Are you intent on replacing HTTPSocket in the long run? I have an RPC-ish
thing that uses it, so I'd like to be clear on whether I can expect it to be
around for the next release.

On Tue, May 4, 2010 at 10:14 PM, Andreas Raab <andreas.raab at gmx.de> wrote:

> 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
>
>


-- 
Casey Ransberger
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