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| -rw-r--r-- | lib/inets/doc/src/httpc.xml | 180 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | lib/inets/doc/src/notes.xml | 57 |
2 files changed, 146 insertions, 91 deletions
diff --git a/lib/inets/doc/src/httpc.xml b/lib/inets/doc/src/httpc.xml index f6b6827e93..d1671ac9bd 100644 --- a/lib/inets/doc/src/httpc.xml +++ b/lib/inets/doc/src/httpc.xml @@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ filename() = string() <v>Result = {status_line(), headers(), Body} | {status_code(), Body} | request_id() </v> <v>Body = string() | binary()</v> - <v>Profile = profile()</v> + <v>Profile = profile() | pid() (when started <c>stand_alone</c>)</v> <v>Reason = term() </v> </type> <desc> @@ -194,16 +194,16 @@ filename() = string() <v>Result = {status_line(), headers(), Body} | {status_code(), Body} | request_id() </v> <v>Body = string() | binary()</v> - <v>Profile = profile() </v> + <v>Profile = profile() | pid() (when started <c>stand_alone</c>)</v> <v>Reason = {connect_failed, term()} | {send_failed, term()} | term() </v> </type> <desc> <p>Sends a HTTP-request. The function can be both synchronous - and asynchronous. In the later case the function will return - <c>{ok, RequestId}</c> and later on the information will be delivered - to the <c>receiver</c> depending on that value. </p> + and asynchronous. In the later case the function will return + <c>{ok, RequestId}</c> and later on the information will be delivered + to the <c>receiver</c> depending on that value. </p> <p>Http option (<c>http_option()</c>) details: </p> <taglist> @@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ filename() = string() <item> <p>Timeout time for the request. </p> <p>The clock starts ticking as soon as the request has been - sent. </p> + sent. </p> <p>Time is in milliseconds. </p> <p>Defaults to <c>infinity</c>. </p> </item> @@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ filename() = string() <tag><c><![CDATA[connect_timeout]]></c></tag> <item> <p>Connection timeout time, used during the initial request, - when the client is <em>connecting</em> to the server. </p> + when the client is <em>connecting</em> to the server. </p> <p>Time is in milliseconds. </p> <p>Defaults to the value of the <c>timeout</c> option. </p> </item> @@ -227,60 +227,61 @@ filename() = string() <tag><c><![CDATA[ssl]]></c></tag> <item> <p>This is the default ssl config option, currently defaults to - <c>essl</c>, see below. </p> + <c>essl</c>, see below. </p> <p>Defaults to <c>[]</c>. </p> </item> <tag><c><![CDATA[ossl]]></c></tag> <item> <p>If using the OpenSSL based (old) implementation of SSL, - these SSL-specific options are used. </p> + these SSL-specific options are used. </p> <p>Defaults to <c>[]</c>. </p> </item> <tag><c><![CDATA[essl]]></c></tag> <item> <p>If using the Erlang based (new) implementation of SSL, - these SSL-specific options are used. </p> + these SSL-specific options are used. </p> <p>Defaults to <c>[]</c>. </p> </item> <tag><c><![CDATA[autoredirect]]></c></tag> <item> - <p>Should the client automatically retrieve the information - from the new URI and return that as the result instead - of a 30X-result code. </p> - <p>Note that for some 30X-result codes automatic redirect - is not allowed. In these cases the 30X-result will always - be returned. </p> - <p>Defaults to <c>true</c>. </p> + <p>Should the client automatically retrieve the information + from the new URI and return that as the result instead + of a 30X-result code. </p> + <p>Note that for some 30X-result codes automatic redirect + is not allowed. In these cases the 30X-result will always + be returned. </p> + <p>Defaults to <c>true</c>. </p> </item> <tag><c><![CDATA[proxy_auth]]></c></tag> <item> <p>A proxy-authorization header using the provided user name and - password will be added to the