Hi Pete,
peter royal wrote:
(resending since i think my first try didn't get noticed by the
httpclient-dev moderators)
Our moderator is on vacation and moderation requests are automatically
/dev/nulled for the time being. Sorry for the inconvenience.
howdy!
I'm writing to see if there is interest in collaborating in a larger
effort to develop HTTP code that utilizes NIO.
Absolutely. Roland Weber is just setting up to prepare the HttpAsync
component architecture. So there couldn't be a better time for this
connection! There is already a design document available:
http://wiki.apache.org/jakarta-httpclient/HttpAsyncThreadingDesign
MINA <http://directory.apache.org/subprojects/mina/> is a framework here
at the ASF for developing clients and servers based on NIO. There is
also the AsyncWeb <http://asyncweb.safehaus.org/> project that builds on
top of MINA to create an HTTP server (not Servlet based).
AsyncWeb will likely be proposed for incubation shortly, and I wanted to
see if there was interest from this community on some of the common
parts between a HTTP client and server implementation.
MINA already has the nitty-gritty details of NIO worked out, so its just
a matter of building protocols on top of it. MINA's architecture then
makes it possible to share code on both the client and server sides.
(MINA has the notion of a filter-chain that processes data read from the
socket, and thus common protocol-level items can be implemented as a
filter and then re-used on both a client and server).
This sounds all very promising. If done right it could keep HttpAsync to
a minimum if not elimiate it completely.
I know that the HttpClient project has done extensive work on fully
supporting the HTTP protocol, so pairing that expertise with an existing
IO layer would be beneficial for all, I hope. (thus freeing this project
from having to maintain the lower IO layer, and allowing concentration
on protocol-level details). This would also mesh well with the
HttpComponents charter, since it would provide an implementation of a
full server that would (hopefully!) utilize your NIO-based components.
I've cc'ed [EMAIL PROTECTED], as its a common spot for people that
have this shared interest to discuss.
thanks!
Please pair up directly with Roland to coordinate your efforts.
-pete
Thanks for the pointer!
Happy hacking
Ortwin
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