Re: [boost] [ann] Urdl - a library for downloading web content

Subject: Re: [boost] [ann] Urdl - a library for downloading web content
From: Emre Turkay (emreturkay2_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-06-17 04:15:38

Hi Chris,

   I've took a quick look at the library documentation. It is really
   nice and clear. I will probably be using it. Thanks for it.

Take care,

     emre

On Wed, Jun 17, 2009 at 10:24:41AM +1000, Christopher Kohlhoff wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> I have just released a new Boost.Asio-based library, Urdl, which can be
> used for accessing and downloading web content.
> 
>   <http://think-async.com/Urdl>
>   <http://sourceforge.net/projects/urdl>
> 
> It currently has limited support for the protocols "http", "https" and
> "file". It provides an easy-to-use extension to standard C++ iostreams
> and an asynchronous interface for use with Boost.Asio.
> 
> In addition to (hopefully) being useful, it is intended as an example of
> using the Boost.Asio and Boost.System libraries. If you're writing
> protocol implementations using Asio, you might also be interested in how
> it uses coroutines to simplify the expression of asynchronous control
> flow. (Note: here coroutines refers to a macro-based system similar to
> <http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/coroutines.html>, not
> Giovanni Deretta's GSoC project).
> 
> Cheers,
> Chris
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