[FEATURE] Add reproducibility with docker and nix

CMakeLists.txt

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ set(TEST_TARGET "server_tests_bin")
 set(TARGET "server_impl_bin")
 set(CMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS ON)
 
-find_package(GTest REQUIRED)
+find_package(GTest CONFIG REQUIRED)
 find_package(Threads REQUIRED)
 
 

Dockerfile

@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+FROM ubuntu:24.04
+LABEL authors="james"
+
+
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
+    build-essential \
+    gcc \
+    g++ \
+    cmake \
+    git \
+    python3 \
+    python3-pip \
+    python3-venv \
+    lcov \
+    pkg-config \
+    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
+# Create a venv for Conan
+RUN python3 -m venv /opt/venv
+# Activate venv
+ENV PATH="/opt/venv/bin:$PATH"
+
+# Install Conan inside the venv
+RUN pip install --upgrade pip \
+  && pip install conan
+
+# Configure Conan default profile
+RUN conan profile detect --force
+
+# Set working dir and copy project files
+WORKDIR /app
+COPY --exclude=build/ . .
+
+# Build with Conan
+RUN conan build . --build=missing
+
+
+CMD ["/bin/bash"]

README.md

@@ -9,8 +9,9 @@ A modern C++ HTTP server implementation with routing, testing, and CI-driven qua
 * [Features](#features)
 * [Usage](#usage)
 * [Project Structure](#project-structure)
+* [Using Docker](#using-docker)
+* [Using Nix](#using-nix)
 * [Building the Source Code](#building-the-source-code)
-
     * [Building for Release Mode](#building-for-release-mode)
 * [Running the Server](#running-the-server)
 * [Running the Tests](#running-the-tests)
@@ -33,6 +34,8 @@ A modern C++ HTTP server implementation with routing, testing, and CI-driven qua
     * Build verification
     * Automated test execution
     * Coverage report generation
+* **Docker** for reproducible builds and containerization
+* **Nix flake** for reproducible development environments
 * **Project tracking** using GitHub Projects (Kanban board)
 
 ---
@@ -45,20 +48,24 @@ A modern C++ HTTP server implementation with routing, testing, and CI-driven qua
 HttpServer server{};
 
 server.get_mapping(
-    "/test", [](const HttpServer::Request &, HttpServer::Response &res) {
+    "/test", [](HttpServer::Request &req, HttpServer::Response &res) {
         res.body = "testing new api route";
     });
 
-server.post_mapping(
-    "/test2/{id}", [](const HttpServer::Request &, HttpServer::Response &res) {
-        std::stringstream ss;
-        try {
-            ss << req.path_params.get_path_param("id").value() << "\n";
-            res.body = ss.str();
-        } catch (const std::bad_optional_access &e) {
-            res.body = "could not get path parameter foo";
-        }
-    });
+	server.post_mapping(
+		"/test2/{id}/foo/{user}",
+		[](HttpServer::Request &req, HttpServer::Response &res) {
+			std::stringstream ss;
+			try {
+				ss << "{\"id\":" << "\"" << req.path_params.get_path_param("id").value() << "\","
+				<< "\"user\":" << "\"" << req.path_params.get_path_param("user").value() << "\""
+				<< "}";
+				res.body = ss.str();
+			} catch (const std::bad_optional_access &e) {
+				res.body = "could not get path parameter";
+			}
+		});
+
 
 try {
     server.listen(3490); // use any port you like
@@ -82,6 +89,27 @@ try {
 
 ---
 
+## Using Docker
+
+```bash
+# build the docker image
+docker build -t cpp_http_server . 
+
+# run a container in interactive mode
+# discards after use
+docker run --rm -it cpp_http_server
+```
+
+---
+
+## Using Nix
+
+The `flake.nix` can only be used if your system has the Nix package manager with flakes enabled.
+
+```bash
+nix develop
+```
+
 ## Building the Source Code
 
 This project uses **Conan** for dependency management and **CMake** for builds.

flake.nix

@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+{
+  description = "A C/C++ development environment";
+
+  inputs = {
+    nixpkgs.url = "github:NixOS/nixpkgs/nixos-25.11";
+  };
+
+  outputs = {nixpkgs, ...}: let
+    system = "x86_64-linux";
+    pkgs = import nixpkgs { inherit system; };
+    in {
+    devShells.${system}.default = pkgs.mkShell {
+      packages = with pkgs; [
+        git
+
+        gcc
+        lcov
+        gdb
+
+        # If you want to use clang and llvm-cov instead of gcc, uncomment
+          # clang
+          # llvmPackages.llvm
+
+        gnumake
+        cmake
+        conan
+
+        python312
+      ];
+    };
+  };
+}

src/main.cpp

@@ -6,13 +6,22 @@ int main() {
 	HttpServer server{};
 
 	server.get_mapping(
-		"/test", [](const HttpServer::Request &, HttpServer::Response &res) {
+		"/test", [](HttpServer::Request &req, HttpServer::Response &res) {
 			res.body = "testing new api route";
 		});
 
-	server.get_mapping(
-		"/test2", [](const HttpServer::Request &, HttpServer::Response &res) {
-			res.body = "this is the other route";
+	server.post_mapping(
+		"/test2/{id}/foo/{user}",
+		[](HttpServer::Request &req, HttpServer::Response &res) {
+			std::stringstream ss;
+			try {
+				ss << "{\"id\":" << "\"" << req.path_params.get_path_param("id").value() << "\","
+				<< "\"user\":" << "\"" << req.path_params.get_path_param("user").value() << "\""
+				<< "}";
+				res.body = ss.str();
+			} catch (const std::bad_optional_access &e) {
+				res.body = "could not get path parameter";
+			}
 		});
 
 	try {
@@ -21,4 +30,4 @@ int main() {
 		std::cerr << err.what() << '\n';
 		return EXIT_FAILURE;
 	}
-}
+}