Fixed bug in serving static directory

aiohttp/web_urldispatcher.py

@@ -569,6 +569,10 @@ def handle(self, request):
             request.logger.exception(error)
             raise HTTPNotFound() from error
 
+        # Make sure that filepath is a file
+        if not filepath.is_file():
+            raise HTTPNotFound()
+
         st = filepath.stat()
 
         modsince = request.if_modified_since

tests/test_web_urldispatcher.py

@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+import pytest
+import os
+import shutil
+import tempfile
+
+
+@pytest.fixture(scope='function')
+def tmp_dir_path(request):
+    """
+    Give a path for a temporary directory
+    The directory is destroyed at the end of the test.
+    """
+    # Temporary directory.
+    tmp_dir = tempfile.mkdtemp()
+
+    def teardown():
+        # Delete the whole directory:
+        shutil.rmtree(tmp_dir)
+
+    request.addfinalizer(teardown)
+    return tmp_dir
+
+
+@pytest.mark.run_loop
+def test_access_root_of_static_handler(tmp_dir_path, create_app_and_client):
+    """
+    Tests the operation of static file server.
+    Try to access the root of static file server, and make
+    sure that a proper not found error is returned.
+    """
+    # Put a file inside tmp_dir_path:
+    my_file_path = os.path.join(tmp_dir_path, 'my_file')
+    with open(my_file_path, 'w') as fw:
+        fw.write('hello')
+
+    app, client = yield from create_app_and_client()
+
+    # Register global static route:
+    app.router.add_static('/', tmp_dir_path)
+
+    # Request the root of the static directory.
+    # Expect an 404 error page.
+    r = (yield from client.get('/'))
+    assert r.status == 404
+    # data = (yield from r.read())
+    yield from r.release()