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Loïc Hoguin f1c3b6d76f Breaking update of the cowboy_req interface
Simplify the interface for most cowboy_req functions. They all return
a single value except the four body reading functions. The reply functions
now only return a Req value.

Access functions do not return a Req anymore.

Functions that used to cache results do not have a cache anymore.

The interface for accessing query string and cookies has therefore
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There are now three query string functions: qs/1 provides access
to the raw query string value; parse_qs/1 returns the query string
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Similarly, there are two cookie functions: parse_cookies/1 and
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src Breaking update of the cowboy_req interface 2014-09-23 16:43:29 +03:00
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REST streaming example

To try this example, you need GNU make and git in your PATH.

To build the example, run the following command:

$ make

To start the release in the foreground:

$ ./_rel/rest_stream_response_example/bin/rest_stream_response_example console

Then point your browser at http://localhost:8080.

About

This example simulates streaming a large amount of data from a data store one record at a time in CSV format. It also uses a constraint to ensure that the last segment of the route is an integer.

Example output

Fetch records with the second field with value 1:

$ curl -i localhost:8080
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
transfer-encoding: identity
server: Cowboy
date: Sun, 10 Feb 2013 19:32:16 GMT
connection: close
content-type: text/csv

DBUZGQ0C,1,28
BgoQAxMV,1,6
DAYEFxER,1,18
...

Fetch records with the second field with value 4:

$ curl -i localhost:8080/4
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
transfer-encoding: identity
server: Cowboy
date: Sun, 10 Feb 2013 19:34:31 GMT
connection: close
content-type: text/csv

ABcFDxcE,4,42
DgYQCgEE,4,5
CA8BBhYD,4,10
...

Fail to use a proper integer and get an error:

$ curl -i localhost:8080/foo
HTTP/1.1 404 Not Found
connection: keep-alive
server: Cowboy
date: Sun, 10 Feb 2013 19:36:16 GMT
content-length: 0