did some inital testing with actix

actix_web_learning/Cargo.toml

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+[package]
+name = "actix_web_learning"
+version = "0.1.0"
+edition = "2024"
+
+[dependencies]
+actix-web = "4"
+serde = { version = "1.0", features = ["derive"] }

actix_web_learning/src/lib.rs

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+use actix_web::{get, post, HttpResponse, Responder};
+
+pub fn add(left: u64, right: u64) -> u64 {
+    left + right
+}
+
+#[get("/")]
+pub async fn hello() -> impl Responder {
+    HttpResponse::Ok().body("Hello world!")
+}
+
+#[post("/echo")]
+pub async fn echo(req_body: String) -> impl Responder {
+    HttpResponse::Ok().body(req_body)
+}
+
+pub async fn manual_hello() -> impl Responder {
+    HttpResponse::Ok().body("Hello there!\nGeneral Kenobi")
+}
+
+// the path to get to the html response
+#[get("/resend")]
+// function signature, data that is passed in, return type must implement the Responder trait 
+pub async fn resend(req_body: String) -> impl Responder {
+    // this returns a html response with a 200 code
+    // this should be used for final serialization
+    // possibly main functionality
+    HttpResponse::Ok().body(req_body)
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn it_works() {
+        let result = add(2, 2);
+        assert_eq!(result, 4);
+    }
+}

actix_web_learning/src/main.rs

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+use actix_web::{web, App, HttpServer};
+
+use actix_web_learning::{hello, echo, resend, manual_hello};
+
+#[actix_web::main]
+async fn main() -> std::io::Result<()> {
+    HttpServer::new(|| {
+        App::new()
+            .service(hello)
+            .service(echo)
+            .service(resend)
+            .route("/hey", web::get().to(manual_hello))
+    })
+    .bind(("darkicen950.local", 8080))?
+    .run()
+    .await
+}