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-rw-r--r--lib/inets/doc/src/notes.xml140
2 files changed, 197 insertions, 86 deletions
diff --git a/lib/inets/doc/src/httpc.xml b/lib/inets/doc/src/httpc.xml
index 70c845bade..14ce3cbe7f 100644
--- a/lib/inets/doc/src/httpc.xml
+++ b/lib/inets/doc/src/httpc.xml
@@ -480,66 +480,69 @@ apply(Module, Function, [ReplyInfo | Args])
<d>ex: "134.138" or "[FEDC:BA98" (all IP-addresses starting with 134.138 or FEDC:BA98), "66.35.250.150" or "[2010:836B:4179::836B:4179]" (a complete IP-address).</d>
<v>MaxSessions = integer() </v>
<d>Default is <c>2</c>.
- Maximum number of persistent connections to a host.</d>
+ Maximum number of persistent connections to a host.</d>
<v>MaxKeepAlive = integer() </v>
- <d>Default is <c>5</c>.
- Maximum number of outstanding requests on the same connection to
- a host.</d>
- <v>KeepAliveTimeout = integer() </v>
- <d>Default is <c>120000</c> (= 2 min).
- If a persistent connection is idle longer than the
- <c>keep_alive_timeout</c> the client will close the connection.
- The server may also have such a time out but you should
- not count on it!</d>
+ <d>Default is <c>5</c>.
+ Maximum number of outstanding requests on the same connection to
+ a host.</d>
+ <v>KeepAliveTimeout = integer() </v>
+ <d>Default is <c>120000</c> (= 2 min).
+ If a persistent connection is idle longer than the
+ <c>keep_alive_timeout</c> in milliseconds,
+ the client will close the connection.
+ The server may also have such a time out but you should
+ not count on it!</d>
<v>MaxPipeline = integer() </v>
- <d>Default is <c>2</c>.
- Maximum number of outstanding requests on a pipelined connection to a host.</d>
- <v>PipelineTimeout = integer() </v>
- <d>Default is <c>0</c>,
- which will result in pipelining not being used.
- If a persistent connection is idle longer than the
- <c>pipeline_timeout</c> the client will close the connection. </d>
+ <d>Default is <c>2</c>.
+ Maximum number of outstanding requests on a pipelined connection
+ to a host.</d>
+ <v>PipelineTimeout = integer() </v>
+ <d>Default is <c>0</c>,
+ which will result in pipelining not being used.
+ If a persistent connection is idle longer than the
+ <c>pipeline_timeout</c> in milliseconds,
+ the client will close the connection. </d>
<v>CookieMode = enabled | disabled | verify </v>
<d>Default is <c>disabled</c>.
- If Cookies are enabled all valid cookies will automatically be
- saved in the client manager's cookie database.
- If the option <c>verify</c> is used the function <c>store_cookies/2</c>
- has to be called for the cookies to be saved.</d>
- <v>IpFamily = inet | inet6 | inet6fb4 </v>
- <d>By default <c>inet</c>.
- When it is set to <c>inet6fb4</c> you can use both ipv4 and ipv6.
- It first tries <c>inet6</c> and if that does not works falls back to <c>inet</c>.
- The option is here to provide a workaround for buggy ipv6 stacks to ensure that
- ipv4 will always work.</d>
+ If Cookies are enabled all valid cookies will automatically be
+ saved in the client manager's cookie database.
+ If the option <c>verify</c> is used the function <c>store_cookies/2</c>
+ has to be called for the cookies to be saved.</d>
+ <v>IpFamily = inet | inet6 | inet6fb4 </v>
+ <d>By default <c>inet</c>.
+ When it is set to <c>inet6fb4</c> you can use both ipv4 and ipv6.
+ It first tries <c>inet6</c> and if that does not works falls back to <c>inet</c>.
+ The option is here to provide a workaround for buggy ipv6 stacks to ensure that
+ ipv4 will always work.</d>
<v>IpAddress = ip_address() </v>
- <d>If the host has several network interfaces, this option specifies which one to use.
- See <seealso marker="kernel:gen_tcp#connect">gen_tcp:connect/3,4</seealso> for more info. </d>
+ <d>If the host has several network interfaces, this option specifies which one to use.
