Relative Content

Tag Archive for http

Understanding HTTP Cookies in Indy 10 for Delphi XE2

I have been working with Indy 10 HTTP Servers / Clients lately in Delphi XE2, and I need to make sure I’m understanding session management correctly. In the server, I have a “bucket” of sessions, which is a list of objects which each represent a unique session. I don’t use username and password to authenticate users, but I rather use a unique API key which is issued to a client, and has an expiration.

Web interface with FastCGI or with direct HTTP?

Let’s assume I want (for fun at start) to play with some new DSL (domain specific language) idea. And I really want its user[s] (probably only me at first) to interact thru a web interface. I’ll probably implement it in C++ (probably using LLVM).

Alternative Web model

One of the problems web apps have against native apps, especially on the mobile front, is the constant need to re-download each web page on request. Ultimately, this leads to slower performance. Why if web apps only download new pages if they’re actually needed, not because they’re simply requested.

Generate commercial license key for web service

Background I have a business question regarding web-based software licensing. A number of web sites offer software as a service for various APIs. A good example is Google’s Custom Search API. The process to use web services typically resembles: Account. User creates an account. Server. User defines the IP address(es) of the server(s) that will […]

Versioned Resources to Improve Cacheability

Here’s an API concept which could be useful for performance optimisation. It’s an example of key-based cache expiry applied to a broader internet-wide context instead of the internal Memcached-style scenario it seems to be mostly used for.

Erlang/Haskell web service to server files [closed]

As it currently stands, this question is not a good fit for our Q&A format. We expect answers to be supported by facts, references, or expertise, but this question will likely solicit debate, arguments, polling, or extended discussion. If you feel that this question can be improved and possibly reopened, visit the help center for […]

Writing a TCP protocol or use HTTP for file transfer?

I want to write a server side application which allows several users to exchange files (not above 3MB) in the following way: user A connects to (server) S. User B connects to S. User C connects S. User A sends a file. Users B and C “see” that a file was/is being uploaded and start downloading it.