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+#[macro_use]
+extern crate log;
+extern crate env_logger;
+
+extern crate actix_http;
+extern crate actix_net;
+extern crate futures;
+extern crate http;
+extern crate bytes;
+
+use actix_http::{h1, Response, Request};
+use bytes::Bytes;
+use actix_net::server::Server;
+use actix_net::service::NewServiceExt;
+use futures::Future;
+use http::header::{HeaderValue};
+use actix_http::HttpMessage;
+use std::env;
+
+fn main() {
+    env::set_var("RUST_LOG", "echo=info");
+    env_logger::init();
+
+    Server::new().bind("echo", "127.0.0.1:8080", || {
+        h1::H1Service::build()
+            .client_timeout(1000)
+            .client_disconnect(1000)
+            .server_hostname("localhost")
+            .finish(|_req: Request| {
+                _req.body()
+                    .limit(512)
+                    .and_then(|bytes: Bytes| {
+                        info!("request body: {:?}", bytes);
+                        let mut res = Response::Ok();
+                        res.header("x-head", HeaderValue::from_static("dummy value!"));
+                        Ok(res.body(bytes))
+                    })
+            })
+            .map(|_| ())
+    }).unwrap().run();
+}
+