UniversalWebServer

UniversalWebServer is a simple web server that can be easy integrated in your Universal Windows Apps. It’s available for all architecture so it’s possible use it on Desktop, Windows Phone, IoT device and XBOX.

With few line of code is possible insert a web interface to your app so the use can manage it via browser. it’s very funny for some apps if the use can download the file via browser or made some operation on big screen without type on little smartphone keyboard.

In Iot scenarios it’s a great soluzion for create an easy solution for manage, configure and monitor your device without a physical screen and without needed to create a custom client.

COMPATIBILITY

The library is compatible with

Windows 8.1 RT App (Desktop and Phone)
UWP Windows 10 Universal App (Desktop, Phone, IoT, XBox ecc)

LIMITATION

Windows RT App have some limitation due to Network isolation. So can be problem to access server from the same machine.

More info here in Using sockets and WebSockets with network isolation paragraph

A solution is call webserver from another machine or run app in an emulator

PRICE

This library is available for only 30€ with one year of direct support.

Trial version is available with an annoing alert on each request but is’t usefull to test the library

History

1.0.0

first public version

Usage

Create an html folder in your project
Copy your html files in this folder
Be sure the file have Build Action set to Content in properties for each file

Import this library from nuget
Insert these simple 4 lines

// declare connection port
const int port = 8001;
// create new server instance
HttpServer server = new HttpServer(port);
// remove login function
server.removeLogin = true;
// init server
await server.init();

Launch your app!

You can do more powerfull things and have control to create dynamic page and virtual page with this library, try the example you find in download section