Add webwords code golf implementations in Python and C with functional tests

Dockerfile.cgolf

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+FROM alpine:latest
+
+RUN apk --no-cache add gcc musl-dev curl-dev
+
+WORKDIR /app
+
+COPY golf.c .
+
+RUN gcc -o webwords golf.c -lcurl
+
+EXPOSE 31337
+
+CMD ["./webwords"]

Dockerfile.golf

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+FROM alpine:latest
+
+ENTRYPOINT ["/bin/webwords"]
+
+EXPOSE 31337
+
+COPY golf.py /bin/webwords
+
+RUN chmod 0754 /bin/webwords
+
+RUN apk --no-cache add python3 ca-certificates \
+    && rm -rf /var/cache/apk/*

content/2025-10-10-webwords-python-code-golf-minimal-implementation.rst

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+webwords code golf: minimal HTTP servers in multiple languages
+################################################################
+
+:author: Russell Ballestrini
+:slug: webwords-code-golf-minimal-implementation
+:date: 2025-10-10 16:00
+:tags: Code, Python, C, Golf
+:status: published
+
+The full webwords implementations have proper error handling, logging, and structure. But what's the absolute minimum code needed to implement the core functionality?
+
+.. contents::
+
+the challenge
+=============
+
+Implement webwords functionality in the fewest Python characters possible:
+
+1. Accept HTTP requests on port 31337
+2. Parse ``keyword`` and ``target`` parameters  
+3. Fetch target URI content
+4. Return ``true`` if keyword found, ``false`` otherwise
+
+python solution
+===============
+
+.. code-block:: python
+
+ import http.server as h,urllib.request as u,urllib.parse as p
+ class S(h.BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
+  def do_GET(s):q=dict(p.parse_qsl(p.urlparse(s.path).query));s.send_response(200);s.end_headers();s.wfile.write(str(q.get('keyword','')in u.urlopen(q.get('target','')).read().decode()).lower().encode())
+ h.HTTPServer(('',31337),S).serve_forever()
+
+**Character count: 314**
+
+c solution
+==========
+
+.. code-block:: c
+
+ #include <stdio.h>
+ #include <stdlib.h>
+ #include <string.h>
+ #include <unistd.h>
+ #include <sys/socket.h>
+ #include <netinet/in.h>
+ #include <curl/curl.h>
+ struct M{char*m;size_t s;};size_t w(void*c,size_t z,size_t n,void*u){size_t r=z*n;struct M*m=u;char*p=realloc(m->m,m->s+r+1);if(!p)return 0;m->m=p;memcpy(&m->m[m->s],c,r);m->s+=r;m->m[m->s]=0;return r;}int f(char*u,char**o){CURL*h;struct M c={malloc(1),0};curl_global_init(0);h=curl_easy_init();if(h){curl_easy_setopt(h,10002,u);curl_easy_setopt(h,20011,w);curl_easy_setopt(h,10001,&c);curl_easy_perform(h);curl_easy_cleanup(h);}curl_global_cleanup();*o=c.m;return 1;}void s(int k,char*r){char b[256];sprintf(b,"HTTP/1.1 200 OK\r\nContent-Length: %zu\r\n\r\n%s",strlen(r),r);send(k,b,strlen(b),0);}int main(){int v=socket(2,1,0),c;struct sockaddr_in a={2,htons(31337),0};bind(v,(void*)&a,16);listen(v,10);while(1){c=accept(v,0,0);char b[4096],*q,*t,*d;recv(c,b,4095,0);q=strchr(b,'?');if(q&&(t=strstr(q,"target="))&&(q=strstr(q,"keyword="))){char*p;if((p=strchr(t+7,'&')))*(p)=0;else if((p=strchr(t+7,' ')))*(p)=0;if((p=strchr(q+8,'&')))*(p)=0;else if((p=strchr(q+8,' ')))*(p)=0;if(f(t+7,&d))s(c,strstr(d,q+8)?"true":"false");else s(c,"false");free(d);}else s(c,"false");close(c);}}
+
+**Character count: 1,232**
+
+how they work
+=============
+
+**Python version (314 chars):**
+
+1. Compressed imports with short aliases
+2. Minimal variable names (``s`` for self, ``q`` for query)
+3. Chained operations on single lines
+4. No error handling or validation
+5. Direct string conversion of boolean result
+
+**C version (1,232 chars):**
+
+1. Single-character variable names
+2. Removes all whitespace and comments
+3. Uses curl magic numbers instead of constants
+4. Minimal HTTP response formatting
+5. No error checking or memory leak prevention
+
+docker implementation
+====================
+
+.. code-block:: dockerfile
+
+ FROM alpine:latest
+ ENTRYPOINT ["/bin/webwords"]
+ EXPOSE 31337
+ COPY golf.py /bin/webwords
+ RUN chmod 0754 /bin/webwords
+ RUN apk --no-cache add python3 ca-certificates && rm -rf /var/cache/apk/*
+
+testing
+=======
+
+**Python golf:**
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+ docker build -f Dockerfile.golf -t webwords-golf .
+ docker run -d -p 31337:31337 webwords-golf
+ curl "http://localhost:31337/?keyword=potato&target=https://www.remarkbox.com"
+
+**C golf:**
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+ docker build -f Dockerfile.cgolf -t webwords-cgolf .
+ docker run -d -p 31337:31337 webwords-cgolf
+ curl "http://localhost:31337/?keyword=potato&target=https://www.remarkbox.com"
+
+Both return ``true`` for potato and ``false`` for lemon, just like the full implementations.
+
+.. image:: /uploads/2025/10/potato.jpg
+   :alt: potato
+   :align: center
+   :width: 480px
+
+comparison
+==========
+
+- **Full webwords Python**: 50+ lines, proper structure, error handling
+- **Full webwords C**: 268 lines, proper structure, error handling
+- **Python golf**: 3 lines, 314 characters, minimal functionality
+- **C golf**: 1 line, 1,232 characters, minimal functionality
+- **Functionality**: Identical for valid requests
+
+These golf versions prove webwords' core concept can be distilled to its absolute essence while remaining functional across different programming paradigms.
+
+.. image:: /uploads/2025/10/unpotato.jpg
+   :alt: unpotato
+   :align: center
+   :width: 480px

