Hi David, As Ortwin mentioned there are no real plans to do anything with the test server other than test HttpClient. Though, as part of the 4.0 redesign we do hope to make HttpClient more modular and suitable to use in a client, server, or proxy. My guess is that at some point we will create a simple HTTP server using 4.0 http-common and the test server. Anything you'd like to contribute to the process would be certainly appreciated.
Mike On 7/8/05, David Smiley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello all. I am new to this list. Not long ago I was looking for > open source HTTP server/proxy code that I could use to transform > requests & responses in a proxy server configuration. There is code > in the test sources of httpclient that I, strangely enough, did NOT > find when I was looking for an http proxy but I DID find by accident > later, to my pleasant surprise. > > I was quite impressed with the server code in the test sources. If > anybody thinks there is no such thing as self-documenting code, then > they haven't seen these sources. However, the code was not without > its flaws and I found myself making moderate changes--particularly > for extensibility. And despite the self-documenting nature, some > things were not clear and snagged me. > > What is the disposition of the server code in the test sources? That > is, are there plans / dreams of it being something bigger than its > role now or will it indefinitely remain as something whose only > purpose is to test httpclient? If its the former than I'd like to > share specific comments on the sources for improvement. I've looked > over the httpclient main source tree, and it seems a bit long in the > tooth (I mean no disrespect). There seems to be some overlap of > functionality between the source trees. I wonder if the next version > of httpclient (4.0) could undergo a sort of re-birth using the server > code. Or maybe not but it could use a healthy re-write or major re- > factoring. > > Cheers, > > ~ David Smiley > MITRE > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
