Enhanced HTTPD - native HTTP 1.1 Livecode Socket Server

[Mike Kerner]

just pinging to see if anything more has happened on this
and the how list is really quiet

On Tue, Feb 6, 2024 at 11:09 PM ambassador--- via use-livecode <
use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:

> David Bovill wrote:
>
> > I've been working for a while on a native server written in Livecode
> > using sockets. I feel it is definitely something that is sorely needed
> > - but to do it properly is more work that I initially thought. I need
> > to add HTTP 206 partial content support -
> > https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Status/206. I expect
> > there to be other things that will need to be added.
> >
> > Is anyone interested / need this? Or does anyone already have something
> > they use?
>
>
> MC shipped with a simple HTTPd example included, and many years ago back
> when Pierre was still active here I dusted it off to add support for HTTP
> 1.1 so it would work with modern browsers:
>
> https://fourthworld.net/lc/mchttpd-4W.zip
>
> It's been years since I touched it, and IIRC the only other change I made
> was to use callbacks for both ends of the network I/O (for some reason
> Raney had used callbacks only on one side, tho I can't recall if his was on
> the write or read end). Callbacks for net I/O help a lot.
>
> If you're already far enough down the road to be thinking of 206 errors,
> there's likely nothing here you haven't already written.  But as an example
> (slightly updated) of the sort of thing that used to ship with old versions
> to encourage exploration of network apps, it may be a fun trip down memory
> lane.
>
>
> A question, if interesting to answer: one of the reasons I set this aside
> was the beginning of a process of moving away from my own homegrown tools
> for generic commodities like socket servers.  Apache and Node cover most of
> what I've needed since, and I don't have to maintain them, so I can focus
> on the stuff specific to my app.  What are you working on these days? I
> stumbled across your chat with Ward Cunningham in the Full Moon Happening
> just a few months ago; good stuff. Curious if your interest in
> decentralization is still a focus, and whether it also includes things like
> IPSF and blockchains.  Maybe offlist if it's not too LiveCodey is fine.
>
>
> Richard Gaskin
> FourthWorld.com
>
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