2 files changed, 116 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/guide/req.md b/guide/req.md
index 503ad65..c039658 100644
--- a/guide/req.md
+++ b/guide/req.md
@@ -72,9 +72,119 @@ and the request object and returns the latter modified.
 Request body
 ------------
 
-@todo Describe.
+Cowboy will not read the request body until you ask it to.
+If you don't, then Cowboy will simply discard it. It will
+not take extra memory space until you start reading it.
+
+Cowboy has a few utility functions for dealing with the
+request body.
+
+The function `has_body/1` will return whether the request
+contains a body. Note that some clients may not send the
+right headers while still sending a body, but as Cowboy has
+no way of detecting it this function will return `false`.
+
+The function `body_length/1` retrieves the size of the
+request body. If the body is compressed, the value returned
+here is the compressed size. If a `Transfer-Encoding` header
+was passed in the request, then Cowboy will return a size
+of `undefined`, as it has no way of knowing it.
+
+If you know the request contains a body, and that it is
+of appropriate size, then you can read it directly with
+either `body/1` or `body_qs/1`. Otherwise, you will want
+to stream it with `stream_body/1` and `skip_body/1`, with
+the streaming process optionally initialized using `init_stream/4`.
+
+Multipart request body
+----------------------
+
+Cowboy provides facilities for dealing with multipart bodies.
+They are typically used for uploading files. You can use two
+functions to process these bodies, `multipart_data/1` and
+`multipart_skip/1`.
 
 Response
 --------
 
-@todo Describe.
+You can send a response by calling the `reply/{2,3,4}` function.
+It takes the status code for the response (usually `200`),
+an optional list of headers, an optional body and the request
+object.
+
+The following snippet sends a simple response with no headers
+specified but with a body.
+
+``` erlang
+{ok, Req2} = cowboy_req:reply(200, [], "Hello world!", Req).
+```
+
+If this is the only line in your handler then make sure to return
+the `Req2` variable to Cowboy so it can know you replied.
+
+If you want to send HTML you'll need to specify the `Content-Type`
+header so the client can properly interpret it.
+
+``` erlang
+{ok, Req2} = cowboy_req:reply(200,
+    [{<<"content-type">>, <<"text/html">>}],
+	"<html><head>Hello world!</head><body><p>Hats off!</p></body></html>",
+	Req).
+```
+
+You only need to make sure to follow conventions and to use a
+lowercase header name.
+
+Chunked response
+----------------
+
+You can also send chunked responses using `chunked_reply/{2,3}`.
+Chunked responses allow you to send the body in chunks of various
+sizes. It is the recommended way of performing streaming if the
+client supports it.
+
+You must first initiate the response by calling the aforementioned
+function, then you can call `chunk/2` as many times as needed.
+The following snippet sends a body in three chunks.
+
+``` erlang
+{ok, Req2} = cowboy_req:chunked_reply(200, Req),
+ok = cowboy_req:chunk("Hello...", Req2),
+ok = cowboy_req:chunk("chunked...", Req2),
+ok = cowboy_req:chunk("world!!", Req2).
+```
+
+As you can see the call to `chunk/2` does not return a modified
+request object. It may return an error, however, so you should
+make sure that you match the return value on `ok`.
+
+Response preconfiguration
+-------------------------
+
+Cowboy allows you to set response cookies, headers or body
+in advance without having to send the response at the same time.
+Then, when you decide to send it, all these informations will be
+built into the resulting response.
+
+Some of the functions available for this purpose also give you
+additional functionality, like `set_resp_cookie/4` which will build
+the appropriate `Set-Cookie` header, or `set_resp_body_fun/{2,3}`
+which allows you to stream the response body.
+
+Note that any value given directly to `reply/{2,3,4}` will
+override all preset values. This means for example that you
+can set a default body and then override it when you decide
+to send a reply.
+
+Reducing the memory footprint
+-----------------------------
+
+When you are done reading information from the request object
+and know you are not going to access it anymore, for example
+when using long-polling or Websocket, you can use the `compact/1`
+function to remove most of the data from the request object and
+free memory.
+
+``` erlang
+Req2 = cowboy_req:compact(Req).
+```
diff --git a/guide/toc.md b/guide/toc.md
index b4131c5..2890172 100644
--- a/guide/toc.md
+++ b/guide/toc.md
@@ -37,7 +37,11 @@ Cowboy User Guide
    *  Purpose
    *  Request
    *  Request body
+   *  Multipart request body
    *  Response
+   *  Chunked response
+   *  Response preconfiguration
+   *  Reducing the memory footprint
  *  [Hooks](hooks.md)
    *  On request
    *  On response