Wilfred Owen wrote: > Hi Dod > > I understand the point you are making. I intended to use the HTTPCli > component as part of an existing application which already uses threads. > The threads need to test response from websites as part of the other > activities they carry out - this is why this approach seemed most natural > to me, within the context of an existing application,
Of course it's no problem to run the THttpCli in threads as long as the thread has a working message pump. However a thread per HTTP connection may waste resources. Have you read these articles? http://wiki.overbyte.be/wiki/index.php/Asynchronous_Paradigm http://wiki.overbyte.be/wiki/index.php/FAQ.MultiThreading (The wiki is still under construction but both articles may point you to the right direction) How many concurrent connections do you expect? --- Arno Garrels [TeamICS] http://www.overbyte.be/eng/overbyte/teamics.html > although I > appreciate if were starting from afresh there could be better approaches! > > > Wilf > > >> From: Dod <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Reply-To: ICS support mailing <twsocket@elists.org> >> To: ICS support mailing <twsocket@elists.org> >> Subject: Re: [twsocket] HTTPCli in multithreaded application >> Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2006 11:27:59 +0200 >> >> Hello Wilfred, >> >> Main question is "why use threads ?" ICS main advantage is to work in >> non threaded model, just create 10, 20, 30 instances of THHPCli and >> connect them :-) >> >> WO> Hello >> >> WO> I am new to ICS. I wish to use the HTTPCli component in a >> multithreaded WO> application to test the response from websites. Any >> thread within the WO> application may use an HTTPCli object to make such >> a test. >> >> WO> My preferred approach would be: within a thread, create an HTTPCli >> object >> WO> dynamically using the create method, and set the URL property. Then >> set WO> handlers for onDocData, and onRequestDone and retrieve the page >> using the >> WO> Get() function. Use an exception handler to trap any problem with >> Get(). >> >> WO> - Do you see any potential problems with this, given that it will >> occur in a >> WO> multithreaded environment? >> WO> - Are there any problems with having multiple HTTPCli objects running >> in >> WO> multiple threads as described? >> WO> - Also, do I need to set the multithreaded property to true? >> >> WO> Thank you in advance for any assistance you can give. >> >> WO> Wilf >> >> -- >> To unsubscribe or change your settings for TWSocket mailing list >> please goto http://www.elists.org/mailman/listinfo/twsocket >> Visit our website at http://www.overbyte.be -- To unsubscribe or change your settings for TWSocket mailing list please goto http://www.elists.org/mailman/listinfo/twsocket Visit our website at http://www.overbyte.be