request. </p> + password will be added to the request. </p> </item> <tag><c><![CDATA[version]]></c></tag> <item> <p>Can be used to make the client act as an <c>HTTP/1.0</c> or - <c>HTTP/0.9</c> client. By default this is an <c>HTTP/1.1</c> - client. When using <c>HTTP/1.0</c> persistent connections will - not be used. </p> - <p>Defaults to the string <c>"HTTP/1.1"</c>. </p> + <c>HTTP/0.9</c> client. By default this is an <c>HTTP/1.1</c> + client. When using <c>HTTP/1.0</c> persistent connections will + not be used. </p> + <p>Defaults to the string <c>"HTTP/1.1"</c>. </p> </item> <tag><c><![CDATA[relaxed]]></c></tag> <item> - <p>If set to <c>true</c> workarounds for known server deviations from - the HTTP-standard are enabled. </p> + <p>If set to <c>true</c> workarounds for known server deviations + from the HTTP-standard are enabled. </p> <p>Defaults to <c>false</c>. </p> </item> <tag><c><![CDATA[url_encode]]></c></tag> <item> - <p>Will apply Percent-encoding, also known as URL encoding on the URL.</p> + <p>Will apply Percent-encoding, also known as URL encoding on the + URL.</p> <p>Defaults to <c>false</c>. </p> </item> </taglist> @@ -296,77 +297,77 @@ filename() = string() <tag><c><![CDATA[stream]]></c></tag> <item> <p>Streams the body of a 200 or 206 response to the calling - process or to a file. When streaming to the calling process - using the option <c>self</c> the following stream messages - will be sent to that process: <c>{http, {RequestId, - stream_start, Headers}, {http, {RequestId, stream, - BinBodyPart}, {http, {RequestId, stream_end, Headers}</c>. When - streaming to to the calling processes using the option - <c>{self, once}</c> the first message will have an additional - element e.i. <c>{http, {RequestId, stream_start, Headers, Pid}</c>, - this is the process id that should be used as an argument to - <c>http:stream_next/1</c> to trigger the next message to be sent to - the calling process. </p> + process or to a file. When streaming to the calling process + using the option <c>self</c> the following stream messages + will be sent to that process: <c>{http, {RequestId, + stream_start, Headers}, {http, {RequestId, stream, + BinBodyPart}, {http, {RequestId, stream_end, Headers}</c>. When + streaming to to the calling processes using the option + <c>{self, once}</c> the first message will have an additional + element e.i. <c>{http, {RequestId, stream_start, Headers, Pid}</c>, + this is the process id that should be used as an argument to + <c>http:stream_next/1</c> to trigger the next message to be sent to + the calling process. </p> <p>Note that it is possible that chunked encoding will add - headers so that there are more headers in the <c>stream_end</c> - message than in the <c>stream_start</c>. - When streaming to a file and the request is asynchronous the - message <c>{http, {RequestId, saved_to_file}}</c> will be sent. </p> + headers so that there are more headers in the <c>stream_end</c> + message than in the <c>stream_start</c>. + When streaming to a file and the request is asynchronous the + message <c>{http, {RequestId, saved_to_file}}</c> will be sent. </p> <p>Defaults to <c>none</c>. </p> </item> <tag><c><![CDATA[body_format]]></c></tag> <item> <p>Defines if the body shall be delivered as a string or as a - binary. This option is only valid for the synchronous - request. </p> + binary. This option is only valid for the synchronous + request. </p> <p>Defaults to <c>string</c>. </p> </item> <tag><c><![CDATA[full_result]]></c></tag> <item> <p>Should a "full result" be returned to the caller (that is, - the body, the headers and the entire status-line) or not - (the body and the status code). </p> + the body, the headers and the entire status-line) or not + (the body and the status code). </p> <p>Defaults to <c>true</c>. </p> </item> <tag><c><![CDATA[header_as_is]]></c></tag> <item> <p>Shall the headers