cowboy/src/cowboy.erl

%% Copyright (c) 2011-2012, Loïc Hoguin <essen@ninenines.eu>
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%% @doc Convenience API to start and stop HTTP/HTTPS listeners.
-module(cowboy).

-export([start_http/4]).
-export([start_https/4]).
-export([stop_listener/1]).

%% @doc Start an HTTP listener.
-spec start_http(any(), non_neg_integer(), any(), any()) -> {ok, pid()}.
start_http(Ref, NbAcceptors, TransOpts, ProtoOpts)
		when is_integer(NbAcceptors), NbAcceptors > 0 ->
	ranch:start_listener(Ref, NbAcceptors,
		ranch_tcp, TransOpts, cowboy_protocol, ProtoOpts).

%% @doc Start an HTTPS listener.
-spec start_https(any(), non_neg_integer(), any(), any()) -> {ok, pid()}.
start_https(Ref, NbAcceptors, TransOpts, ProtoOpts)
		when is_integer(NbAcceptors), NbAcceptors > 0 ->
	ranch:start_listener(Ref, NbAcceptors,
		ranch_ssl, TransOpts, cowboy_protocol, ProtoOpts).

%% @doc Stop a listener.
-spec stop_listener(any()) -> ok.
stop_listener(Ref) ->
	ranch:stop_listener(Ref).