#!/bin/bash

PORT=${1:-8000} # Default to port 8000 if no argument is given
DOC_ROOT=${2:-.} # Default to current directory if no argument is given

# Check if Python is available
if ! command -v python3 &> /dev/null
then
    if command -v python &> /dev/null
    then
        PYTHON_CMD="python"
    else
        echo "Error: Python (python3 or python) is not installed. Please install it to use this script."
        exit 1
    fi
else
    PYTHON_CMD="python3"
fi

echo "Starting static HTTP server from '$DOC_ROOT' on port $PORT..."
echo "Access it at: http://localhost:$PORT"

cd "$DOC_ROOT" || { echo "Error: Document root '$DOC_ROOT' not found."; exit 1; }

# Use Python's http.server module for a simple web server
# This serves files from the current directory (which is $DOC_ROOT after cd)
"$PYTHON_CMD" -m http.server "$PORT"

# Clean up after server stops (e.g., if you created a temporary index.html)
# echo "Server stopped."