Method start

src/main/java/net/freeutils/httpserver/HTTPServer.java:2030–2044

Starts this server. If it is already started, does nothing. Note: Once the server is started, configuration-altering methods of the server and its virtual hosts must not be used. To modify the configuration, the server must first be stopped. @throws IOException if the server cannot begin accepting

()

     * @throws IOException if the server cannot begin accepting connections
     */
    public synchronized void start() throws IOException {
        if (serv != null)
            return;
        if (serverSocketFactory == null) // assign default server socket factory if needed
            serverSocketFactory = ServerSocketFactory.getDefault(); // plain sockets
        serv = createServerSocket();
        if (executor == null) // assign default executor if needed
            executor = Executors.newCachedThreadPool(); // consumes no resources when idle
        // register all host aliases (which may have been modified)
        for (VirtualHost host : getVirtualHosts())
            for (String alias : host.getAliases())
                hosts.put(alias, host);
        // start handling incoming connections
        new SocketHandlerThread().start();
    }

    /**
     * Stops this server. If it is already stopped, does nothing.