I converted the JS HTTP server (httpd.js) to a Jetpack / Addon SDK module for use in unit tests.
Here's an example test using it:
exports.testBasicHTTPServer = function(test) { var port = 8080; var basePath = require("file").dirname( // the directory... require("url").toFilename(__url__)); // ...this file is in var {startServerAsync} = require("httpd") var srv = startServerAsync(port, basePath); test.waitUntilDone(); // Request this very file. var Request = require('request').Request; Request({ url: "http://localhost:" + port + "/test-httpd.js", onComplete: function (response) { test.assertEqual(response.text.indexOf( "exports.testBasicHTTPServer = function(test) {"), 0); done(); } }).get(); function done() { srv.stop(function() { test.pass(); test.done(); }); } };