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diff --git a/docs/en/gun/2.2/guide/introduction.asciidoc b/docs/en/gun/2.2/guide/introduction.asciidoc new file mode 100644 index 00000000..d96419d9 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/en/gun/2.2/guide/introduction.asciidoc @@ -0,0 +1,49 @@ +[[introduction]] +== Introduction + +Gun is an HTTP client for Erlang/OTP. + +Gun supports the HTTP/2, HTTP/1.1 and Websocket protocols. + +=== Prerequisites + +Knowledge of Erlang, but also of the HTTP/1.1, HTTP/2 and Websocket +protocols is required in order to read this guide. + +=== Supported platforms + +Gun is tested and supported on Linux, FreeBSD, Windows and OSX. + +Gun is developed for Erlang/OTP 22.0 and newer. + +=== License + +Gun uses the ISC License. + +---- +Copyright (c) 2013-2025, Loïc Hoguin <essen@ninenines.eu> + +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. +---- + +=== Versioning + +Gun uses http://semver.org/[Semantic Versioning 2.0.0]. + +=== Conventions + +In the HTTP protocol, the method name is case sensitive. All standard +method names are uppercase. + +Header names are case insensitive. Gun converts all the header names +to lowercase, including request headers provided by your application. |