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authorLoïc Hoguin <[email protected]>2012-10-01 11:42:40 -0700
committerLoïc Hoguin <[email protected]>2012-10-01 11:42:40 -0700
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Merge pull request #269 from seryl/patch-1
Fixing recursive examples README
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@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-Cowboy Hello World
-==================
+Cowboy Rest Hello World
+=======================
To compile this example you need rebar in your PATH.
@@ -14,3 +14,70 @@ You can then start the Erlang node with the following command:
```
Then run any given command or point your browser to the indicated URL.
+
+Examples
+--------
+
+### Get HTML
+
+``` bash
+$ curl -i http://localhost:8080
+HTTP/1.1 200 OK
+connection: keep-alive
+server: Cowboy
+date: Fri, 28 Sep 2012 04:15:52 GMT
+content-length: 136
+Content-Type: text/html
+Variances: Accept
+
+<html>
+<head>
+ <meta charset="utf-8">
+ <title>REST Hello World!</title>
+</head>
+<body>
+ <p>REST Hello World as HTML!</p>
+</body>
+</html>
+```
+
+### Get JSON
+
+``` bash
+$ curl -i -H "Accept: application/json" http://localhost:8080
+HTTP/1.1 200 OK
+connection: keep-alive
+server: Cowboy
+date: Fri, 28 Sep 2012 04:16:46 GMT
+content-length: 24
+Content-Type: application/json
+Variances: Accept
+
+{"rest": "Hello World!"}
+```
+
+### Get text
+
+``` bash
+$ curl -i -H "Accept: text/plain" http://localhost:8080
+HTTP/1.1 200 OK
+connection: keep-alive
+server: Cowboy
+date: Fri, 28 Sep 2012 04:18:35 GMT
+content-length: 25
+Content-Type: text/plain
+Variances: Accept
+
+REST Hello World as text!
+```
+
+### Get a 406
+``` bash
+$ curl -i -H "Accept: text/css" http://localhost:8080
+HTTP/1.1 406 Not Acceptable
+connection: keep-alive
+server: Cowboy
+date: Fri, 28 Sep 2012 04:18:51 GMT
+content-length: 0
+
+```