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diff --git a/lib/inets/doc/src/notes.xml b/lib/inets/doc/src/notes.xml index d1bfa28013..c98ec1a9dc 100644 --- a/lib/inets/doc/src/notes.xml +++ b/lib/inets/doc/src/notes.xml @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ <chapter> <header> <copyright> - <year>2002</year><year>2014</year> + <year>2002</year><year>2015</year> <holder>Ericsson AB. All Rights Reserved.</holder> </copyright> <legalnotice> @@ -33,7 +33,193 @@ <file>notes.xml</file> </header> - <section><title>Inets 6.0</title> + <section><title>Inets 6.1</title> + + <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> + Replace obs-folds with spaces instead of failing</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-13069</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Add validation fun for URI scheme to http_uri API</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-13071</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Handle stream bodies as documented.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-13093</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Correct error handling of mod_esi generated chunks. Send + warning headers in chunk trailers instead of generating + an unexpected additional 500 request response, when + problems, such as a timeout occurs.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-13110</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + HTTP client terminates gracefully when an invalid chunked + length header is encountered.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-13117</p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + + + <section><title>Improvements and New Features</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> + Add default for SNI (Server Name Indication) when running + https using the inets HTTP-client.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-12985</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Be forgiving to chunked sizes that have trailing + whitespaces as prior implementation was. Also some legacy + embedded devices does actually have trailing whitespaces + even though this in not according to the spec.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-13116</p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + +</section> + +<section><title>Inets 6.0.3</title> + + <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> + Improved error handling and gracfully termination when an + invalid chunked length header is encountered.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-13061</p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + + + <section><title>Improvements and New Features</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> + Add possibility to set socket options, such as nodelay, + for httpd. Also phase out legacy option value inet6bf4 + for the ipfamily option. This value will be translated to + the value inet.</p> + <p> + *** POTENTIAL INCOMPATIBILITY ***</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-13062</p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + +</section> + +<section><title>Inets 6.0.2</title> + + <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> + Avoid crash in mod_auth_server and mod_security_server + due to using an atom instead of a string when creating a + name.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-13022</p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + + + <section><title>Improvements and New Features</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> + Add function response_default_headers/0 to httpd + customize API, to allow user to specify default values + for HTTP response headers.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-13013</p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + +</section> + +<section><title>Inets 6.0.1</title> + + <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> + Fix broken socket feature, that is on Linux systems a + socket may be opened before starting Erlang and then + passed to Erlang's httpd daemon. This is useful as the + wrap program can open a privileged port and Erlang does + not have to be run as root.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-12875 Aux Id: seq12878 </p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Fix broken socket feature, that is on Linux systems a + socket may be opened before starting Erlang and then + passed to Erlangs tftp daemon. This is useful as the wrap + program can open a privileged port and Erlang does not + have to be run as root.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-12898 Aux Id: seq12900 </p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + httpc_handler should react properly to cancel requests + even when the request to be canceled was already finished + but httpc_manager did not get notified about that yet.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-12922</p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + + + <section><title>Improvements and New Features</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> + Added format_status function to httpd process to avoid + sensitive information to be printed in supervisor logs.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-12976</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Return meaningful error reason disregarding whether a + http proxy is used or not.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-12984</p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + +</section> + +<section><title>Inets 6.0</title> <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title> <list> @@ -765,9 +951,9 @@ <p>Better handling of errorI(s) during update of the session database. </p> <p>Also added and updated some debugging functions - <seealso marker="httpc#which_sessions">which_sessions/10,1</seealso> + <seealso marker="httpc#which_sessions-0">which_sessions/[0,1]</seealso> and - <seealso marker="httpc#info">info/0</seealso>. </p> + <seealso marker="httpc#info-0">info/0</seealso>. </p> <p>Own Id: OTP-10093</p> <p>Aux Id: Seq 12062</p> </item> @@ -861,7 +1047,7 @@ <item> <p>[httpc] Add function for retrieving current options, - <seealso marker="httpc#get_options">get_options/1,2</seealso>. </p> + <seealso marker="httpc#get_options-1">get_options/[1,2]</seealso>. </p> <p>Own Id: OTP-9979</p> </item> @@ -1038,15 +1224,11 @@ <section> <title>Incompatibilities</title> -<!