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%% Copyright (c) 2011-2012, Loïc Hoguin <[email protected]>
%%
%% Permission to use, copy, modify, and/or distribute this software for any
%% purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above
%% copyright notice and this permission notice appear in all copies.
%%
%% THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND THE AUTHOR DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES
%% WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
%% MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR
%% ANY SPECIAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES
%% WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN
%% ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF
%% OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.

%% @doc Handler for HTTP WebSocket requests.
%%
%% WebSocket handlers must implement four callbacks: <em>websocket_init/3</em>,
%% <em>websocket_handle/3</em>, <em>websocket_info/3</em> and
%% <em>websocket_terminate/3</em>. These callbacks will only be called if the
%% connection is upgraded to WebSocket in the HTTP handler's <em>init/3</em>
%% callback. They are then called in that order, although
%% <em>websocket_handle/3</em> will be called for each packet received,
%% and <em>websocket_info</em> for each message received.
%%
%% <em>websocket_init/3</em> is meant for initialization. It receives
%% information about the transport and protocol used, along with the handler
%% options from the dispatch list. You can define a request-wide state here.
%% If you are going to want to compact the request, you should probably do it
%% here.
%%
%% <em>websocket_handle/3</em> receives the data from the socket. It can reply
%% something, do nothing or close the connection.
%%
%% <em>websocket_info/3</em> receives messages sent to the process. It has
%% the same reply format as <em>websocket_handle/3</em> described above. Note
%% that unlike in a <em>gen_server</em>, when <em>websocket_info/3</em>
%% replies something, it is always to the socket, not to the process that
%% originated the message.
%%
%% <em>websocket_terminate/3</em> is meant for cleaning up. It also receives
%% the request and the state previously defined, along with a reason for
%% termination.
%%
%% All of <em>websocket_init/3</em>, <em>websocket_handle/3</em> and
%% <em>websocket_info/3</em> can decide to hibernate the process by adding
%% an extra element to the returned tuple, containing the atom
%% <em>hibernate</em>. Doing so helps save memory and improve CPU usage.
-module(cowboy_http_websocket_handler).

-export([behaviour_info/1]).

%% @private
-spec behaviour_info(_)
	-> undefined | [{websocket_handle, 3} | {websocket_info, 3}
		| {websocket_init, 3} | {websocket_terminate, 3}, ...].
behaviour_info(callbacks) ->
	[{websocket_init, 3}, {websocket_handle, 3},
	 {websocket_info, 3}, {websocket_terminate, 3}];
behaviour_info(_Other) ->
	undefined.