Apache Server with RunRev stacks doing the processing?

[kee nethery]

On Nov 19, 2005, at 5:48 AM, Gordon Tillman wrote:

> Morning Kee,
>
> On Nov 19, 2005, at 07:36, kee nethery wrote:
>
>> I'm looking for a way to have an Apache server catch a request  
>> (will be using SOAP which is basically just a bunch of XML), feed  
>> it to a RunRev stack that I can debug using the RunRev development  
>> environment (ie not using a text file with XTalk in it), and then  
>> format a reply (more XML) and feed it back to the client that sent  
>> the request. I want to be able to watch the stack visually process  
>> the request so that I can step through the code as it processes a  
>> request and debug it quickly.
>>
>> My preference is to run this on Mac OS X if that makes a  
>> difference and my preference is to use HTTPS as the transport  
>> method, not HTTP (which means I really do need to use Apache as  
>> the web server). Is anyone doing something like this OR does  
>> anyone have suggestions on how I might implement this.
>
> Here's an idea --
>
> Have your RunRev stack listen on some socket.  Pick one above 1024  
> so you don't need to run it as root.  The write a simple php script  
> that is called from Apache.  The php script can open a socket  
> connection to the RunRev stack, send the information to the stack  
> over that socket, and let the stack process the information.  The  
> stack will then send the results back to the php script which can  
> then return the information.
>
> Depending on how long you plan on playing with the stack, debugging  
> it and what not, you may need to turn up some timeout values in  
> Apache.

Excellent Idea, simple, elegant, I like it.

>
> --gordon
>
> P.S. - If I get some time later today I will post a small sample  
> for you.

Yes please. Thanks.

Kee


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>> I'm assuming I'd set up HTTPS on Apache to catch the SOAP requests  
>> if that is possible. The question is how do I transfer the data  
>> that Apache receives to a RunRev stack and then how do I send it  
>> back? I do this today with Hypercard using Jason Sendman's  
>> acgiDispatcher that feeds Apache gathered data via AppleScript to  
>> an application stack but if there is a more elegant way to do this  
>> without going through AppleScript, that would be better. The main  
>> thing is I want to retain the RunRev development environment so  
>> that I can quickly modify and troubleshoot the code.
>>
>> Suggestions and links welcome. Be happy to pay someone to walk me  
>> through this setup if that gets me up and running quickly.
>>
>> Kee Nethery
>>
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