# class WEBrick::HTTPServlet::FileHandler

Serves a directory including fancy indexing and a variety of other options.

Example:

    server.mount('/assets', WEBrick::HTTPServlet::FileHandler,
                 '/path/to/assets')

### Public Class Methods

add_handler(suffix, handler) click to toggle source

Allow custom handling of requests for files with `suffix` by class `handler`

    # File lib/webrick/httpservlet/filehandler.rb, line 182
    def self.add_handler(suffix, handler)
      HandlerTable[suffix] = handler
    end

new(server, root, options={}, default=Config::FileHandler) click to toggle source

Creates a `FileHandler` servlet on `server` that serves files starting at directory `root`

`options` may be a `Hash` containing keys from WEBrick::Config::FileHandler or `true` or `false`.

If `options` is true or false then `:FancyIndexing` is enabled or disabled respectively.

    # File lib/webrick/httpservlet/filehandler.rb, line 203
    def initialize(server, root, options={}, default=Config::FileHandler)
      @config = server.config
      @logger = @config[:Logger]
      @root = File.expand_path(root)
      if options == true || options == false
        options = { :FancyIndexing => options }
      end
      @options = default.dup.update(options)
    end

remove_handler(suffix) click to toggle source

Remove custom handling of requests for files with `suffix`

    # File lib/webrick/httpservlet/filehandler.rb, line 189
    def self.remove_handler(suffix)
      HandlerTable.delete(suffix)
    end