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+/**
+ * @file server.cpp
+ * @brief Drogon-backed HTTP server implementation.
+ */
+
+#include "server.hpp"
+
+#include <drogon/drogon.h>
+#include <exception>
+#include <iostream>
+#include <thread>
+
+namespace dbal {
+namespace daemon {
+
+Server::Server(const std::string& bind_address, int port, const dbal::ClientConfig& client_config)
+    : bind_address_(bind_address),
+      port_(port),
+      running_(false),
+      routes_registered_(false),
+      client_config_(client_config),
+      dbal_client_(nullptr) {}
+
+Server::~Server() {
+    stop();
+}
+
+bool Server::start() {
+    if (running_.load()) {
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    registerRoutes();
+    drogon::app().addListener(bind_address_, static_cast<uint16_t>(port_));
+
+    running_.store(true);
+    server_thread_ = std::thread(&Server::runServer, this);
+    return true;
+}
+
+void Server::stop() {
+    if (!running_.load()) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    drogon::app().quit();
+    if (server_thread_.joinable()) {
+        server_thread_.join();
+    }
+    running_.store(false);
+}
+
+bool Server::isRunning() const {
+    return running_.load();
+}
+
+std::string Server::address() const {
+    return bind_address_ + ":" + std::to_string(port_);
+}
+
+bool Server::ensureClient() {
+    if (dbal_client_) {
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    try {
+        dbal_client_ = std::make_unique<dbal::Client>(client_config_);
+        return true;
+    } catch (const std::exception& ex) {
+        std::cerr << "Failed to initialize DBAL client: " << ex.what() << std::endl;
+        return false;
+    }
+}
+
+void Server::runServer() {
+    drogon::app().run();
+    running_.store(false);
+}
+
+} // namespace daemon
+} // namespace dbal