code from issues #3 and #4 added. Thank you @tomus85

Chapter08/json-handling/Cargo.toml

@@ -8,6 +8,5 @@ edition = "2018"
 
 [dependencies]
 actix-web = "1"
-serde = "1"
-serde_derive = "1"
+serde = { version = "1.0", features = ["derive"] }
 env_logger = "0.6"

Chapter08/json-handling/src/main.rs

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ extern crate actix_web;
 use actix_web::{
     guard, http::Method, middleware, web, App, HttpResponse, HttpServer,
 };
-use serde_derive::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use std::env;
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]

Chapter08/static-web/Cargo.toml

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ edition = "2018"
 # See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
 
 [dependencies]
-actix-web = "1"
+actix-web = "2"
 env_logger = "0.6"
-actix-files = "0"
+actix-files = "0"
+actix-rt = "1"

Chapter08/static-web/src/main.rs

@@ -3,36 +3,39 @@ extern crate actix_web;
 
 use actix_web::{web, App, middleware, HttpServer, Responder, Result};
 use std::{env};
-use actix_files as fs;
+use actix_files::NamedFile;
 
 
-fn index() -> Result<fs::NamedFile> {
-    Ok(fs::NamedFile::open("static/index.html")?)
+async fn index() -> Result<NamedFile> {
+    Ok(NamedFile::open("static/index.html")?)
 }
 
-fn path_parser(info: web::Path<(String, i32)>) -> impl Responder {
+async fn path_parser(info: web::Path<(String, i32)>) -> impl Responder {
     format!("You tried to reach '{}/{}'", info.0, info.1)
 }
 
-fn rust_cookbook() -> impl Responder {
+async fn rust_cookbook() -> impl Responder {
     format!("Welcome to the Rust Cookbook")
 }
 
 #[get("/foxes")]
-fn foxes() -> Result<fs::NamedFile> {
-    Ok(fs::NamedFile::open("static/foxes.jpg")?)
+async fn foxes() -> Result<NamedFile> {
+    Ok(NamedFile::open("static/foxes.jpg")?)
 }
 
-fn main() -> std::io::Result<()> {
+#[actix_rt::main]
+async fn main() -> std::io::Result<()> {
     env::set_var("RUST_LOG", "actix_web=debug");
     env_logger::init();
-    HttpServer::new(
-        || App::new()
-            .wrap(middleware::Logger::default())
-            .service(foxes)
-            .service(web::resource("/").to(index))
-            .service(web::resource("/welcome").to(rust_cookbook))
-            .service(web::resource("/{path}/{id}").to(path_parser)))
-        .bind("127.0.0.1:8081")?
-        .run()
-}
+    HttpServer::new(|| {
+        App::new()
+        .wrap(middleware::Logger::default())
+        .route("/", web::get().to(index))
+        .route("/welcome", web::get().to(rust_cookbook))
+        .route("/{path}/{id}", web::get().to(path_parser))
+        .service(foxes)
+    })
+    .bind("127.0.0.1:8088")?
+    .run()
+    .await
+}