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2013-11-02Review, improve and document the static files handlerLoïc Hoguin
Changes include: * Much simplified route configuration. * Etag generation is now enabled by default. * Web mimetypes are now detected by default. A bigger list of mimetypes can be detected without any additional library. * Mimetypes can no longer be specified as a list. Copying this list for new connections is too costy. You can easily convert it into a function and pass that function to the handler instead. * You can however specify a single hardcoded mimetype. Mostly useful when serving a single file, like an index.html file, to avoid extra operations. * Specifying a path as a list of tokens is not possible anymore. Use either a binary or a string. * Using a private directory will not work if the application was not started properly. Cowboy will not attempt to find the location of this directory if the VM doesn't know it, as this caused issues in some setups. * Overall the code has been much simplified and clarified, and of course has now been documented.
2013-04-25Improve static file handler guide chapterLoïc Hoguin
Add more infos about MIME types and the file option.
2013-04-11Fix static handler snippet in the guideLoïc Hoguin
Thanks to Martin Törnwall for pointing this out.
2013-03-02Add a recommendation about static files in production to the guideLoïc Hoguin
2013-02-11Fix examples in cowboy_static edoc and guideAdam Cammack
2013-01-18Document the static handler in the guideLoïc Hoguin
2013-01-01Add a skeleton of the guide to ease user contributionsLoïc Hoguin
Has some stuff that aren't in master yet, and lacks a lot more that is already in master.