Module Netcgi_env

module Netcgi_env: sig .. end

Access to the environment for CGI and related protocols

type input_mode = [ `Standard ]

Determines how to read the request:

`Standard: Only the request body is read from the input channel (CGI standard)
Not yet implemented: `Direct: Both header and body of the request are read from the input channel

type input_state = [ `Received_body
       | `Received_header
       | `Receiving_body
       | `Receiving_header
       | `Start ]

The input processing state:

`Start: Input data have not yet been received
`Receiving_header: The request header is currently being received
`Received_header: The request header has been completely received, and nothing of the request body has yet been received
`Receiving_body: The request body is currently being received
`Received_body: The request body has been completely received

Transition diagram:

 
 `Start -> 
 `Receiving_header -> 
 `Received_header ->
 `Receiving_body -> 
 `Received_body

type output_mode = [ `Standard ]

Determines how to deliver the response:

`Standard: The format of the response header has CGI format, followed by the response body
Not yet implemented: `Direct: The format of the response header has HTTP format, followed by the response body. This is also known as "non-parsed header" format.

type output_state = [ `End
       | `Sending_body
       | `Sending_header
       | `Sending_part_body
       | `Sending_part_header
       | `Sent_body
       | `Sent_header
       | `Sent_part_body
       | `Sent_part_header
       | `Start ]

The output processing state:

`Start: Output has not yet been sent
`Sending_header: The response header is currently being sent
`Sent_header: The response header has been completely sent, and nothing of the body has yet been sent
`Sending_body: The response body is currently being sent
`Sent_body: The response body has been sent up to a check point
`End: The response has been completely sent

Transition diagram:

              `Start ->
              `Sending_header ->
              `Sent_header ->
          +-> `Sending_body 
          |      |
          |      V
          +-- `Sent_body 
                 |
                 V
              `End

The state `Sent_body is reached when the output data are committed. It is possible to continue with another transaction, which would mean to go back to `Sending_body, or to finish the body completely, by going to `End.

Extension for multi-part response messages (e.g. needed for server push, not yet implemented):

`Sending_part_header: The header of a message part is being sent
`Sent_part_header: The header of a message part has been completely sent
`Sending_part_body: The body of a message part is being sent
`Sent_part_body: The body of a message part has been sent up to a check point

type protocol_version = Nethttp.protocol_version

Now defined in Nethttp

type protocol_attribute = Nethttp.protocol_attribute

Now defined in Nethttp

type protocol = Nethttp.protocol

Now defined in Nethttp

type workaround = [ `Work_around_MSIE_Content_type_bug | `Work_around_backslash_bug ]

Indicates special behaviour:

`Work_around_MSIE_Content_type_bug: Versions of the Internet Explorer send illegal content types. This workaround extracts the right data from the malformed data field
`Work_around_backslash_bug: Almost all browsers send illegal backslash sequences when backslashes occur in filenames. This workaround accepts such sequences.

type cgi_config = {

`tmp_directory : string;`	`(*`	The directory where to create temporary files. This should be an absolute path name	`*)`
`tmp_prefix : string;`	`(*`	The name prefix for temporary files. This must be a non-empty string. It must not contain '/'.	`*)`
`permitted_http_methods : string list;`	`(*`	The list of accepted HTTP methods (uppercase letters)	`*)`
`permitted_input_content_types : string list;`	`(*`	The list of accepted content types in requests. Content type parameters (like "charset") are ignored. If the list is empty, all content types are allowed.	`*)`
`input_content_length_limit : int;`	`(*`	The maximum size of the request	`*)`
`workarounds : workaround list;`	`(*`	The list of enabled workarounds	`*)`

}

val default_config : cgi_config

The default configuration is:

tmp_directory: one of /var/tmp, /tmp, C:\temp, .
tmp_prefix: "netstring"
permitted_http_methods: "GET", "POST"
permitted_input_content_types: "multipart/form-data", "application/x-www-form-urlencoded"
input_content_length_limit: maxint
workarounds: all

To create a custom configuration, it is suggested to use this syntax:

 let custom_config =
    { default_config with tmp_prefix = "my_prefix" }

class type cgi_environment = object .. end

The class type cgi_environment contains the resources by which the CGI activation is connected to the "outer world".

exception Std_environment_not_found

Indicates that the process environment does not contain the variables that are typical of CGI

class std_environment : ?config:cgi_config -> unit -> cgi_environment

An implementation of cgi_environment, intended to be used for classical CGI.

class test_environment : ?config:cgi_config -> unit -> cgi_environment

An implementation of cgi_environment, intended to test CGI programs from the command-line.

class custom_environment : ?config:cgi_config -> unit -> object .. end

This class can be used to set up non-standard environments.

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