+ See <seealso marker="kernel:gen_tcp#connect">gen_tcp:connect/3,4</seealso> for more info. </d>
<v>Port = integer() </v>
- <d>Specify which local port number to use.
- See <seealso marker="kernel:gen_tcp#connect">gen_tcp:connect/3,4</seealso> for more info. </d>
- <v>VerboseMode = false | verbose | debug | trace </v>
- <d>Default is <c>false</c>.
- This option is used to switch on (or off)
- different levels of erlang trace on the client.
- It is a debug feature.</d>
+ <d>Specify which local port number to use.
+ See <seealso marker="kernel:gen_tcp#connect">gen_tcp:connect/3,4</seealso> for more info. </d>
+ <v>VerboseMode = false | verbose | debug | trace </v>
+ <d>Default is <c>false</c>.
+ This option is used to switch on (or off)
+ different levels of erlang trace on the client.
+ It is a debug feature.</d>
<v>Profile = profile() | pid() (when started <c>stand_alone</c>)</v>
</type>
<desc>
- <p>Sets options to be used for subsequent requests.</p>
- <note>
- <p>If possible the client will keep its connections
- alive and use persistent connections
- with or without pipeline depending on configuration
- and current circumstances. The HTTP/1.1 specification does not
- provide a guideline for how many requests would be
- ideal to be sent on a persistent connection,
- this very much depends on the
- application. Note that a very long queue of requests may cause a
- user perceived delay as earlier requests may take a long time
- to complete. The HTTP/1.1 specification does suggest a
- limit of 2 persistent connections per server, which is the
- default value of the <c>max_sessions</c> option. </p>
- </note>
+ <p>Sets options to be used for subsequent requests.</p>
+ <note>
+ <p>If possible the client will keep its connections
+ alive and use persistent connections
+ with or without pipeline depending on configuration
+ and current circumstances. The HTTP/1.1 specification does not
+ provide a guideline for how many requests would be
+ ideal to be sent on a persistent connection,
+ this very much depends on the
+ application. Note that a very long queue of requests may cause a
+ user perceived delay as earlier requests may take a long time
+ to complete. The HTTP/1.1 specification does suggest a
+ limit of 2 persistent connections per server, which is the
+ default value of the <c>max_sessions</c> option. </p>
+ </note>
<marker id="get_options"></marker>
</desc>
@@ -648,6 +651,8 @@ apply(Module, Function, [ReplyInfo | Args])
<p>Resets (clears) the cookie database for the specified
<c>Profile</c>. If no profile is specified the default profile
will be used. </p>
+
+ <marker id="which_cookies"></marker>
</desc>
</func>
@@ -667,6 +672,42 @@ apply(Module, Function, [ReplyInfo | Args])
<p>This function produces a list of the entire cookie database.
It is intended for debugging/testing purposes.
If no profile is specified the default profile will be used. </p>
+
+ <marker id="which_sessions"></marker>
+ </desc>
+ </func>
+
+ <func>
+ <name>which_sessions() -> session_info()</name>
+ <name>which_sessions(Profile) -> session_info()</name>
+ <fsummary>Produces a slightly processed dump of the sessions database.</fsummary>
+ <type>
+ <v>Profile = profile() | pid() (when started <c>stand_alone</c>)</v>
+ <v>session_info() = {GoodSessions, BadSessions, NonSessions}</v>
+ <v>GoodSessions = session()</v>
+ <v>BadSessions = tuple()</v>
+ <v>NonSessions = term()</v>
+ </type>
+ <desc>
+ <p>This function produces a slightly processed dump of the session
+ database. It is intended for debugging.
+ If no profile is specified the default profile will be used. </p>
+
+ <marker id="info"></marker>
+ </desc>
+ </func>
+
+ <func>
+ <name>info() -> list()</name>
+ <name>info(Profile) -> list()</name>
+ <fsummary>Produces a list of miscelleneous info</fsummary>
+ <type>
+ <v>Profile = profile() | pid() (when started <c>stand_alone</c>)</v>
+ </type>
+ <desc>
+ <p>This function produces a list of miscelleneous info.
