如何停止http.ListenAndServe（）

Question

I am using the Mux library from Gorilla Web Toolkit along with the bundled Go http server.

The problem is that in my application the HTTP server is only one component and it is required to stop and start at my discretion.

When I call http.ListenAndServe(fmt.Sprintf(":%d", service.Port()), service.router) it blocks and I cannot seem to stop the server from running.

I am aware this has been a problem in the past, is that still the case? Are there any new solutions?

Answer 1

You can construct net.Listener

l, err := net.Listen("tcp", fmt.Sprintf(":%d", service.Port()))
if err != nil {
    log.Fatal(err)
}

which you can Close()

go func(){
    //...
    l.Close()
}()

and http.Serve() on it

http.Serve(l, service.router)