Re: [PROPOSAL/VOTE] HTTP client library package

[cmanolache]

+1 ( and please add me to the list - I would like to contribute and use
the code )

Costin

On Wed, 18 Apr 2001, Remy Maucherat wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> Sorry for delaying my participation to this project for so long. If you
> remember the initial commons proposal, I said I would donate an HTTP client
> library to the commons project. Fixes and tweaks took more time than
> expected, and I am now (finally) ready to propose it to the commons.
> 
> This HTTP/1.1 client library has been developed as part of the Slide
> project, as the basis for a WebDAV client (WebDAV is a protocol for remote
> authoring, and is an extension of HTTP/1.1).
> 
> The library supports most of the features in HTTP/1.1. It can be found in
> the jakarta-slide repository, in src/webdav/client directory. The package is
> org.apache.webdav.lib (without the WebDAV specific features).
> 
> This package can be used for a lot of things, including :
> - building applications HTTP-aware applications which may require a better
> control over the HTTP layer
> - Developing libraries to support protocols extending HTTP
> - Building HTTP/1.1 test suites (which is going to be very important for
> Tomcat 4)
> 
> Remy
> 
> Note : Since it seems to be quite popular, I'm reusing the same proposal
> template.
> 
> Note 2 : Anyone can feel free to propose a fancy project name :)
> 
> Note 3 : The package in the Slide project contains a lot of WebDAV specific
> features. Those will be removed, and only the HTTP specific parts will be
> moved to commons. The library design allows to do this very easily.
> 
> ---------------------------------------------------
> 
> Proposal for HTTP/1.1 Libary Package
> 
> (0) Rationale
> 
> HTTP is the main protocol used today on the internet. Although the JDK
> includes basic support for building HTTP-aware client applications, it
> doesn't provide the flexibility or ease of use needed for many projects.
> 
> A Commons package would give committers an opportunity to coordinate
> their efforts to create and maintain a efficient, feature-rich package
> under the ASF license.
> 
> (1) Scope of the Package
> 
> The package shall create and maintain a Java library implementing the client
> side of the HTTP/1.1 protocol, as defined in RFC 2616 and RFC 2617.
> 
> The package should :
> - Have an API which should be as simple to use as possible
> - Be easy to extend
> 
> (1.5) Interaction With Other Packages
> 
> The HTTP/1.1 library relies on:
> 
>   * Java Development Kit (Version 1.1 or later)
> 
> 
> (2) Initial Source of the Package
> 
> The initial codebase exists in the jakarta-slide cvs tree under the
> org.apache.webdav.lib package.  It would be moved to commons under
> the http subdirectory.
> 
> The proposed package name for the new component is org.apache.commons.http.
> 
> (3) Required Jakarta-Commons Resources
> 
> CVS Repository - New directory http in the jakarta-commons CVS
> repository.
> 
> Add the set of initial committers to jakarta-commons. All of the committers
> proposed already have an apache.org account.
> 
> Mailing List - Discussions will take place on the general
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list. To help list
> subscribers identify messages of interest, it is suggested that the
> message subject of messages about this component be prefixed with
> [HTTP Library].
> 
> Bugzilla - New component "HTTP Library" under the "Commons" product
> category, with appropriate version identifiers as needed.
> 
> Jyve FAQ - New category "commons-http" (when available).
> 
> (4) Initial Committers
> 
> Remy Maucherat (remm) - designed the API, and also responsible for most of
> the things wrong in the implementation
> B.C. Holmes (bcholmes) - additional design (inactive committer)
> Sung-Gu Park (jericho) - lots of fixes and additional design
> Juergen Pill (juergen) - fixes and additional design
>