Merge branch 'bmk/inets/httpc/support_upload_body_streaming/OTP-9094' into bmk/inets/inet56_integration

2 files changed, 66 insertions, 19 deletions

diff --git a/lib/inets/doc/src/httpc.xml b/lib/inets/doc/src/httpc.xml
index 8f68087871..532f5eefde 100644
--- a/lib/inets/doc/src/httpc.xml
+++ b/lib/inets/doc/src/httpc.xml
@@ -76,21 +76,29 @@ socket_opt() = See the Options used by gen_tcp(3) and
     <p>For more information about HTTP see rfc 2616</p>
 
     <code type="none"><![CDATA[
-method()        = head | get | put | post | trace | options | delete
-request()       = {url(), headers()} | 
-                  {url(), headers(), content_type(), body()}
-url()           = string() - Syntax according to the URI definition in rfc 2396, ex: "http://www.erlang.org"
-status_line()   = {http_version(), status_code(), reason_phrase()}
-http_version()  = string() ex: "HTTP/1.1"
-status_code()   = integer()
-reason_phrase() = string()
-content_type()  = string()
-headers()       = [header()]
-header()        = {field(), value()}
-field()         = string() 
-value()         = string() 
-body()          = string() | binary() 
-filename()      = string() 
+method()         = head | get | put | post | trace | options | delete
+request()        = {url(), headers()} | 
+                   {url(), headers(), content_type(), body()}
+url()            = string() - Syntax according to the URI definition in rfc 2396, ex: "http://www.erlang.org"
+status_line()    = {http_version(), status_code(), reason_phrase()}
+http_version()   = string() ex: "HTTP/1.1"
+status_code()    = integer()
+reason_phrase()  = string()
+content_type()   = string()
+headers()        = [header()]
+header()         = {field(), value()}
+field()          = string() 
+value()          = string() 
+body()           = string() | 
+                   binary() |
+                   {fun(accumulator()) -> body_processing_result(), 
+                    accumulator()} |
+                   {chunkify, 
+                    fun(accumulator()) -> body_processing_result(), 
+                    accumulator()}
+body_processing_result() = eof | {ok, iolist(), accumulator()}
+accumulator()    = term()
+filename()       = string() 
     ]]></code>
 
   </section>
@@ -142,8 +150,9 @@ ssl_options() = {verify,     code()}   |
       <fsummary>Sends a get HTTP-request</fsummary>
       <type>
         <v>Url = url() </v> 
-	<v>Result = {status_line(), headers(), body()} | 
-                    {status_code(), body()} | request_id() </v>
+	<v>Result = {status_line(), headers(), Body} | 
+                    {status_code(), Body} | request_id() </v>
+	<v>Body = string() | binary()</v>
 	<v>Profile = profile()</v>
 	<v>Reason = term() </v>
       </type>
@@ -191,8 +200,9 @@ ssl_options() = {verify,     code()}   |
         <v>Function = atom() </v>
         <v>Args = list() </v>
 	<v>body_format() = string | binary </v>
-        <v>Result = {status_line(), headers(), body()} | 
-                    {status_code(), body()} | request_id() </v>
+        <v>Result = {status_line(), headers(), Body} | 
+                    {status_code(), Body} | request_id() </v>
+        <v>Body = string() | binary()</v>
         <v>Profile = profile() </v>
         <v>Reason = {connect_failed, term()} | 
                     {send_failed, term()} | term() </v>
diff --git a/lib/inets/doc/src/notes.xml b/lib/inets/doc/src/notes.xml
index 5da9d98002..4c572e3a9c 100644
--- a/lib/inets/doc/src/notes.xml
+++ b/lib/inets/doc/src/notes.xml
@@ -32,6 +32,43 @@
     <file>notes.xml</file>
   </header>
   
+  <section><title>Inets 5.6</title>
+
+    <section><title>Improvements and New Features</title>
+<!--
+    <p>-</p>
+-->
+      <list>
+        <item>
+          <p>[httpc] Add support for upload body streaming (PUT and POST).</p>
+	  <p>For more info, 
+	  see the definition of the <c>Body</c> argument of the 
+	  <seealso marker="httpc#request2">request/4,5</seealso> 
+	  function. </p>
+	  <p>Filipe David Manana</p>
+	  <p>Own Id: OTP-9094</p>
+        </item>
+      </list>
+    </section>
+
+    <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title>
+    <p>-</p>
+
+<!--
+      <list>
+        <item>
+          <p>[httpc] Pipelined and queued requests not processed when
+	  connection closed remotelly.</p>
+          <p>Own Id: OTP-8906</p>
+        </item>
+      </list>
+-->
+    </section>
+
+
+  </section> <!-- 5.6 -->
+
+
   <section><title>Inets 5.5.2</title>
 
     <section><title>Improvements and New Features</title>