It is possible, but not easy. The problem is that our filters are tied to the request and connection req's. I am not exactly sure how to remove that dependancy, but it is possible to do it, we just need to give that topic some thought.
All in all, I am massively in favor of moving filters from httpd to apr-util. Ryan On Mon, 18 Jun 2001, Sander Striker wrote: > Hi, > > First a small example. Lets say I'm implementing an > SMTP server and a client. For the server I build a > filter that handles the connection etc. > Now consider the 'TURN' command. Now I have to make > the connecting entity (the client) do all the work > that the server does. I'd like to reuse the filter... > > Actually it is not so common that server and client > switch roles. It just was very convenient for my example. > > But, I'd really like to see filters out of apache > so you can build client code in terms of filters too. > Or am I talking crap now? (and missing what the filters > are intended for) > > Thoughts? (or enlightenment) > > Sander > > PS. Please don't throw back the 'if you need it, do it' > line. I want to see what other people think first. > And if it is _possible_ to move the filters out. > > _______________________________________________________________________________ Ryan Bloom [EMAIL PROTECTED] 406 29th St. San Francisco, CA 94131 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
