Implementation:SeleniumHQ Selenium CivetServer Impl

Knowledge Sources	SeleniumHQ_Selenium CivetWeb
Domains	C_Plus_Plus, Vendored_Library
Last Updated	2026-02-12 00:00 GMT

Overview

Vendored C++ implementation of the CivetServer class, providing a high-level C++ wrapper around the CivetWeb embedded HTTP server.

Description

Implements the CivetServer class and associated handler base classes. Provides default (no-op) implementations for HTTP method handlers (handleGet, handlePost, handleHead, handlePut, handlePatch, handleDelete, handleOptions) in CivetHandler, and WebSocket connection handlers in CivetWebSocketHandler. Used by Selenium's IE WebDriver as an embedded HTTP server for handling WebDriver protocol requests. Licensed under MIT.

Usage

Compiled as part of the Selenium IE WebDriver native components. Not consumed directly by end users.

Code Reference

Source Location

• Repository: SeleniumHQ_Selenium
• File: third_party/cpp/civetweb/CivetServer.cpp

Key Classes

// Default handler implementations
CivetHandler::handleGet(CivetServer *server, struct mg_connection *conn);
CivetHandler::handlePost(CivetServer *server, struct mg_connection *conn);
CivetHandler::handleHead(CivetServer *server, struct mg_connection *conn);
CivetHandler::handlePut(CivetServer *server, struct mg_connection *conn);
CivetHandler::handlePatch(CivetServer *server, struct mg_connection *conn);
CivetHandler::handleDelete(CivetServer *server, struct mg_connection *conn);
CivetHandler::handleOptions(CivetServer *server, struct mg_connection *conn);
CivetWebSocketHandler::handleConnection(CivetServer *server, ...);

Related Pages

• Environment:SeleniumHQ_Selenium_Contributor_Development_Environment