David Wheeler wrote:
Hi all,
I especially need help with the "keep_alive" parameter to user_agent()
keep_alive enables connection persistence, where the same connection is used to process multiple requests. the only use of it that I have seen is in http11/basicauth.t
my $request_num = Apache::TestRequest::user_agent_request_num($res);
ok $request_num == 3; #1 => no credentials
#2 => 401 response with second request
#3 => 200 with guest/guest credentialsalso, from the LWP::UserAgent manpage:
The C<keep_alive> option also has the effect of loading and enabling the new experimental HTTP/1.1 protocol module.
so keep_alive may be more of a shorthand way of enabling (and testing) HTTP/1.1 compliance rather than just persistent connections (which can be used in both protocols).
as for the code changes, Stas should probably review them first. however, the docs look great - nice work.
--Geoff
