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NAME
httpd_util - Miscellaneous utility functions to be used when implementing 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 = {{Year,Month,Date},{Hour,Min,Sec}}
Year = Month = Date = Hour = Min = Sec = integer()
convert_request_date/1 converts DateString to the Erlang date format. DateString
must be in one of the three date formats that is defined in the 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 kernel/include/file.hrl
decode_hex(HexValue) -> DecValue
Types:
HexValue = DecValue = string()
Converts the hexadecimal value HexValue into its decimal equivalent (DecValue).
day(NthDayOfWeek) -> DayOfWeek
Types:
NthDayOfWeek = 1-7
DayOfWeek = string()
day/1 converts the day of the week (NthDayOfWeek) as an integer (1-7) to an
abbreviated string, that is:
1 = "Mon", 2 = "Tue", ..., 7 = "Sat".
flatlength(NestedList) -> Size
Types:
NestedList = list()
Size = integer()
flatlength/1 computes the size of the possibly nested list NestedList. Which may
contain binaries.
hexlist_to_integer(HexString) -> Number
Types:
Number = integer()
HexString = string()
hexlist_to_integer Convert 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 that represents the 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 mime.types file (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 specific file suffix as
specified in the mime.types file (located in the config directory). If no
appropriate association can be 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 unavailable.
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 allValues
associated with the 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 the Description of an HTTP 1.1 StatusCode, for example 200 is
"OK" and 201 is "Created". Read RFC 2616 for further information.
rfc1123_date() -> RFC1123Date
rfc1123_date({{YYYY,MM,DD},{Hour,Min,Sec}}) -> RFC1123Date
Types:
YYYY = MM = DD = Hour = Min = Sec = integer()
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 the String in N chunks using the RegExp. split/3 is is equivalent to
regexp:split/2 with one exception, that is N defines the number of maximum number
of fields in the 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 exception. If the
longest possible path is not a regular, accessible and executable file not_a_script
is returned.
split_path(RequestLine) -> {Path,QueryStringOrPathInfo}
Types:
RequestLine = Path = QueryStringOrPathInfo = string()
split_path/1 splits the RequestLine in a file reference (Path) and a QueryString or
a PathInfo string as specified in RFC 2616. A QueryString is isolated from the Path
with a question mark (?) and PathInfo with a slash (/). In the case of a
QueryString, everything before the ? is a Path and everything after a QueryString.
In the case of a PathInfo the 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, isolated 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 should be read as horizontal tab or space.
suffix(FileName) -> Suffix
Types:
FileName = Suffix = string()
suffix/1 is equivalent to filename:extension/1 with one exception, that is Suffix
is returned without a leading dot (.).
SEE ALSO
httpd(3erl)