Only one request at a time

webserver.lua

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 --TODO:
-
 configFile="config.lua"
 
+httpSending=false
 sentBytes=0
 function sendPage(conn, nameOfFile, replaceMap)
   collectgarbage()
@@ -11,8 +11,9 @@ function sendPage(conn, nameOfFile, replaceMap)
         conn:close() 
         print("Page sent")
         collectgarbage()
+        httpSending=false
     else
-        print("Next") 
+        collectgarbage()
         sendPage(conn, nameOfFile, replaceMap)
     end
   end)
@@ -32,7 +33,6 @@ function sendPage(conn, nameOfFile, replaceMap)
     local line = file.readline()
     
     while (line ~= nil) do
-        
         -- all placeholder begin with a $, so search for it in the current line
         if (line:find("$") ~= nil) then
             -- Replace the placeholder with the dynamic content
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ function sendPage(conn, nameOfFile, replaceMap)
                 end
             end
         end
+
+        
         -- increase the amount of sent bytes
         sentBytes=sentBytes+string.len(line)
         
@@ -126,8 +128,14 @@ function startWebServer()
  srv=net.createServer(net.TCP)
  srv:listen(80,function(conn)
   conn:on("receive", function(conn,payload)
+   if (httpSending) then
+     print("HTTP sending... be patient!")
+     return
+   end
+
    
    if (payload:find("GET /") ~= nil) then
+   httpSending=true
    --here is code for handling http request from a web-browser
     collectgarbage()
     
@@ -297,3 +305,4 @@ function startWebServer()
  end)
 
 end
+--FileView done.