Future start(RequestSink sink, { bool shareHttpServer: false })

Starts this instance, allowing it to receive HTTP requests.

Do not invoke this method directly, Application instances are responsible for calling this method.

Source 

Future start(RequestSink sink, {bool shareHttpServer: false}) async {
  logger.fine("ApplicationServer($identifier).start entry");
  this.sink = sink;
  sink.server = this;

  sink.setupRouter(sink.router);
  sink.router?.finalize();
  sink.nextController = sink.initialController;

  logger.fine("ApplicationServer($identifier).start binding HTTP");
  var securityContext = sink.securityContext;
  if (securityContext != null) {
    _requiresHTTPS = true;

    server = await HttpServer.bindSecure(configuration.address,
        configuration.port, securityContext,
        requestClientCertificate: configuration.isUsingClientCertificate,
        v6Only: configuration.isIpv6Only,
        shared: shareHttpServer);
  } else {
    _requiresHTTPS = false;

    server = await HttpServer.bind(
        configuration.address, configuration.port,
        v6Only: configuration.isIpv6Only, shared: shareHttpServer);
  }

  logger.fine("ApplicationServer($identifier).start bound HTTP");
  return didOpen();
}