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+provide extra functionality in a reusable way. Cowboy uses this
+mechanism to provide its loop, REST and Websocket handlers.</p></div>
+<div class="paragraph"><p>This chapter will explain how to create your own sub protocols
+and handler types.</p></div>
+<div class="sect1">
+<h2 id="_usage">Usage</h2>
+<div class="sectionbody">
+<div class="paragraph"><p>To switch to a sub protocol, the <code>init/2</code> callback must return
+the name of the sub protocol module. Everything past this point
+is handled by the sub protocol.</p></div>
+<div class="listingblock">
+<div class="content"><!-- Generator: GNU source-highlight 3.1.8
+by Lorenzo Bettini
+http://www.lorenzobettini.it
+http://www.gnu.org/software/src-highlite -->
+<pre><tt><span style="font-weight: bold"><span style="color: #000000">init</span></span>(<span style="color: #009900">Req</span>, <span style="color: #009900">_Opts</span>) <span style="color: #990000">-></span>
+ {<span style="color: #FF6600">cowboy_websocket</span>, <span style="color: #009900">Req</span>, <span style="color: #008080">#state</span>{}}<span style="color: #990000">.</span></tt></pre></div></div>
+<div class="paragraph"><p>The return value may also have a <code>Timeout</code> value and/or the
+atom <code>hibernate</code>. These options are useful for long living
+connections. When they are not provided, the timeout value
+defaults to <code>infinity</code> and the hibernate value to <code>run</code>.</p></div>
+<div class="paragraph"><p>The following snippet switches to the <code>my_protocol</code> sub
+protocol, sets the timeout value to 5 seconds and enables
+hibernation:</p></div>
+<div class="listingblock">
+<div class="content"><!-- Generator: GNU source-highlight 3.1.8
+by Lorenzo Bettini
+http://www.lorenzobettini.it
+http://www.gnu.org/software/src-highlite -->
+<pre><tt><span style="font-weight: bold"><span style="color: #000000">init</span></span>(<span style="color: #009900">Req</span>, <span style="color: #009900">_Opts</span>) <span style="color: #990000">-></span>
+ {<span style="color: #FF6600">my_protocol</span>, <span style="color: #009900">Req</span>, <span style="color: #008080">#state</span>{}, <span style="color: #993399">5000</span>, <span style="color: #FF6600">hibernate</span>}<span style="color: #990000">.</span></tt></pre></div></div>
+<div class="paragraph"><p>If a sub protocol does not make use of these options, it should
+crash if it receives anything other than the default values.</p></div>
+</div>
+</div>
+<div class="sect1">
+<h2 id="_upgrade">Upgrade</h2>
+<div class="sectionbody">
+<div class="paragraph"><p>After the <code>init/2</code> function returns, Cowboy will then call the
+<code>upgrade/6</code> function. This is the only callback defined by the
+<code>cowboy_sub_protocol</code> behavior.</p></div>
+<div class="paragraph"><p>The function is named <code>upgrade</code> because it mimics the mechanism
+of HTTP protocol upgrades. For some sub protocols, like Websocket,
+an actual upgrade is performed. For others, like REST, this is
+only an upgrade at Cowboy’s level and the client has nothing to
+do about it.</p></div>
+<div class="paragraph"><p>The upgrade callback receives the Req object, the middleware
+environment, the handler and its options, and the aforementioned
+timeout and hibernate values.</p></div>
+<div class="listingblock">
+<div class="content"><!-- Generator: GNU source-highlight 3.1.8
+by Lorenzo Bettini
+http://www.lorenzobettini.it
+http://www.gnu.org/software/src-highlite -->
+<pre><tt><span style="font-weight: bold"><span style="color: #000000">upgrade</span></span>(<span style="color: #009900">Req</span>, <span style="color: #009900">Env</span>, <span style="color: #009900">Handler</span>, <span style="color: #009900">HandlerOpts</span>, <span style="color: #009900">Timeout</span>, <span style="color: #009900">Hibernate</span>) <span style="color: #990000">-></span>
+ <span style="font-style: italic"><span style="color: #9A1900">%% Sub protocol code here.</span></span></tt></pre></div></div>
+<div class="paragraph"><p>This callback is expected to behave like a middleware and to
+return an updated environment and Req object.</p></div>
+<div class="paragraph"><p>Sub protocols are expected to call the <code>cowboy_handler:terminate/4</code>
+function when they terminate. This function will make sure that
+the optional <code>terminate/3</code> callback is called, if present.</p></div>
+</div>
+</div>
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