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diff --git a/examples/rest_pastebin/README.md b/examples/rest_pastebin/README.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..0e9d9b5 --- /dev/null +++ b/examples/rest_pastebin/README.md @@ -0,0 +1,52 @@ +Cowboy Rest Hello World +======================= + +To compile this example you need rebar in your PATH. + +Type the following command: +``` +$ rebar get-deps compile +``` + +You can then start the Erlang node with the following command: +``` +./start.sh +``` + +Then run any given command or point your browser to the indicated URL. + +Examples +-------- + +To upload something to the paste application, you can use curl like: +``` +<command> | curl -i --data-urlencode paste@- localhost:8080 +``` +or to upload my_file: +``` +curl -i --data-urlencode paste@my_file localhost:8080 +``` + +The URL of your data will be in the location header. Alternately, you can visit +http://localhost:8080 with your favorite web browser and submit your paste via +the form. + +Code that has been pasted can be highlighted with ?lang=<language> option if +you have [highlight](http://www.andre-simon.de/doku/highlight/en/highlight.html) +installed (although pygments or any other should work just fine). For example: +``` +curl -i --data-urlencode paste@priv/index.html localhost:8080 +curl <url from location header> +``` + +Will show the text of the html file. If your terminal supports color +sequences and highlight is installed: +``` +curl <url from location header>?lang=html +``` + +Will show a syntax highlighted version of the source file. If you open the +same URL in your web browser and your web browser tells cowboy that it prefers +html files, you will see the file highlighted with html/css markup. Firefox is +known to work. + |