diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3b26232..db6b890 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -164,6 +164,12 @@ The folder called `test` contains a number of Mocha tests.
 1. Run `npm test` to execute a series of tests (all the `fbptestxx.js` tests in sequence).
 2. Alternatively, you can directly execute `node.exe node_modules/mocha/bin/mocha --recursive --require test/test_helper.js` in case you need to adjust the path to Node's binary or pass further parameters to Mocha.
 
+# Testing Sample HTTP Server
+
+Run `node examples/httpserver/fbphttpserver.js`, which is a simple HTTP server which is similar to the one in the sample at: http://blog.modulus.io/build-your-first-http-server-in-nodejs
+
+NOTE: The HTTP server components are currently all custom components, based on the components used in the simple web socket chat server described below.
+
 # Testing Simple Web Socket Chat Server
 
 Run `node examples/websocketchat/fbptestwschat.js`, which is a simple web socket chat server which responds to any request by broadcasting it to all connected clients. It is similar to the chat sample at: http://socket.io/get-started/chat/ except for serving the client HTML.
diff --git a/components/collate.js b/components/collate.js
index 40054d1..87b78d6 100644
--- a/components/collate.js
+++ b/components/collate.js
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ module.exports = function collate() {
   var outport = this.openOutputPort('OUT');
 
   var ctlfieldsP = ctlfields.receive();
+  var fields = ctlfieldsP.contents.split(',').map(function(str) { return parseInt(str); });
   this.dropIP(ctlfieldsP);
 
-  var fields = ctlfieldsP.contents.split(',').map(function(str) { return parseInt(str); });
   var totalFieldLength = fields.reduce(function(acc, n) { return acc + n; }, 0);
 
   var portCount = inportArray.length;
@@ -40,4 +40,4 @@ module.exports = function collate() {
       portCount--;
     }
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/components/httpserver.js b/components/httpserver.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1007d10
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/httpserver.js
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+'use strict';
+
+var IP = require('../core/IP')
+  , http = require('http');
+
+module.exports = function httpserver(runtime) {
+  var inport = this.openInputPort('PORTNO');
+  var outport = this.openOutputPort('OUT');
+
+  var ip = inport.receive();
+  var portno = ip.contents;
+  var server = http.createServer(handleServerRequest);
+
+  runtime.runAsyncCallback(genListenFun(runtime, server, portno, this));
+
+  while (true) {
+    var result = runtime.runAsyncCallback(genReceiveFun(runtime, server, portno, this));
+
+    for (var i=0; i<result.length; ++i) {
+      var r = result[i];
+      outport.send(this.createIPBracket(IP.OPEN));
+      outport.send(this.createIP(r[0]));
+      outport.send(this.createIP(r[1]));
+      outport.send(this.createIPBracket(IP.CLOSE));
+    }
+  }
+
+  wss.close();
+  this.dropIP(ip);
+}
+
+// TODO move globals into function:
+var rx = null;
+
+var wq = [];
+
+function handleServerRequest(req, res) {
+  wq.push([req, res]);
+
+  if (!!rx) {
+    var q = wq;
+    wq = [];
+    rx(q);
+  }
+}
+
+function genListenFun(runtime, server, portno, proc) {
+  return function (done) {
+    // In next tick (TODO use process.nextTick() instead):
+    setTimeout(function() {
+      done();
+    }, 0);
+
+    server.listen(portno, function() { console.log('server listen cb'); });
+  };
+}
+
+function genReceiveFun(runtime, server, portno, proc) {
+  return function (done) {
+    rx = function(q) {
+      done(q);
+    }
+  };
+}
diff --git a/examples/httpserver/fbphttpserver.js b/examples/httpserver/fbphttpserver.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b36f74f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/httpserver/fbphttpserver.js
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+var fbp = require('../..');
+
+// --- define network ---
+var network = new fbp.Network();
+
+var receiver = network.defProc(require('../../components/httpserver'));
+var myproc  = network.defProc(require('./myproc'));
+var send = network.defProc(require('./myresponse'));
+
+network.initialize(receiver, 'PORTNO', '8080');
+network.connect(receiver, 'OUT', myproc, 'IN', 6);
+network.connect(myproc, 'OUT', send, 'IN', 6);
+
+// --- run ---
+var fiberRuntime = new fbp.FiberRuntime();
+network.run(fiberRuntime, { trace: true });
diff --git a/examples/httpserver/myproc.js b/examples/httpserver/myproc.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3e0a9b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/httpserver/myproc.js
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+'use strict';
+
+module.exports = function myproc() {
+  var inport = this.openInputPort('IN');
+  var outport = this.openOutputPort('OUT');
+  while (true) {
+    var ip = inport.receive();
+    if (ip == null) {
+      break;
+    }
+    // not null, so this IP was open bracket
+    outport.send(ip);  //send it on
+    ip = inport.receive();  // request
+    var req = ip.contents;
+    this.dropIP(ip);
+    outport.send(this.createIP('Response from URL: ' + req.url + '\n'));
+    ip = inport.receive();  // res
+    outport.send(ip);      // send it on
+    ip = inport.receive(); // close bracket
+    outport.send(ip);  // send it on...
+  }
+}
diff --git a/examples/httpserver/myresponse.js b/examples/httpserver/myresponse.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..47f5208
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/httpserver/myresponse.js
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+'use strict';
+
+var IP = require('../../core/IP');
+
+module.exports = function myresp() {
+  var ip;
+  var inport = this.openInputPort('IN');
+
+  while (true) {
+    ip = inport.receive();   // shd be open bracket
+    if (ip === null) {
+      break;
+    }
+    this.dropIP(ip);
+    ip = inport.receive();   // shd be response string
+    var message = ip.contents;
+    this.dropIP(ip);
+    ip = inport.receive();   // shd be res object
+    var res = ip.contents;
+    this.dropIP(ip);
+    res.end(message);
+    ip = inport.receive();   // shd be close bracket
+    this.dropIP(ip);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/examples/websocketchat/wsbroadcast.js b/examples/websocketchat/wsbroadcast.js
index ca27388..b9da57f 100644
--- a/examples/websocketchat/wsbroadcast.js
+++ b/examples/websocketchat/wsbroadcast.js
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ module.exports = function wsbroadcast() {
 
   ip = wssin.receive();      // shd be wss
   var wss = ip.contents;
+  this.dropIP(ip);
 
   while (true) {
     ip = inport.receive();   // shd be open bracket