how to access web server on localhost

Try using 127.0.0.1 instead.

forums.garmin.com/.../connect-version-4-20-broke-local-http-access

Do you think I didn't try? Of course I did, and not run!

Do you think I didn't read this thread? Of course I did, but is very long without conclusion

SDK 4.0.6.

HTTP Traffic logs - empty.

I tried all combination:

- makeWebRequest(http/https...

- on/off option in simulator [Settings][Use Device HTTPS...].

And to clarify, its built php server running on windows. I checked 80, 443 and 800 ports. Always 404.

Wow sorry, my bad.

I was curious about this so, I tried this on my own computer:

- Windows 11

- VS Code 1.62.3

- Monkey C plugin 1.0.0

- CIQ SDK 4.0.6

- node 14.16.1

App class:

import Toybox.Application;
import Toybox.Lang;
import Toybox.WatchUi;

class webReqApp extends Application.AppBase {

    function initialize() {
        AppBase.initialize();
    }

    // onStart() is called on application start up
    function onStart(state as Dictionary?) as Void {
    }

    // onStop() is called when your application is exiting
    function onStop(state as Dictionary?) as Void {
    }

    // Return the initial view of your application here
    function getInitialView() as Array<Views or InputDelegates>? {
        return [ new webReqView() ] as Array<Views or InputDelegates>;
    }

}

function getApp() as webReqApp {
    return Application.getApp() as webReqApp;
}

View class:

import Toybox.Graphics;
import Toybox.WatchUi;
import Toybox.Communications;

class webReqView extends WatchUi.View {

    function initialize() {
        View.initialize();
        Communications.makeWebRequest("http://localhost", {}, {}, method(:onReceive));
    }

   function onReceive(responseCode, data) {
       if (responseCode == 200) {
           System.println("Request Successful: " + data);
       }
       else {
           System.println("Response: " + responseCode);
       }
    }
    // Load your resources here
    function onLayout(dc as Dc) as Void {
        setLayout(Rez.Layouts.MainLayout(dc));
    }

    // Called when this View is brought to the foreground. Restore
    // the state of this View and prepare it to be shown. This includes
    // loading resources into memory.
    function onShow() as Void {
    }

    // Update the view
    function onUpdate(dc as Dc) as Void {
        // Call the parent onUpdate function to redraw the layout
        View.onUpdate(dc);
    }

    // Called when this View is removed from the screen. Save the
    // state of this View here. This includes freeing resources from
    // memory.
    function onHide() as Void {
    }

}

Web server:

- I created a folder called srv/ and placed the following file in it:

index.json:

{ "foo": "bar2" }

- I installed http-server for node:

npm install -g http-server

- I changed to srv/ and ran http-server

http-server -p 80 -e json

- Verified that http://localhost works in both chrome and firefox

- Also tried curl:

curl localhost

{ "foo": "bar2" }

- Built and ran the monkey c app described above. Of course the the request failed with a -1001 error (due to lack of https)

- Opened the simulator's Settings menu and unchecked Use Device HTTPS requirements

- Ran the app again and the output was:

Request Successful: {foo=>bar2}

Sorry, I know this answer must be pretty useless to you. Next I won't bother trying to help.

ok, I'll check it, thx

I salute your approach. Thanks for taking the time to put this together. It's a lot useful to me.

One hint...

My problem was with web server! When I start it with parameter:

address=LOCALHOST

it is not accessible on 127.0.0.1 it should be:

address=127.0.0.1