from the IDE.
With this ability, I want to also be able to go into any directory and make it my root directory while the program is running.
I was able to make this happen, but not in the way that I wanted.
See originally my root directory is . which is also MyHTTPServer/.
Now I want to be able to go into other files from the terminal and explore.
This means run my program from ./src/ to be able to begin there.
The problem is I made my program take that link being clicked and add it to the URL and send a request finding the new location.
This means that the File or folder I am clicking on is doubled in the request.
Let me break this down. If I start at my original root directory, I can click normal and everything is fine.
Request Path: /Files/giphy.gif
Root Directory : .
My program concatinates this into ./Files/giphy.gif
Now if I change my directory from . to ./Files/
Request Path: /Files/giphy.gif
Root Directory: ./Files
My program now makes this into
./Files/Files/giphy.gif
So it is hard to distinguish.
My solution was not the most robust but it was to eliminate the overlap if there was one turn this
./Files/Files/giphy.gif into this ./Files/giphy.gif.
It has worked the problem is however when change my root directory to my new one like./Files/ and click on giphy.gif. I should see in the URL /giphy.gif, but I see Files/giphy.gif.
It functions but I should not see where I am.
I am back to the drawing board on this one.
Until next time,
Merl