Class Protocols.HTTP.Query

Description

Open and execute an HTTP query.

Example

HTTP.Query o=HTTP.Query();
 void ok()
 {
    write("ok...\n");
    write("%O\n", o->headers);
    exit(0);
 }
 void fail()
 {
    write("fail\n");
    exit(0);
 }
 int main()
 {
    o->set_callbacks(ok, fail);
    o->async_request("pike.lysator.liu.se", 80, "HEAD / HTTP/1.0");
    return -1;
 }

Variable errno: int Protocols.HTTP.Query.errno
Description: Errno copied from the connection or simulated for async operations.
Note: In Pike 7.8 and earlier hardcoded Linux values were used in async operations, 110 instead of System.ETIMEDOUT and 113 instead of System.EHOSTUNREACH.

Variable headers: mapping Protocols.HTTP.Query.headers
Description: Headers as a mapping. All header names are in lower case, for convinience.

Variable host
Variable real_host
Variable port

string Protocols.HTTP.Query.host
string Protocols.HTTP.Query.real_host
int Protocols.HTTP.Query.port

Description

Connected host and port.

Used to detect whether keep-alive can be used.

Variable hostname_cache: mapping Protocols.HTTP.Query.hostname_cache
Description: Set this to a global mapping if you want to use a cache, prior of calling *request().

Variable timeout
Variable maxtime: int Protocols.HTTP.Query.timeout
int Protocols.HTTP.Query.maxtime
Description: timeout is the time to wait in seconds on connection and/or data. If data is fetched asynchronously the watchdog will be reset every time data is received. Defaults to 120 seconds. maxtime is the time the entire operation is allowed to take, no matter if the connection and data fetching is successful. This is by default indefinitely.
Note: These values only have effect in asynchroneous calls

Variable ok: int Protocols.HTTP.Query.ok
Description: Tells if the connection is successfull.

Variable protocol: string Protocols.HTTP.Query.protocol
Description: Protocol string, ie "HTTP/1.0".

Variable status
Variable status_desc: int Protocols.HTTP.Query.status
string Protocols.HTTP.Query.status_desc
Description: Status number and description (eg 200 and "ok").