Just a simple test under Squeak 4.1: Http GET with Basic Auth is working.

But I have trouble under Pharo:
I have added to my Montecillo
MCHttpRepository
    location: 'http://www.squeaksource.com/WebClient'
and I have tried to load the WebClient core package (version 15).

A simple "Http GET" is not working. it fail trying to read the content
(ByteString>>new:streamsContent: is not found)

Do you plan to make your package "pharo compliant" ? (or maybe it should be
Pharo wich become "WebClient compliant" ?)

By the way, thank you for your great work on this project !!

Christophe.


> Folks -
>
> I'm happy to announce the release of WebClient and WebServer 1.0 for
> Squeak 4.1. I started this little side project about half a year ago
> when I realized that I had just written the third almost-but-not-quite
> complete HTTP server implementation internally. The thing is, HTTP
> servers and clients are tremendously useful. Having a small and compact
> implementation offers all sorts of interesting uses. For example, we use
> HTTP as command and control interface for various backend server
> aspects; be that generating status XML for processing by a front-end php
> app, or profiling of the live application, or RTSP handling, or
> server-to-server communication. Given all these interesting simple
> applications I figured it was about time to write a *simple* general
> purpose HTTP server (yes, I'm looking at you Kom).
>
> While writing it I quickly noticed that I need an accompanying client
> since HTTPSocket was just too awful for testing. It's incomplete,
> inconsistent and broken in lots of interesting ways. The good thing is
> that since both client and server share much of the representation, the
> overhead is very small.
>
> As a result, we now have what I think is a pretty decent HTTP server and
> client implementation for Squeak 4.1 and hopefully we can nuke
> HTTPSocket sometime soon. WebClient is superior in *every* respect.
>
> Oh, one word about the name: HTTPxxx is taken, HttpXxxx is taken, so I
> was left with the choice of either going for HtTpClient / HtTpServer, or
> WebClient / WebServer. The name's a little broad, granted, but better
> than mixed caps :-)
>
>  From the project page (http://www.squeaksource.com/WebClient):
>
> -------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Project Description
> WebClient and WebServer are simple, compact, and easy to use HTTP client
> and server implementations.
>
> Installation
> To install WebClient and WebServer, execute the following from a
> Workspace in Squeak:
>
> (Installer ss project: 'WebClient')
> 	install: 'WebClient-Core';
> 	install: 'WebClient-Tests';
> 	install: 'WebClient-Help'.
>
> In addition to the core functionality, a set of patches is provided by
> the 'WebClient-HTTP' package replacing HTTPSocket by WebClient (which
> means WebClient will be used for Monticello, updates etc):
>
> (Installer ss project: 'WebClient')
> 	install: 'WebClient-HTTP';
>
> An experimental Seaside 3.0 adapter for WebServer is available in the
> 'WebClient-Seaside' package:
>
> (Installer ss project: 'WebClient')
> 	install: 'WebClient-Seaside';
>
> Help is provided via HelpSystem but make sure you also look at the
> example in class WebClient and WebServer itself.
>
> -------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Cheers,
>    - Andreas
>
>