provided by the user be made - lower case or be regarded as case sensitive. </p> + lower case or be regarded as case sensitive. </p> <p>Note that the http standard requires them to be - case insenstive. This feature should only be used if there is - no other way to communicate with the server or for testing - purpose. Also note that when this option is used no headers - will be automatically added, all necessary headers have to be - provided by the user. </p> - <p>Defaults to <c>false</c>. </p> + case insenstive. This feature should only be used if there is + no other way to communicate with the server or for testing + purpose. Also note that when this option is used no headers + will be automatically added, all necessary headers have to be + provided by the user. </p> + <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> + 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> + checked in any way. </p> <p>Note that this may change the socket behaviour - (see <seealso marker="kernel:inet#setopts/2">inet:setopts/2</seealso>) - for an already existing one, and therefore an already connected - request handler. </p> + (see <seealso marker="kernel:inet#setopts/2">inet:setopts/2</seealso>) + for an already existing one, and therefore an already connected + request handler. </p> <p>By default the socket options set by the - <seealso marker="#set_options">set_options/1,2</seealso> - function are used when establishing a connection. </p> + <seealso marker="#set_options">set_options/1,2</seealso> + function are used when establishing a connection. </p> </item> <tag><c><![CDATA[receiver]]></c></tag> <item> <p>Defines how the client will deliver the result of an - asynchroneous request (<c>sync</c> has the value - <c>false</c>). </p> + asynchroneous request (<c>sync</c> has the value + <c>false</c>). </p> <taglist> <tag><c><![CDATA[pid()]]></c></tag> @@ -380,7 +381,7 @@ filename() = string() <tag><c><![CDATA[function/1]]></c></tag> <item> <p>Information will be delivered to the receiver via calls - to the provided fun: </p> + to the provided fun: </p> <pre> Receiver(ReplyInfo) </pre> @@ -389,7 +390,7 @@ Receiver(ReplyInfo) <tag><c><![CDATA[{Module, Funcion, Args}]]></c></tag> <item> <p>Information will be delivered to the receiver via calls - to the callback function: </p> + to the callback function: </p> <pre> apply(Module, Function, [ReplyInfo | Args]) </pre> @@ -410,7 +411,7 @@ apply(Module, Function, [ReplyInfo | Args]) </pre> <p>Defaults to the <c>pid()</c> of the process calling the request - function (<c>self()</c>). </p> + function (<c>self()</c>). </p> </item> </taglist> @@ -425,7 +426,7 @@ apply(Module, Function, [ReplyInfo | Args]) <type> <v>RequestId = request_id() - A unique identifier as returned by request/4</v> - <v>Profile = profile()</v> + <v>Profile = profile() | pid() (when started <c>stand_alone</c>)</v> </type> <desc> <p>Cancels an asynchronous HTTP-request. </p> @@ -514,11 +515,10 @@ apply(Module, Function, [ReplyInfo | Args]) 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()</v> + <v>Profile = profile() | pid() (when started <c>stand_alone</c>)</v> </type> <desc> - <p>Sets options to be used for subsequent - requests.</p> + <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 @@ -548,7 +548,7 @@ apply(Module, Function, [ReplyInfo | Args]) </type> <desc> <p>Triggers the next message to be streamed, e.i. - same behavior as active once for sockets.