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).

EXAMPLE

       int main(void)
       {
         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);
         }
       }

AVAILABILITY

       Added in 7.62.0.

RETURN VALUE

       On success, returns CURLE_OK.

       On failure, returns the appropriate error code.

SEE ALSO

       CURLOPT_TCP_KEEPALIVE(3), CURLOPT_TCP_KEEPIDLE(3),

libcurl 8.5.0                                   December 04, 2023                            curl_easy_upkeep(3)