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-rw-r--r--lib/inets/doc/src/httpc.xml60
-rw-r--r--lib/inets/doc/src/notes.xml10
2 files changed, 58 insertions, 12 deletions
diff --git a/lib/inets/doc/src/httpc.xml b/lib/inets/doc/src/httpc.xml
index 680473cc38..e143ba2c1a 100644
--- a/lib/inets/doc/src/httpc.xml
+++ b/lib/inets/doc/src/httpc.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
</legalnotice>
- <title>http</title>
+ <title>httpc</title>
<prepared>Ingela Anderton Andin</prepared>
<responsible></responsible>
<docno></docno>
@@ -64,6 +64,8 @@ request_id() = ref()
profile() = atom()
path() = string() representing a file path or directory path
ip_address() = See inet(3)
+socket_opt() = See the Options used by gen_tcp(3) and
+ ssl(3) connect(s)
]]></code>
</section>
@@ -162,13 +164,13 @@ ssl_options() = {verify, code()} |
<v>Request = request()</v>
<v>HTTPOptions = http_options()</v>
<v>http_options() = [http_option()]</v>
- <v>http_option() = {timeout, timeout()} |
+ <v>http_option() = {timeout, timeout()} |
{connect_timeout, timeout()} |
- {ssl, ssl_options()} |
- {autoredirect, boolean()} |
+ {ssl, ssl_options()} |
+ {autoredirect, boolean()} |
{proxy_auth, {userstring(), passwordstring()}} |
- {version, http_version()} |
- {relaxed, boolean()}</v>
+ {version, http_version()} |
+ {relaxed, boolean()}</v>
<v>timeout() = integer() >= 0 | infinity</v>
<v>Options = options()</v>
<v>options() = [option()]</v>
@@ -177,8 +179,10 @@ ssl_options() = {verify, code()} |
{body_format, body_format()} |
{full_result, boolean()} |
{headers_as_is, boolean() |
+ {socket_opts, socket_opts()} |
{receiver, receiver()}}</v>
<v>stream_to() = none | self | {self, once} | filename() </v>
+ <v>socket_opts() = [socket_opt()]</v>
<v>receiver() = pid() | function()/1 | {Module, Function, Args} </v>
<v>Module = atom() </v>
<v>Function = atom() </v>
@@ -315,6 +319,24 @@ ssl_options() = {verify, code()} |
<p>Defaults to <c>false</c>. </p>
</item>
+ <tag><c><![CDATA[socket_opts]]></c></tag>
+ <item>
+ <p>Socket options to be used for this and subsequent
+ request(s). </p>
+ <p>Overrides any value set by the
+ <seealso marker="set_options">set_options</seealso>
+ function. </p>
+ <p>Note that the validity of the options are <em>not</em>
+ checked in any way. </p>
+ <p>Note that this may change the socket behaviour
+ (see <seealso marker="inet#setopts">inet:setopts/2</seealso>)
+ for an already existing, and therefor already connected
+ request handler. </p>
+ <p>By defaults the socket options set by the
+ <seealso marker="#set_options">set_options/1,2</seealso>
+ function is used when establishing connection. </p>
+ </item>
+
<tag><c><![CDATA[receiver]]></c></tag>
<item>
<p>Defines how the client will deliver the result for a
@@ -393,17 +415,30 @@ apply(Module, Function, [ReplyInfo | Args])
<fsummary>Sets options to be used for subsequent requests.</fsummary>
<type>
<v>Options = [Option]</v>
- <v>Option = {proxy, {Proxy, NoProxy}} | {max_sessions, MaxSessions} |
- {max_keep_alive_length, MaxKeepAlive} | {keep_alive_timeout, KeepAliveTimeout} |
- {max_pipeline_length, MaxPipeline} | {pipeline_timeout, PipelineTimeout} |
- {cookies | CookieMode} |
- {ipfamily, IpFamily} | {ip, IpAddress} | {port, Port} |
- {verbose, VerboseMode} </v>
+ <v>Option = {proxy, {Proxy, NoProxy}} |
+ {max_sessions, MaxSessions} |
+ {max_keep_alive_length, MaxKeepAlive} |
+ {keep_alive_timeout, KeepAliveTimeout} |
+ {max_pipeline_length, MaxPipeline} |
+ {pipeline_timeout, PipelineTimeout} |
+ {cookies, CookieMode} |
+ {ipfamily, IpFamily} |
+ {ip, IpAddress} |
+ {port, Port} |
+ {socket_opts, socket_opts()} |
+ {verbose, VerboseMode} </v>
<v>Proxy = {Hostname, Port}</v>
<v>Hostname = string() </v>
<d>ex: "localhost" or "foo.bar.se"</d>
<v>Port = integer()</v>
<d>ex: 8080 </d>
+ <v>socket_opts() = [socket_opt()]</v>
+ <d>The options are appended to the socket options used by the
+ client. </d>
+ <d>These are the default values when a new request handler
+ is started (for the initial connect). They are passed directly
+ to the underlying transport (gen_tcp or ssl) <em>without</em>
+ verification! </d>
<v>NoProxy = [NoProxyDesc]</v>
<v>NoProxyDesc = DomainDesc | HostName | IPDesc</v>
<v>DomainDesc = "*.Domain"</v>
@@ -573,6 +608,7 @@ apply(Module, Function, [ReplyInfo | Args])
<section>
<title>SEE ALSO</title>
<p>RFC 2616, <seealso marker="inets">inets(3)</seealso>,
+ <seealso marker="kernel:gen_tcp">gen_tcp(3)</seealso>,
<seealso marker="ssl:ssl">ssl(3)</seealso>
</p>
</section>
diff --git a/lib/inets/doc/src/notes.xml b/lib/inets/doc/src/notes.xml
index ed83708940..e95c8d6e97 100644
--- a/lib/inets/doc/src/notes.xml
+++ b/lib/inets/doc/src/notes.xml
@@ -41,6 +41,16 @@
<list>
<item>
+ <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>
+ for more info, </p>
+ <p>Own Id: OTP-8352</p>
+ </item>
+
+ <item>
<p>[httpc] Fix bug crafting Host header when port is not 80. </p>
<p>The host header should include the port number as well as the
host name when making a request to a server listening on a port