Added a block boolean param to the server.run function

src/served/net/server.cpp

@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ server::server( const std::string & address
 }
 
 void
-server::run(int n_threads /* = 1 */)
+server::run(int n_threads /* = 1 */, bool block /* = true */)
 {
 	/*
 	 * The io_service::run() call will block until all asynchronous operations
@@ -88,9 +88,16 @@ server::run(int n_threads /* = 1 */)
 		}
 		for ( auto & thread : v_threads )
 		{
-			if ( thread.joinable() )
+			if ( block )
 			{
-				thread.join();
+				if ( thread.joinable() )
+				{
+					thread.join();
+				}
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				thread.detach();
 			}
 		}
 	}

src/served/net/server.hpp

@@ -71,12 +71,13 @@ class server
 	/*
 	 * A call that prompts the server into listening for HTTP requests.
 	 *
-	 * This call blocks until the server is closed, it accepts a value for how large the thread
-	 * pool should be for distributing requests.
+	 * This call accepts a value for how large the thread pool should be for distributing requests
+	 * and another param which defines the blocking nature.
 	 *
 	 * @param n_threads the number of threads to pool for request handling
+	 * @param block if n_threads > 0, defines whether this operation is blocking or not
 	 */
-	void run(int n_threads = 1);
+	void run(int n_threads = 1, bool block = true);
 
 	/*
 	 * Stops the server from accepting requests.