NAME

       curl_easy_upkeep - Perform any connection upkeep checks.

SYNOPSIS

       #include <curl/curl.h>

       CURLcode curl_easy_upkeep(CURL *handle);

DESCRIPTION

       Some  protocols  have  "connection  upkeep" mechanisms. These mechanisms usually send some
       traffic on existing connections in order to keep them alive; this can prevent  connections
       from being closed due to overzealous firewalls, for example.

       Currently  the  only  protocol  with  a  connection  upkeep  mechanism is HTTP/2: when the
       connection upkeep interval is exceeded and curl_easy_upkeep(3) is called, an  HTTP/2  PING
       frame is sent on the connection.

       This  function  must  be  explicitly  called  in  order  to  perform the upkeep work.  The
       connection upkeep interval is set with CURLOPT_UPKEEP_INTERVAL_MS(3).

AVAILABILITY

       Added in 7.62.0.

RETURN VALUE

       On success, returns CURLE_OK.

       On failure, returns the appropriate error code.

EXAMPLE

       CURL *curl = curl_easy_init();
       if(curl) {
         /* Make a connection to an HTTP/2 server. */
         curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_URL, "https://example.com");

         /* Set the interval to 30000ms / 30s */
         curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_UPKEEP_INTERVAL_MS, 30000L);

         curl_easy_perform(curl);

         /* Perform more work here. */

         /* While the connection is being held open, curl_easy_upkeep() can be
            called. If curl_easy_upkeep() is called and the time since the last
            upkeep exceeds the interval, then an HTTP/2 PING is sent. */
         curl_easy_upkeep(curl);

         /* Perform more work here. */

         /* always cleanup */
         curl_easy_cleanup(curl);
       }