+ It is intended for debugging.
+ If no profile is specified the default profile will be used. </p>
</desc>
</func>
</funcs>
diff --git a/lib/inets/doc/src/notes.xml b/lib/inets/doc/src/notes.xml
index dfdeb4016c..3aae1ff70a 100644
--- a/lib/inets/doc/src/notes.xml
+++ b/lib/inets/doc/src/notes.xml
@@ -13,12 +13,12 @@
compliance with the License. You should have received a copy of the
Erlang Public License along with this software. If not, it can be
retrieved online at http://www.erlang.org/.
-
+
Software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS"
basis, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See
the License for the specific language governing rights and limitations
under the License.
-
+
</legalnotice>
<title>Inets Release Notes</title>
@@ -32,16 +32,93 @@
<file>notes.xml</file>
</header>
+
+ <section>
+ <title>Inets 5.9.1</title>
+
+ <section>
+ <title>Improvements and New Features</title>
+ <!--
+ <p>-</p>
+ -->
+
+ <list>
+ <item>
+ <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>
+ and
+ <seealso marker="httpc#info">info/0</seealso>. </p>
+ <p>Own Id: OTP-10093</p>
+ <p>Aux Id: Seq 12062</p>
+ </item>
- <section><title>Inets 5.9</title>
-
- <section><title>Improvements and New Features</title>
-<!--
- <p>-</p>
--->
+ <item>
+ <p>Removed R14B compatible version of (inets-service and
+ tftp) behaviour definition. </p>
+ <p>Own Id: OTP-10095</p>
+ </item>
+
+ <item>
+ <p>[httpc] Documentation of KeepAlive and Pipeline timeout
+ options have been improved. </p>
+ <p>Own Id: OTP-10114</p>
+ </item>
+ </list>
+
+ </section>
+ <section>
+ <title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title>
+ <!--
+ <p>-</p>
+ -->
+
<list>
<item>
+ <p>[httpc] Cancel request does not work due to incorrect
+ handler table creation (wrong keypos). </p>
+ <p>Vyacheslav Vorobyov</p>
+ <p>Own Id: OTP-10092</p>
+ </item>
+
+ </list>
+
+ </section>
+
+ <section>
+ <title>Incompatibilities</title>
+ <p>-</p>
+
+ <!--
+ <list>
+ <item>
+ <p>[httpc|httpd] The old ssl implementation (based on OpenSSL),
+ has been deprecated. The config option that specified usage of
+ this version of the ssl app, <c>ossl</c>, has been removed. </p>
+ <p>Own Id: OTP-9522</p>
+ </item>
+
+ </list>
+ -->
+
+ </section>
+
+ </section> <!-- 5.9.1 -->
+
+
+ <section>
+ <title>Inets 5.9</title>
+
+ <section>
+ <title>Improvements and New Features</title>
+ <!--
+ <p>-</p>
+ -->
+
+ <list>
+ <item>
<p>[httpd] Make the server header configurable with new config
option
<seealso marker="httpd#prop_server_tokens">server_tokens</seealso>.
@@ -102,11 +179,11 @@
</section>
+<!--
<section>
<title>Incompatibilities</title>
<p>-</p>
-<!--
<list>
<item>
<p>[httpc|httpd] The old ssl implementation (based on OpenSSL),
@@ -116,9 +193,9 @@
</item>
</list>
--->
</section>
+-->
</section> <!-- 5.9 -->
@@ -285,31 +362,6 @@
</section>
- <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>
- <p>Own Id: OTP-9359</p>
- </item>
-
- <item>
- <p>[httpc|httpd] The old ssl implementation (based on OpenSSL),
- has been deprecated. The config option that specified usage of
- this version of the ssl app, <c>ossl</c>, has been removed. </p>
- <p>Own Id: OTP-9522</p>
- </item>
-
- </list>
-
- </section>
-
<section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title>
<!--
<p>-</p>
@@ -332,6 +384,24 @@
</list>
</section>
+<!--
+ <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>
+ <p>Own Id: OTP-9359</p>
+ </item>
+
+ </list>
+
+ </section>
+-->
+
</section> <!-- 5.7.2 -->