assuming you are doing this using java servlet. you may want to look at how compojure does this.
http://github.com/weavejester/compojure/blob/master/src/compojure/http/servlet.clj it turns the request into a map. and then various other parts of compojure can do different things based on the map. On Tue, Feb 16, 2010 at 4:17 PM, Matt Culbreth <mattculbr...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello Group, > > I'm writing a web server in Clojure and I'd love to have a bit of help > on a function I have. > > This function (and at http://gist.github.com/305909) is used to read > the HTTP request from a client and to then act on it: > > (defn handle-request > [in out] > (binding [*in* (BufferedReader. (InputStreamReader. in))] > (let [client-out (OutputStreamWriter. out)] > (loop [lines []] > (let [input (read-line)] > (if > (= (.length input) 0) > ;; 0 length line means it's time to serve the > resource > (println lines) > ;; add to the lines vector and keep going > ;; note it makes the incoming request reversed > (recur (cons input lines)))))))) > > The code works fine; I've left out the bit that actually does > something and replaced it with a println call. It's not very > functional feeling though. The loop/recur and the building of a list > seems very imperative to me. I'd much rather use something from > clojure.contrib.io, probably using read-lines or something. > > Thanks for looking and for any suggestions! > > Matt > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Clojure" group. > To post to this group, send email to clojure@googlegroups.com > Note that posts from new members are moderated - please be patient with your > first post. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/clojure?hl=en -- Omnem crede diem tibi diluxisse supremum. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Clojure" group. To post to this group, send email to clojure@googlegroups.com Note that posts from new members are moderated - please be patient with your first post. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/clojure?hl=en