httpd library and missed opportunity.

[Brian Milby]

I'd like to think that by the time LC 9 leaves DP status that this will be
possible.  There is already a library included in DP 8 to handle httpd
requests.

On Tue, Aug 1, 2017 at 5:18 PM, Andre Garzia via use-livecode <
use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:

> Alex,
>
> Python is kinda tricky to bundle. If you're looking into writing an
> extension, then these might be useful:
>
> * Libmicrohttpd - from GNU project, embedable httpd in C:
> https://www.gnu.org/software/libmicrohttpd/
>
> Implementing httpd is not hard, it could be done quite easily.
>
> On Tue, Aug 1, 2017 at 6:16 PM, Alex Tweedly via use-livecode <
> use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:
>
> > [ started a new thread, so I can't rant without tainting the other
> thread ]
> >
> > I started out on the 'find a rev/livecode solution for a simple HTTP
> > server" for one small reason :
> >
> >    the LC 9.0 Dictionary Guide, under "HTML5 Deployment" says
> >
> > Testing your HTML5 app with a local web server
> >> Some browsers, such as Google Chrome, do not permit pages to download
> >> resources from file:// URLs. You won't be able to test your application
> in
> >> these browsers unless you run a local HTTP server.
> >>
> >> A quick and easy way to run a simple local HTTP server is to use Python.
> >> Open a terminal window, change directory to your standalone's directory,
> >> and run:
> >>
> >> python -m SimpleHTTPServer 8080
> >> This will let you access your standalone by opening your web browser and
> >> visiting http://localhost:8080.
> >>
> >> What ?  IMO, this is just plain "wrong".
> >
> > This is like going into the BMW dealership and being told "Yeah, you'll
> > love the way the new Z4 drives. Just get into this Mercedes sports car
> here
> > and we'll take you over to the racetrack to watch someone else drive
> one."
> >
> > Why are we suggesting that users use another (OK, a "competing")
> scripting
> > language to test HTML5 deployment ?
> >
> > Livecode is perfectly able to run a simple HTTP server. It is perfectly
> > possible and not too hard to write a basic one. In fact, we now even have
> > an included library that makes it trivial to write that very basic
> server.
> >
> > Why didn't we (i.e. Livecode - a careful use of the word  "we") just
> > package up that simple server, and then include that, with suitable
> > instructions.
> >
> > That would have avoided any implication that LC is any less capable than
> > other scripting languages, and avoided reminding anyone that LC doesn't
> > (yet) come packaged with all the libraries and therefore utilities that
> you
> > could hope for.
> >
> >
> > So - I'm hoping to write a basic version (including my "get around the
> > same-domain limitation") and get it, or something like it, included in
> the
> > LC distribution, so that the documentation has no need to recommend
> another
> > language.
> >
> > <end of rant - thanks for listening :-)>
> >
> > Alex.
> >
> >
> >
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