Enhanced HTTPD - native HTTP 1.1 Livecode Socket Server

[Richard Gaskin]

FWIW I haven't heard from David, but with the economic numbers off to a good start this year I suspect he's just been as busy as most I know.

I know of at least one other LC fan with an interest in decentralized protocols, but I'm not sure how far he's gotten with his implementations.  I've mentioned LC in some of those circles, but those communities tend to make and use FOSS tools, so the conversation is usually very short.

Richard Gaskin
FourthWorld.com



On February 28, 2024 at 9:00 AM, Mike Kerner wrote:
> 
> 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