1 files changed, 16 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/lib/webrick/httpserver.rb b/lib/webrick/httpserver.rb
index 6945868ec8..e85d059319 100644
--- a/lib/webrick/httpserver.rb
+++ b/lib/webrick/httpserver.rb
@@ -68,8 +68,8 @@ module WEBrick
 
     def run(sock)
       while true
-        res = HTTPResponse.new(@config)
-        req = HTTPRequest.new(@config)
+        req = create_request(@config)
+        res = create_response(@config)
         server = self
         begin
           timeout = @config[:RequestTimeout]
@@ -225,6 +225,20 @@ module WEBrick
     end
 
     ##
+    # Creates the HTTPRequest used when handling the HTTP
+    # request. Can be overridden by subclasses.
+    def create_request(with_webrick_config)
+      HTTPRequest.new(with_webrick_config)
+    end
+
+    ##
+    # Creates the HTTPResponse used when handling the HTTP
+    # request. Can be overridden by subclasses.
+    def create_response(with_webrick_config)
+      HTTPResponse.new(with_webrick_config)
+    end
+
+    ##
     # Mount table for the path a servlet is mounted on in the directory space
     # of the server.  Users of WEBrick can only access this indirectly via
     # WEBrick::HTTPServer#mount, WEBrick::HTTPServer#unmount and