1 files changed, 12 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/server.py b/src/server.py
index 914765d..75723bd 100755
--- a/server.py
+++ b/src/server.py
@@ -24,6 +24,10 @@ def script_dir():
     return os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__))
 
 
+def default_html_dir():
+    return os.path.join(script_dir(), 'html')
+
+
 class RequestHandler(http.server.SimpleHTTPRequestHandler):
     def do_GET(self):
         try:
@@ -55,15 +59,19 @@ def parse_args(args=None):
     parser.add_argument('-p', '--port', metavar='PORT',
                         type=int, default=DEFAULT_PORT,
                         help='set port number')
+    parser.add_argument('-d', '--dir', metavar='DIR',
+                        default=default_html_dir(),
+                        help='HTML directory path')
     return parser.parse_args(args)
 
 
 def main(args=None):
-    # It's a failsafe; this script is only allowed to serve the directory it
-    # resides in.
-    os.chdir(script_dir())
-
     args = parse_args(args)
+
+    # It's a failsafe; the script is not allowed to serve a random current
+    # working directory.
+    os.chdir(args.dir)
+
     httpd = make_server(args.port)
     try:
         httpd.serve_forever()