</p> + same behavior as active once for sockets. </p> <marker id="verify_cookies"></marker> <marker id="store_cookies"></marker> @@ -562,14 +562,14 @@ apply(Module, Function, [ReplyInfo | Args]) <type> <v>SetCookieHeaders = headers() - where field = "set-cookie"</v> <v>Url = url()</v> - <v>Profile = profile()</v> + <v>Profile = profile() | pid() (when started <c>stand_alone</c>)</v> </type> <desc> <p>Saves the cookies defined in SetCookieHeaders - in the client profile's cookie database. You need to - call this function if you have set the option <c>cookies</c> to <c>verify</c>. - If no profile is specified the default profile will be used. - </p> + in the client profile's cookie database. You need to + call this function if you have set the option <c>cookies</c> + to <c>verify</c>. + If no profile is specified the default profile will be used. </p> <marker id="cookie_header"></marker> </desc> @@ -582,13 +582,12 @@ apply(Module, Function, [ReplyInfo | Args]) making a request to Url using the profile <c>Profile</c>.</fsummary> <type> <v>Url = url()</v> - <v>Profile = profile()</v> + <v>Profile = profile() | pid() (when started <c>stand_alone</c>)</v> </type> <desc> <p>Returns the cookie header that would be sent - when making a request to <c>Url</c> using the profile <c>Profile</c>. - If no profile is specified the default profile will be used. - </p> + when making a request to <c>Url</c> using the profile <c>Profile</c>. + If no profile is specified the default profile will be used. </p> <marker id="reset_cookies"></marker> </desc> @@ -600,12 +599,12 @@ apply(Module, Function, [ReplyInfo | Args]) <name>reset_cookies(Profile) -> void()</name> <fsummary>Reset the cookie database.</fsummary> <type> - <v>Profile = profile()</v> + <v>Profile = profile() | pid() (when started <c>stand_alone</c>)</v> </type> <desc> - <p>Resets (clears) the cookie database for the specified <c>Profile</c>. - If no profile is specified the default profile will be used. - </p> + <p>Resets (clears) the cookie database for the specified + <c>Profile</c>. If no profile is specified the default profile + will be used. </p> </desc> </func> @@ -615,17 +614,16 @@ apply(Module, Function, [ReplyInfo | Args]) <name>which_cookies(Profile) -> cookies()</name> <fsummary>Dumps out the entire cookie database.</fsummary> <type> - <v>Profile = profile()</v> - <v>cookies() = [cooie_stores()]</v> - <v>cookie_stores() = {cookies, icookies()} | {session_cookies, icookies()}</v> - <v>icookies() = [icookie()]</v> + <v>Profile = profile() | pid() (when started <c>stand_alone</c>)</v> + <v>cookies() = [cookie_stores()]</v> + <v>cookie_stores() = {cookies, cookies()} | {session_cookies, cookies()}</v> + <v>cookies() = [cookie()]</v> <v>cookie() = term()</v> </type> <desc> <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> + It is intended for debugging/testing purposes. + 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 0926df8581..34f26bf45b 100644 --- a/lib/inets/doc/src/notes.xml +++ b/lib/inets/doc/src/notes.xml @@ -32,6 +32,63 @@ <file>notes.xml</file> </header> + <section><title>Inets 5.7</title> + + <section><title>Improvements and New Features</title> +<!-- + <p>-</p> +--> + + <list> + <item> + <p>[httpc|httpd] Added support for IPv6 with ssl. </p> + <p>Own Id: OTP-5566</p> + </item> + + </list> + + </section> + + <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title> +<!-- + <p>-</p> +--> + + <list> + <item> + <p>[httpc] Remove unnecessary usage of iolist_to_binary when + processing body (for PUT and POST). </p> + <p>Filipe David Manana</p> + <p>Own Id: OTP-9317</p> + </item> + + <item> + <p>[ftp] FTP client doesn't work with IPv6 host.</p> + <p>Attila Rajmund Nohl</p> + <p>Own Id: OTP-9342 Aux Id: seq11853</p> + </item> + + <item> + <p>[httpd] Peer/sockname resolv doesn't work with IPv6 addrs + in HTTP. </p> + <p>Attila Rajmund Nohl.</p> + <p>Own Id: OTP-9343</p> + </item> + + <item> + <p>[httpc] Clients started stand-alone not properly handled. + Also it was not documented how to use them, that is that + once started, they are represented by a <c>pid()</c> and not by + their <c>profile()</c>. </p> + <p>Own Id: OTP-9365</p> + </item> + + </list> + </section> + + </section> <!-- 5.7 --> + + <section><title>Inets 5.6</title> <section><title>Improvements and New Features</title> |