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Loïc Hoguin 228cebaf04 Add rfc7230 test suite and update others to recent Gun
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The rfc7230 test suite adds many tests from the RFC7230 document.

Gun has been updated quite a bit recently, which broke the Cowboy
suites. This is now fixed with this commit.

A new hook onfirstrequest has been added. It was very useful during
debugging of the test suites.

The initial process code has changed a little; more changes are
expected with the switch to maps for options.
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Cowboy
======
Cowboy is a small, fast and modular HTTP server written in Erlang.
Goals
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Cowboy aims to provide a **complete** HTTP stack in a **small** code base.
It is optimized for **low latency** and **low memory usage**, in part
because it uses **binary strings**.
Cowboy provides **routing** capabilities, selectively dispatching requests
to handlers written in Erlang.
Because it uses Ranch for managing connections, Cowboy can easily be
**embedded** in any other application.
No parameterized module. No process dictionary. **Clean** Erlang code.
Sponsors
--------
The project is currently sponsored by
[Kato.im](https://kato.im).
The SPDY implementation was sponsored by
[LeoFS Cloud Storage](http://www.leofs.org).
Online documentation
--------------------
* [User guide](http://ninenines.eu/docs/en/cowboy/HEAD/guide)
* [Function reference](http://ninenines.eu/docs/en/cowboy/HEAD/manual)
Offline documentation
---------------------
* While still online, run `make docs`
* Function reference man pages available in `doc/man3/` and `doc/man7/`
* Run `make install-docs` to install man pages on your system
* Full documentation in Markdown available in `doc/markdown/`
* Examples available in `examples/`
Getting help
------------
* Official IRC Channel: #ninenines on irc.freenode.net
* [Mailing Lists](http://lists.ninenines.eu)
* [Commercial Support](http://ninenines.eu/support)