httpd_util(3erl) Erlang Module Definition httpd_util(3erl)
NAME
httpd_util - Miscellaneous utility functions to be used when implement-
ing
Erlang web server API modules.
DESCRIPTION
This module provides the Erlang web server API module programmer with
miscellaneous utility functions.
EXPORTS
convert_request_date(DateString) -> ErlDate|bad_date
Types:
DateString = string()
ErlDate = calendar:datetime()
convert_request_date/1 converts DateString to the Erlang date
format. DateString must be in one of the three date formats de-
fined in RFC 2616.
create_etag(FileInfo) -> Etag
Types:
FileInfo = file_info()
Etag = string()
create_etag/1 calculates the Etag for a file from its size and
time for last modification. FileInfo is a record defined in ker-
nel/include/file.hrl.
day(NthDayOfWeek) -> DayOfWeek
Types:
NthDayOfWeek = 1-7
DayOfWeek = string()
day/1 converts the day of the week (NthDayOfWeek) from an inte-
ger (1-7) to an abbreviated string, that is:
1 = "Mon", 2 = "Tue", ..., 7 = "Sat".
decode_hex(HexValue) -> DecValue
Types:
HexValue = DecValue = string()
Converts the hexadecimal value HexValue into its decimal equiva-
lent (DecValue).
flatlength(NestedList) -> Size
Types:
NestedList = list()
Size = integer()
flatlength/1 computes the size of the possibly nested list Nest-
edList, which can contain binaries.
hexlist_to_integer(HexString) -> Number
Types:
Number = integer()
HexString = string()
hexlist_to_integer converts the hexadecimal value of HexString
to an integer.
integer_to_hexlist(Number) -> HexString
Types:
Number = integer()
HexString = string()
integer_to_hexlist/1 returns a string representing Number in a
hexadecimal form.
lookup(ETSTable,Key) -> Result
lookup(ETSTable,Key,Undefined) -> Result
Types:
ETSTable = ets_table()
Key = term()
Result = term() | undefined | Undefined
Undefined = term()
lookup extracts {Key,Value} tuples from ETSTable and returns the
Value associated with Key. If ETSTable is of type bag, only the
first Value associated with Key is returned. lookup/2 returns
undefined and lookup/3 returns Undefined if no Value is found.
lookup_mime(ConfigDB,Suffix)
lookup_mime(ConfigDB,Suffix,Undefined) -> MimeType
Types:
ConfigDB = ets_table()
Suffix = string()
MimeType = string() | undefined | Undefined
Undefined = term()
lookup_mime returns the MIME type associated with a specific
file suffix as specified in the file mime.types (located in the
config directory).
lookup_mime_default(ConfigDB,Suffix)
lookup_mime_default(ConfigDB,Suffix,Undefined) -> MimeType
Types:
ConfigDB = ets_table()
Suffix = string()
MimeType = string() | undefined | Undefined
Undefined = term()
lookup_mime_default returns the MIME type associated with a spe-
cific file suffix as specified in the mime.types file (located
in the config directory). If no appropriate association is
found, the value of DefaultType is returned.
message(StatusCode,PhraseArgs,ConfigDB) -> Message
Types:
StatusCode = 301 | 400 | 403 | 404 | 500 | 501 | 504
PhraseArgs = term()
ConfigDB = ets_table
Message = string()
message/3 returns an informative HTTP 1.1 status string in HTML.
Each StatusCode requires a specific PhraseArgs:
301:
string(): A URL pointing at the new document position.
400 | 401 | 500:
none (no PhraseArgs).
403 | 404:
string(): A Request-URI as described in RFC 2616.
501:
{Method,RequestURI,HTTPVersion}: The HTTP Method, Request-
URI, and HTTP-Version as defined in RFC 2616.
504:
string(): A string describing why the service was unavail-
able.
month(NthMonth) -> Month
Types:
NthMonth = 1-12
Month = string()
month/1 converts the month NthMonth as an integer (1-12) to an
abbreviated string, that is:
1 = "Jan", 2 = "Feb", ..., 12 = "Dec".
multi_lookup(ETSTable,Key) -> Result
Types:
ETSTable = ets_table()
Key = term()
Result = [term()]
multi_lookup extracts all {Key,Value} tuples from an ETSTable
and returns all Values associated with Key in a list.
reason_phrase(StatusCode) -> Description
Types:
StatusCode = 100| 200 | 201 | 202 | 204 | 205 | 206 | 300 |
301 | 302 | 303 | 304 | 400 | 401 | 402 | 403 | 404 | 405 |
406 | 410 411 | 412 | 413 | 414 415 | 416 | 417 | 500 | 501 |
502 | 503 | 504 | 505
Description = string()
reason_phrase returns Description of an HTTP 1.1 StatusCode, for
example, 200 is "OK" and 201 is "Created". For more information,
see RFC 2616.
rfc1123_date() -> RFC1123Date
rfc1123_date(Date) -> RFC1123Date
Types:
Date = calendar:datetime()
RFC1123Date = string()
rfc1123_date/0 returns the current date in RFC 1123 format.
rfc_date/1 converts the date in the Erlang format to the RFC
1123 date format.
split(String,RegExp,N) -> SplitRes
Types:
String = RegExp = string()
SplitRes = {ok, FieldList} | {error, errordesc()}
Fieldlist = [string()]
N = integer
split/3 splits String in N chunks using RegExp. split/3 is
equivalent to regexp:split/2 with the exception that N defines
the maximum number of fields in FieldList.
split_script_path(RequestLine) -> Splitted
Types:
RequestLine = string()
Splitted = not_a_script | {Path, PathInfo, QueryString}
Path = QueryString = PathInfo = string()
split_script_path/1 is equivalent to split_path/1 with one ex-
ception. If the longest possible path is not a regular, accessi-
ble, and executable file, then not_a_script is returned.
split_path(RequestLine) -> {Path,QueryStringOrPathInfo}
Types:
RequestLine = Path = QueryStringOrPathInfo = string()
split_path/1 splits RequestLine in a file reference (Path), and
a QueryString or a PathInfo string as specified in RFC 2616. A
QueryString is isolated from Path with a question mark (?) and
PathInfo with a slash (/). In the case of a QueryString, every-
thing before ? is a Path and everything after ? is a QueryS-
tring. In the case of a PathInfo, RequestLine is scanned from
left-to-right on the hunt for longest possible Path being a file
or a directory. Everything after the longest possible Path, iso-
lated with a /, is regarded as PathInfo. The resulting Path is
decoded using decode_hex/1 before delivery.
strip(String) -> Stripped
Types:
String = Stripped = string()
strip/1 removes any leading or trailing linear white space from
the string. Linear white space is to be read as horizontal tab
or space.
suffix(FileName) -> Suffix
Types:
FileName = Suffix = string()
suffix/1 is equivalent to filename:extension/1 with the excep-
tion that Suffix is returned without a leading dot (.).
SEE ALSO
httpd(3erl)
Ericsson AB inets 7.2 httpd_util(3erl)