Class: ServerSide::HTTP::Connection

Inherits:
Object
  • Object
show all
Defined in:
lib/serverside/connection.rb

Overview

The Connection class represents HTTP connections. Each connection instance creates a separate thread for execution and processes incoming requests in a loop until the connection is closed by either server or client, thus implementing HTTP 1.1 persistent connections.

Instance Method Summary collapse

Constructor Details

#initialize(socket, request_class) ⇒ Connection

Initializes the request instance. A new thread is created for processing requests.



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# File 'lib/serverside/connection.rb', line 13

def initialize(socket, request_class)
  @socket, @request_class = socket, request_class
  @thread = Thread.new {process}
end

Instance Method Details

#process ⇒ Object

Processes incoming requests by parsing them and then responding. If any error occurs, or the connection is not persistent, the connection is closed.



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# File 'lib/serverside/connection.rb', line 21

def process
  while true
    # the process function is expected to return true or a non-nil value
    # if the connection is to persist.
    break unless @request_class.new(@socket).process
  end
rescue => e
  # We don't care. Just close the connection.
ensure
  @socket.close
end