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diff --git a/doc/src/guide/book.asciidoc b/doc/src/guide/book.asciidoc index 458b219..2c1c22e 100644 --- a/doc/src/guide/book.asciidoc +++ b/doc/src/guide/book.asciidoc @@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ include::sub_protocols.asciidoc[Sub protocols] = Additional information -//include::migrating_from_1.0.asciidoc[Migrating from Cowboy 1.0 to 2.0] +include::migrating_from_1.0.asciidoc[Migrating from Cowboy 1.0 to 2.0] // @todo Maybe history? Could take info from architecture also. diff --git a/doc/src/guide/migrating_from_1.0.asciidoc b/doc/src/guide/migrating_from_1.0.asciidoc new file mode 100644 index 0000000..8d5c6d7 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/src/guide/migrating_from_1.0.asciidoc @@ -0,0 +1,207 @@ +[appendix] +== Migrating from Cowboy 1.0 to 2.0 + +A lot has changed between Cowboy 1.0 and 2.0. The `cowboy_req` +interface in particular has seen a massive revamp. Hooks are +gone, their functionality can now be achieved via stream +handlers. + +The documentation has seen great work, in particular the +manual. Each module and each function now has its own dedicated +manual page with full details and examples. + +=== Compatibility + +Compatibility with Erlang/OTP R16, 17 and 18 has been dropped. +Erlang/OTP 19.0 or above is required. It is non-trivial to +make Cowboy 2.0 work with older Erlang/OTP versions. + +Cowboy 2.0 is not compatible with Cowlib versions older than +2.0. It should be compatible with Ranch 1.0 or above, however +it has not been tested with Ranch versions older than 1.4. + +Cowboy 2.0 is tested on Arch Linux, Ubuntu, FreeBSD, Windows +and OSX. It is tested with every point release (latest patch +release) and also with HiPE on the most recent release. + +Cowboy 2.0 now comes with Erlang.mk templates. + +=== Features added + +* The HTTP/2 protocol is now supported. + +* Cowboy no longer uses only one process per connection. + It now uses one process per connection plus one process + per request by default. This is necessary for HTTP/2. + There might be a slight drop in performance for HTTP/1.1 + connections due to this change. + +* Cowboy internals have largely been reworked in order to + support HTTP/2. This opened the way to stream handlers, + which are a chain of modules that are called whenever + something happens relating to a request/response. + +* The `cowboy_stream_h` stream handler has been added. + It provides most of Cowboy's default behavior. + +* The `cowboy_compress_h` stream handler has been added. + It compresses responses when possible. It's worth noting + that it compresses in more cases than Cowboy 1.0 ever did. + +* Because of the many changes in the internals of Cowboy, + many options have been added or modified. Of note is that + the Websocket options are now given per handler rather + than for the entire listener. + +* Websocket permessage-deflate compression is now supported + via the `websocket_compress` option. + +* Static file handlers will now correctly find files found + in '.ez' archives. + +* Constraints have been generalized and are now used not only + in the router but also in some `cowboy_req` functions. Their + interface has also been modified to allow for reverse + operations and formatting of errors. + +=== Features removed + +* SPDY support has been removed. Use HTTP/2 instead. + +* Hooks have been removed. Use xref:streams[stream handlers] instead. + +* The undocumented `waiting_stream` hack has been removed. + It allowed disabling chunked transfer-encoding for HTTP/1.1. + It has no equivalent in Cowboy 2.0. Open a ticket if necessary. + +* Sub protocols still exist, but their interface has largely changed + and they are no longer documented for the time being. + +=== Changed behaviors + +* The handler behaviors have been renamed and are now `cowboy_handler`, + `cowboy_loop`, `cowboy_rest` and `cowboy_websocket`. + +* Plain HTTP, loop, REST and Websocket handlers have had their + init and terminate callbacks unified. They now all use the + `init/2` and `terminate/3` callbacks. The latter is now optional. + The terminate reason has now been documented for all handlers. + +* The tuple returned to switch to a different handler type has + changed. It now takes the form `{Module, Req, State}` or + `{Module, Req, State, Opts}`, where `Opts` is a map of options + to configure the handler. The timeout and hibernate options + must now be specified using this map, where applicable. + +* All behaviors that used to accept `halt` or `shutdown` tuples + as a return value no longer do so. The return value is now + a `stop` tuple, consistent across Cowboy. + +* Middlewares