-- - <p>-</p> ---> - <list> <item> <p>[httpc] Deprecated interface module <c>http</c> has been removed. It has (long) been replaced by http client interface module - <seealso marker="httpc#">httpc</seealso>. </p> + <seealso marker="httpc">httpc</seealso>. </p> <p>Own Id: OTP-9359</p> </item> @@ -1234,15 +1416,13 @@ <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> + <seealso marker="httpc#request-4">request/[4,5]</seealso> function. </p> <p>Filipe David Manana</p> <p>Own Id: OTP-9094</p> @@ -1255,7 +1435,7 @@ <item> <p>[httpd] - <seealso marker="mod_esi#deliver">mod_esi:deliver/2</seealso> + <seealso marker="mod_esi#deliver-2">mod_esi:deliver/2</seealso> made to accept binary data. </p> <p>Bernard Duggan</p> <p>Own Id: OTP-9123</p> @@ -1283,7 +1463,7 @@ for using file descriptors has been improved. It is now possible to add the file descriptor to the config (option fd) when calling the - <seealso marker="inets#start2">inets:start(httpd, ...)</seealso> + <seealso marker="inets#start-2">inets:start(httpd, ...)</seealso> function. </p> <p>Attila Rajmund Nohl</p> <p>Own Id: OTP-9202</p> @@ -1297,7 +1477,7 @@ <p>See the httpd <seealso marker="httpd#props_comm">socket_type</seealso> communication property or the httpc - <seealso marker="httpc#request2">request/4,5</seealso> function + <seealso marker="httpc#request-4">request/[4,5]</seealso> function for more info. </p> <p>Own Id: OTP-9230</p> <p>*** POTENTIAL INCOMPATIBILITY ***</p> @@ -1497,7 +1677,7 @@ <p>[httpc|httpd] - Now allow the use of the "new" ssl, by using the <c>essl</c> tag instead. </p> <p>See the <c>http_option</c> option in the - <seealso marker="httpc#request2">request/4,5</seealso> or + <seealso marker="httpc#request-4">request/[4,5]</seealso> or the <seealso marker="httpd#props_comm">socket-type</seealso> section of the Communication properties chapter for more info, </p> <p>Own Id: OTP-7907</p> @@ -1692,23 +1872,21 @@ <item> <p>[httpd] - Issues with ESI erl_script_timeout. </p> - <p> - <list type="bulleted"> - <item> - <p>The <c>erl_script_timeout</c> config option is ducumented - as a number of seconds. But when parsing the config, in the - new format (not a config file), it was handled as if in - number of milliseconds. </p> - </item> - <item> - <p>When the erl-script-timeout time was exceeded, the server - incorrectly marked the answer as sent, thereby leaving - client hanging (with an incomplete answer). - This has been changed, so that now the socket will be - closed. </p> - </item> - </list> - </p> + <list type="bulleted"> + <item> + <p>The <c>erl_script_timeout</c> config option is ducumented + as a number of seconds. But when parsing the config, in the + new format (not a config file), it was handled as if in + number of milliseconds. </p> + </item> + <item> + <p>When the erl-script-timeout time was exceeded, the server + incorrectly marked the answer as sent, thereby leaving + client hanging (with an incomplete answer). + This has been changed, so that now the socket will be + closed. </p> + </item> + </list> <p>Own Id: OTP-8509</p> </item> </list> @@ -1729,8 +1907,8 @@ <p>[httpc] - Allow users to pass socket options to the transport module when making requests. </p> <p>See the <c>socket_opts</c> option in the - <seealso marker="httpc#request2">request/4</seealso> or - <seealso marker="httpc#set_options">set_options/1,2</seealso> + <seealso marker="httpc#request-4">request/4</seealso> or + <seealso marker="httpc#set_options-1">set_options/[1,2]</seealso> for more info, </p> <p>Own Id: OTP-8352</p> </item> @@ -1771,7 +1949,7 @@ deliver an async reply to more receivers then the calling process. </p> <p>See the - <seealso marker="httpc#request2">receiver</seealso> + <seealso marker="httpc#request-2">receiver</seealso> option for more info, </p> <p>Own Id: OTP-8106</p> </item> @@ -1784,20 +1962,19 @@ <item> <p>[httpc] Several more or less critical fixes:</p> - <p> - <list type="bulleted"> - <item> - <p>Initial call between the httpc manager and request - handler was synchronous. </p> - <p>When the manager starts a new request handler, - this is no longer a synchronous operation. Previously, - the new request handler made the connection to the - server and issuing of the first request (the reason - for starting it) in the gen_server init function. - If the connection for some reason "took some time", - the manager hanged, leaving all other activities by - that manager also hanging. </p> - </item> + <list type="bulleted"> + <item> + <p>Initial call between the httpc manager and request + handler was synchronous. </p> + <p>When the manager starts a new request handler, + this is no longer a synchronous operation. Previously, + the new request handler made the connection to the + server and issuing of the first request (the reason + for starting it) in the gen_server init function. + If the connection for some reason "took some time", + the manager hanged, leaving all other activities by + that manager also hanging. </p> + </item> <!-- <item> <p>Copying of data between processes</p> @@ -1808,8 +1985,7 @@ <p>TBD</p> </item> --> - </list> - </p> + </list> <p>As a side-effect of these changes, some modules was also renamed, and a new api module, <seealso marker="httpc">httpc</seealso>, has been introduced @@ -2040,7 +2216,7 @@ request, when the client connects to the server. Default value is that of the <c>timeout</c> option. </p> <p>See the - <seealso marker="httpc#request2">request/4,5</seealso> + <seealso marker="httpc#request-4">request/[4,5]</seealso> function for more info. </p> <p>Own Id: OTP-7298</p> <!-- <p>Aux Id: seq11086</p> --> @@ -2147,7 +2323,7 @@ the client connects to the server. </p> <p>As a side-effect of this, the option <c>ipv6</c> has been removed and replaced by the <c>ipfamily</c> option. </p> - <p>See <seealso marker="httpc#set_options">http:set_options/1,2</seealso> + <p>See <seealso marker="httpc#set_options-1">http:set_options/[1,2]</seealso> for more info. </p> <p>*** POTENTIAL INCOMPATIBILITY ***</p> <p>Own Id: OTP-8004</p> |