golf.c

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+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <sys/socket.h>
+#include <netinet/in.h>
+#include <curl/curl.h>
+struct M{char*m;size_t s;};size_t w(void*c,size_t z,size_t n,void*u){size_t r=z*n;struct M*m=u;char*p=realloc(m->m,m->s+r+1);if(!p)return 0;m->m=p;memcpy(&m->m[m->s],c,r);m->s+=r;m->m[m->s]=0;return r;}int f(char*u,char**o){CURL*h;struct M c={malloc(1),0};curl_global_init(0);h=curl_easy_init();if(h){curl_easy_setopt(h,10002,u);curl_easy_setopt(h,20011,w);curl_easy_setopt(h,10001,&c);curl_easy_perform(h);curl_easy_cleanup(h);}curl_global_cleanup();*o=c.m;return 1;}void s(int k,char*r){char b[256];sprintf(b,"HTTP/1.1 200 OK\r\nContent-Length: %zu\r\n\r\n%s",strlen(r),r);send(k,b,strlen(b),0);}int main(){int v=socket(2,1,0),c;struct sockaddr_in a={2,htons(31337),0};bind(v,(void*)&a,16);listen(v,10);while(1){c=accept(v,0,0);char b[4096],*q,*t,*d;recv(c,b,4095,0);q=strchr(b,'?');if(q&&(t=strstr(q,"target="))&&(q=strstr(q,"keyword="))){char*p;if((p=strchr(t+7,'&')))*(p)=0;else if((p=strchr(t+7,' ')))*(p)=0;if((p=strchr(q+8,'&')))*(p)=0;else if((p=strchr(q+8,' ')))*(p)=0;if(f(t+7,&d))s(c,strstr(d,q+8)?"true":"false");else s(c,"false");free(d);}else s(c,"false");close(c);}}

golf.py

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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+import http.server as h,urllib.request as u,urllib.parse as p
+class S(h.BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
+ def do_GET(s):q=dict(p.parse_qsl(p.urlparse(s.path).query));s.send_response(200);s.end_headers();s.wfile.write(str(q.get('keyword','')in u.urlopen(q.get('target','')).read().decode()).lower().encode())
+h.HTTPServer(('',31337),S).serve_forever()