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REST streaming example
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To try this example, you need GNU `make` and `git` in your PATH.
To build the example, run the following command:
``` bash
$ make
```
To start the release in the foreground:
``` bash
$ ./_rel/bin/rest_stream_response_example console
```
Then point your browser at [http://localhost:8080](http://localhost:8080).
About
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This example simulates streaming a large amount of data from a data store one
record at a time in CSV format. It also uses a constraint to ensure that the
last segment of the route is an integer.
Example output
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Fetch records with the second field with value 1:
``` bash
$ curl -i localhost:8080
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
transfer-encoding: identity
server: Cowboy
date: Sun, 10 Feb 2013 19:32:16 GMT
connection: close
content-type: text/csv
DBUZGQ0C,1,28
BgoQAxMV,1,6
DAYEFxER,1,18
...
```
Fetch records with the second field with value 4:
``` bash
$ curl -i localhost:8080/4
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
transfer-encoding: identity
server: Cowboy
date: Sun, 10 Feb 2013 19:34:31 GMT
connection: close
content-type: text/csv
ABcFDxcE,4,42
DgYQCgEE,4,5
CA8BBhYD,4,10
...
```
Fail to use a proper integer and get an error:
``` bash
$ curl -i localhost:8080/foo
HTTP/1.1 404 Not Found
connection: keep-alive
server: Cowboy
date: Sun, 10 Feb 2013 19:36:16 GMT
content-length: 0
```
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