Re: [Boost-users] HTTP Parser

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] HTTP Parser
From: Anand Patel (anand.apatel_at_[hidden])
Date: 2010-09-16 12:10:03

Thank you for the response.  ASIO appears to be perfect candidate for the
Proxy implementation, examples are also very helpful.  I am new to Spirit
and Xpressive.  I have used Smart-Pointers in past, need to look at the
Bind.
Any other advise?
-AP

On Thu, Sep 16, 2010 at 11:50 AM, michi7x7 <mailing-lists_at_[hidden]>wrote:

>  Hi,
>
>  All,
>> I am looking into developing an HTTP Proxy with content filtering and
>> other mechanism as a fun project.  Is there anything available in BOOST or
>> in other libraries that I can read upon and use them.
>> Specifically, I need to have HTML Parser and some sort of Proxy
>> implementation.  Few features that I aiming for are:
>> 1. Intercept request on port 80.
>> 2. Retrieve entire page and parse the page and check with current rules.
>> 3. URL checking with current policy.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> -AP
>>
> You can use Boost.Asio for the socket-stuff (input+output).
> Parsing HTTP-Headers and HTML could be done using Boost.Spirit (but this is
> difficult if you are not used to it). You can also search within the Headers
> using Xpressive, which is much easier to learn, but not as fast as Spirit.
>
> If you are new to boost, you may look at boost.Bind and Smart-Pointers
> first.
>
> Regards,
>
> michi7x7
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