Re: libCurl wrapper using LiveCode Builder [was: Re: SFTP support]

2015-08-19 Thread Peter TB Brett
On 2015-08-20 00:12, Lyn Teyla wrote: But that's just it — the network/sockets revamp using open language (presumably LCB) *is* one of the items on the roadmap from the Kickstarter campaign. While SFTP isn't specifically mentioned, that "generally-useful LCB URL library" is. Here's the roadmap a

Re: libCurl wrapper using LiveCode Builder [was: Re: SFTP support]

2015-08-19 Thread Lyn Teyla
Peter TB Brett wrote: > On 2015-08-19 21:53, Lyn Teyla wrote: > >> If a libCurl wrapper using LCB is in development, wouldn't the above >> be a non-issue? That is, adding SFTP (or any other libCurl-supported >> protocol) shouldn't need to involve writing and testing a lot of new, >> security-crit

Re: libCurl wrapper using LiveCode Builder [was: Re: SFTP support]

2015-08-19 Thread Peter TB Brett
On 2015-08-19 21:53, Lyn Teyla wrote: If a libCurl wrapper using LCB is in development, wouldn't the above be a non-issue? That is, adding SFTP (or any other libCurl-supported protocol) shouldn't need to involve writing and testing a lot of new, security-critical code, since libCurl has already

Re: libCurl wrapper using LiveCode Builder [was: Re: SFTP support]

2015-08-19 Thread Trevor DeVore
On Wednesday, August 19, 2015, Peter TB Brett wrote: > On 2015-08-19 20:27, Lyn Teyla wrote: > > Have you guys at LiveCode Ltd thought about implementing this revamp >> of networking/sockets by simply writing a libCurl wrapper using >> LiveCode Builder? >> > > Yes -- one of our very first, high p

Re: libCurl wrapper using LiveCode Builder [was: Re: SFTP support]

2015-08-19 Thread Lyn Teyla
Peter TB Brett wrote: > On 2015-08-19 20:27, Lyn Teyla wrote: > >> Have you guys at LiveCode Ltd thought about implementing this revamp >> of networking/sockets by simply writing a libCurl wrapper using >> LiveCode Builder? > > Yes -- one of our very first, high priority ideas for an LCB-based p

Re: libCurl wrapper using LiveCode Builder [was: Re: SFTP support]

2015-08-19 Thread Peter TB Brett
On 2015-08-19 20:27, Lyn Teyla wrote: Have you guys at LiveCode Ltd thought about implementing this revamp of networking/sockets by simply writing a libCurl wrapper using LiveCode Builder? Yes -- one of our very first, high priority ideas for an LCB-based project. I even made a start on it,

Re: libCurl wrapper using LiveCode Builder [was: Re: SFTP support]

2015-08-19 Thread Lyn Teyla
Peter TB Brett wrote: > The LiveCode engine can already do secure communication using SSL (Secure > Socket Layer). It would *probably* be possible to use "secure socket" to > implement FTPS (FTP over SSL) in scripts, without any engine changes (i.e. in > libUrl). Given the following