Network.HTTP.Toolkit.Header

Documentation

data MessageHeader a

An HTTP message header consiting of a start line and a list of header fields.

Constructors

MessageHeader a [Header]

Instances

Functor MessageHeader

Foldable MessageHeader

Traversable MessageHeader

Eq a => Eq (MessageHeader a)

Show a => Show (MessageHeader a)

type Limit = Int

Message header size limit in bytes.

readMessageHeader :: Connection -> IO (MessageHeader ByteString)

Read MessageHeader from provided Connection.

Throws:

• HeaderTooLarge if the header size exceeds defaultHeaderSizeLimit.
• InvalidHeader if header is malformed.

readMessageHeaderWithLimit :: Limit -> Connection -> IO (MessageHeader ByteString)

Read MessageHeader from provided Connection.

Throws:

• HeaderTooLarge if the header size exceeds the specified Limit.
• InvalidHeader if header is malformed.

defaultHeaderSizeLimit :: Limit

The default message header size limit of 65536 bytes (64 KB).

parseHeaderFields :: [ByteString] -> Maybe [Header]

Parse header fields according to RFC 2616, Section 4.2.

Internals

readHeaderLines :: Limit -> Connection -> IO [ByteString]

combineHeaderLines :: [ByteString] -> [ByteString]