sf::Http Class Reference

This class provides methods for manipulating the HTTP protocol (described in RFC 1945). More...

#include <Http.hpp>

Inheritance diagram for sf::Http:

Classes
class	Request
	This class wraps an HTTP request, which is basically : More...
class	Response
	This class wraps an HTTP response, which is basically : More...

Public Member Functions
	Http ()
	Default constructor.
	Http (const std::string &Host, unsigned short Port=0)
	Construct the Http instance with the target host.
void	SetHost (const std::string &Host, unsigned short Port=0)
	Set the target host.
Response	SendRequest (const Request &Req, float Timeout=0.f)
	Send a HTTP request and return the server's response.

Detailed Description

This class provides methods for manipulating the HTTP protocol (described in RFC 1945).

It can connect to a website, get its files, send requests, etc.

Definition at line 45 of file Http.hpp.

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

Http() [1/2]

sf::Http::Http

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Default constructor.

Definition at line 307 of file Http.cpp.

Http() [2/2]

sf::Http::Http	(	const std::string &	Host,
		unsigned short	Port = 0 )

Construct the Http instance with the target host.

Parameters

Host	: Web server to connect to
Port	: Port to use for connection (0 by default – use the standard port of the protocol used)

Definition at line 318 of file Http.cpp.

Member Function Documentation

SendRequest()

Http::Response sf::Http::SendRequest	(	const Request &	Req,
		float	Timeout = 0.f )

Send a HTTP request and return the server's response.

You must be connected to a host before sending requests. Any missing mandatory header field will be added with an appropriate value. Warning : this function waits for the server's response and may not return instantly; use a thread if you don't want to block your application.

Parameters

Req	: Request to send
Timeout	: Maximum time to wait, in seconds (0 by default, means no timeout)

Returns

Server's response

You must be connected to a host before sending requests. Any missing mandatory header field will be added with an appropriate value. Warning : this function waits for the server's response and may not return instantly; use a thread if you don't want to block your application.

Definition at line 366 of file Http.cpp.

SetHost()

void sf::Http::SetHost	(	const std::string &	Host,
		unsigned short	Port = 0 )

Set the target host.

Parameters

Host	: Web server to connect to
Port	: Port to use for connection (0 by default – use the standard port of the protocol used)

Definition at line 327 of file Http.cpp.

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The documentation for this class was generated from the following files:

• Http.hpp
• Http.cpp