[web-devel] Proposal: http-types

[Jeremy Shaw]

No, I accidentally only replied to you first because I click on the
wrong reply link in gmail :)

As for WAI, you could be correct.

On Tue, Feb 1, 2011 at 5:17 PM, Aristid Breitkreuz
<aristidb at googlemail.com> wrote:
> Did I accidentally reply just to you? Sorry, I was expecting better default
> behavior of Gmail...
> After a closer look, I now see that WAI really is mostly just types, but
> those types DO seem to be fairly server-centric. Response especially does
> not seem to be particularly useful for clients, but Request might need some
> modifications too.
>
> Aristid
>
> 2011/2/2 Jeremy Shaw <jeremy at n-heptane.com>
>>
>> I am not sure what you mean. WAI does not actually include a server.
>> It is just the Request/Response types, status codes, and some headers,
>>
>>
>> http://hackage.haskell.org/packages/archive/wai/0.3.1/doc/html/Network-Wai.html
>>
>> if you want an actual server (which you don't) then you would need
>> warp or something.
>>
>> - jeremy
>>
>> On Tue, Feb 1, 2011 at 4:59 PM, Aristid Breitkreuz
>> <aristidb at googlemail.com> wrote:
>> > WAI is too wide in scope, IMO. I would like to be able to use http-types
>> > in
>> > client-only code that does not want any of the HTTP server
>> > functionality.
>> >
>> > Aristid
>> >
>> > 2011/2/1 Jeremy Shaw <jeremy at n-heptane.com>
>> >>
>> >> This is essentially what WAI is supposed to be. (Though WAI is more
>> >> server focused).
>> >>
>> >> I think it is a good idea, but people seem unhappy to standardize on
>> >> what those types should look like...
>> >>
>> >> - jeremy
>> >>
>> >> On Tue, Feb 1, 2011 at 1:55 PM, Aristid Breitkreuz
>> >> <aristidb at googlemail.com> wrote:
>> >> > Hi,
>> >> > Hear me out, I have an idea! :-)
>> >> > How about creating a new package "http-types" containing Request /
>> >> > Response
>> >> > / status code / header name types for HTTP. These could be used by
>> >> > both
>> >> > server and client software, and might even allow switching between
>> >> > HTTP
>> >> > client libraries (say, if I want to switch between http-enumerator
>> >> > and
>> >> > HTTP).
>> >> > What do you think?
>> >> >
>> >> > Aristid
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