Hello @[email protected] <[email protected]>, Would it be ok if we made HttpServer from the jdk.httpserver module implement AutoCloseable? Having this would prevent people from forgetting to close the server after use. Also, there appears to be prior precedent with HttpExchange.
The close() implementation could call stop(int delay) with a reasonable default. This implementation should be a default one, so that existing child classes that also implemented AutoCloseable lose no functionality. Thank you for your time and consideration. David Alayachew On Fri, Oct 24, 2025 at 10:51 AM David Alayachew <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks Alan, I'll reattempt this thread over there. > > On Fri, Oct 24, 2025 at 1:57 AM Alan Bateman <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> On 23/10/2025 23:09, David Alayachew wrote: >> >> Hello @core-libs-dev <[email protected]>, >> >> Would it be ok if we made HttpServer from the jdk.httpserver module >> implement AutoCloseable? Having this would prevent people from forgetting >> to close the server after use. >> >> The close() implementation could call stop(int delay) with a reasonable >> default. This implementation should be a default one, so that existing >> child classes that also implemented AutoCloseable lose no functionality. >> >> The net-dev mailing list is where networking and HTTP issues are usually >> discussed. HttpExchange was retrofitted to implement AutoCloseable in JDK >> 14 and there may have been discussed (can't remember) about HttpServer at >> the time. >> >> -Alan >> >