can no longer return an `error` tuple. They have + to send the response and return a `stop` tuple instead. + +* The `known_content_type` REST handler callback has been removed + as it was found unnecessary. + +* Websocket handlers have both the normal `init/2` and + an optional `websocket_init/1` function. The reason for + that exception is that the `websocket_*` callbacks execute + in a separate process from the `init/2` callback, and it + was therefore not obvious how timers or monitors should + be setup properly. They are effectively initializing the + handler before and after the HTTP/1.1 upgrade. + +* Websocket handlers can now send frames directly from + `websocket_init/1`. The frames will be sent immediately + after the handshake. + +* Websocket handler callbacks no longer receive the Req + argument. The `init/2` callback still receives it and + can be used to extract relevant information. The `terminate/3` + callback, if implemented, may still receive the Req + (see next bullet point). + +* Websocket handlers have a new `req_filter` option that + can be used to customize how much information should be + discarded from the Req object after the handshake. Note + that the Req object is only available in `terminate/3` + past that point. + +* Websocket handlers have their timeout default changed + from infinity to 60 seconds. + +=== New functions + +* The `cowboy_req:scheme/1` function has been added. + +* The `cowboy_req:uri/1,2` function has been added, replacing the + less powerful functions `cowboy_req:url/1` and `cowboy_req:host_url/1`. + +* The functions `cowboy_req:match_qs/2` and `cowboy_req:match_cookies/2` + allow matching query string and cookies against constraints. + +* The function `cowboy_req:set_resp_cookie/3` has been added to + complement `cowboy_req:set_resp_cookie/4`. + +* The functions `cowboy_req:resp_header/2,3` and `cowboy_req:resp_headers/1` + have been added. They can be used to retrieve response headers + that were previously set. + +* The function `cowboy_req:set_resp_headers/2` has been added. It + allows setting many response headers at once. + +* The functions `cowboy_req:push/3,4` can be used to push resources + for protocols that support it (by default only HTTP/2). + +=== Changed functions + +* The `cowboy:start_http/4` function was renamed to `cowboy:start_clear/3`. + +* The `cowboy:start_https/4` function was renamed to `cowboy:start_tls/3`. + +* Most, if not all, functions in the `cowboy_req` module have been modified. + Please consult the changelog of each individual functions. The changes + are mainly about simplifying and clarifying the interface. The Req is no + longer returned when not necessary, maps are used wherever possible, + and some functions have been renamed. + +* The position of the `Opts` argument for `cowboy_req:set_resp_cookie/4` + has changed to improve consistency. It is now the last argument. + +=== Removed functions + +* The functions `cowboy_req:url/1` and `cowboy_req:host_url/1` have been + removed in favor of the new function `cowboy_req:uri/1,2`. + +* The functions `cowboy_req:meta/2,3` and `cowboy_req:set_meta/3` have + been removed. The Req object is now a public map, therefore they became + unnecessary. + +* The functions `cowboy_req:set_resp_body_fun/2,3` have been removed. + For sending files, the function `cowboy_req:set_resp_body/2` can now + take a sendfile tuple. + +* Remove many undocumented functions from `cowboy_req`, including the + functions `cowboy_req:get/2` and `cowboy_req:set/3`. + +=== Other changes + +* The correct percent-decoding algorithm is now used for path elements + during routing. It will no longer decode `+` characters. + +* The router will now properly handle path segments `.` and `..`. + +* Routing behavior has changed for URIs containing latin1 characters. + They are no longer allowed. URIs are expected to be in UTF-8 once + they are percent-decoded. + +* Etag comparison in REST handlers has been fixed. Some requests may + now fail when they succeeded in the past. + +* The If-*-Since headers are now ignored in REST handlers if If*-Match + headers exist. The former is largely a backward compatible header + and this shouldn't create any issue. The new behavior follows the + current RFCs more closely. + +* The static file handler has been improved to handle more special + characters on systems that accept them. diff --git a/doc/src/guide/specs.asciidoc b/doc/src/guide/specs.asciidoc index 1fd5916..3bcd45e 100644 --- a/doc/src/guide/specs.asciidoc +++ b/doc/src/guide/specs.asciidoc @@ -1,3 +1,4 @@ +[appendix] == HTTP and other specifications This chapter intends to list all the specification documents |