Merge pull request #1582 from demergent-labs/http_functionality

Http functionality

.github/workflows/test.yml

@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ jobs:
                     "examples/cycles",
                     "examples/date",
                     "examples/ethereum_json_rpc",
+                    "examples/express",
                     "examples/func_types",
                     "examples/guard_functions",
                     "examples/heartbeat",

contributing/wasmedge_quickjs.md

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+To develop locally you will need to do the following:
+
+1. Set the `AZLE_WASMEDGE_QUICKJS_DIR` environment variable on deploy or test to the location of your locally cloned `wasmedge-quickjs`.
+
+2. Change the `wasmedge_quickjs` dependency in `azle/rust/canister/Cargo.toml` to the location of your locally cloned `wasmedge-quickjs`.
+
+3. When you are ready to commit your changes, make sure to update `azle/install_rust_dependencies.sh` with the new git commit hash of the `wasmedge-quickjs` repository, and delete the `wasmedge-quickjs` directory in `~/.config/azle/[version]`.

examples/express/.gitignore

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+.azle
+.dfx
+node_modules

examples/express/dfx.json

@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+{
+    "canisters": {
+        "express": {
+            "type": "custom",
+            "main": "src/backend/index.ts",
+            "candid": "src/backend/index.did",
+            "build": "npx azle express",
+            "wasm": ".azle/express/express.wasm",
+            "gzip": true
+        }
+    }
+}