examples/run-in-thread/src/main.rs

use std::sync::mpsc;
use std::{thread, time};

use actix_rt::System;
use actix_web::{dev::Server, middleware, web, App, HttpRequest, HttpServer};

async fn index(req: HttpRequest) -> &'static str {
    println!("REQ: {:?}", req);
    "Hello world!"
}

fn run_app(tx: mpsc::Sender<Server>) -> std::io::Result<()> {
    let mut sys = System::new("test");

    // srv is server controller type, `dev::Server`
    let srv = HttpServer::new(|| {
        App::new()
            // enable logger
            .wrap(middleware::Logger::default())
            .service(web::resource("/index.html").to(|| async { "Hello world!" }))
            .service(web::resource("/").to(index))
    })
    .bind("127.0.0.1:8080")?
    .start();

    // send server controller to main thread
    let _ = tx.send(srv.clone());

    // run future
    sys.block_on(srv)
}

fn main() {
    std::env::set_var("RUST_LOG", "actix_web=info,actix_server=trace");
    env_logger::init();

    let (tx, rx) = mpsc::channel();

    println!("START SERVER");
    thread::spawn(move || {
        let _ = run_app(tx);
    });

    let srv = rx.recv().unwrap();

    println!("WATING 10 SECONDS");
    thread::sleep(time::Duration::from_secs(10));

    println!("STOPPING SERVER");
    // init stop server and wait until server gracefully exit
    System::new("").block_on(srv.stop(true));
}