Dean, I think we could combine cpp-netlib's messaging classes with pion's HTTP parsing classes to establish a basis for HTTP processing and provide client-side support for HTTP/1.0 and 1.1. There's two possible approaches to this that I see, one is to merge a "server" space into the Network library: boost::net::basic_message<> boost::net::http::request : public basic_message<> boost::net::http::response : public basic_message<> boost::net::server::tcp boost::net::server::http : public tcp Another would be to create an independent "server" library that uses the Network library classes: boost::server::tcp boost::server::http : public tcp They both seem like sensible approaches to me. In either case, I think that HTTP would be a good starting focus for both, to get a working foundation incorporated into boost. We could always submit additional protocols independently for review as their implementations are finished. What do you think? Take care, -Mike On Dec 9, 2007, at 7:09 PM, Dean Michael Berris wrote:
I didn't mean to 'dis' the importance of the other protocols. What I meant to say is that if we try to bring an entire suite as one library, in one review, it will a) take a long time, and b) be hard to manage. So I'd rather see them come as smaller contributions -- perhaps within a shared framework boost::net or whatever.
Ah, yes. Now that makes sense to me.
As to doing it by piece meal (HTTP first, then SMTP next perhaps) maybe we'd get more mileage. :)
If Mike already has an HTTP client library we can retro-fit to work with the cpp-netlib basic_message<> implementation, then I think we don't have to re-invent the wheel as far as an HTTP client implementation goes -- and cpp-netlib 1.0 might just be around the corner once we document it properly and get it tested up to Boost standards.
Looks to me like Mike is focused on the server side...so maybe there's not much overlap anyway.
Too bad... That doesn't change though, cpp-netlib will be focused on the client side. Insights from the libpion implementation may help though, especially with HTTP 1.0/1.1 implementation details.
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