Re: [Boost-users] HTTP Parser

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] HTTP Parser
From: Jeroen Habraken (vexocide_at_[hidden])
Date: 2010-09-16 16:47:42

On 16 September 2010 18:10, Anand Patel <anand.apatel_at_[hidden]> wrote:
> 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:
>>
>> Â Hi,
>>>
>>> All,
>>> I am looking into developing an HTTP Proxy with content filtering and
>>> other mechanism as a fun project. Â 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. Â 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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Have a look at http://alexott.net/en/cpp/BoostAsioProxy.html, that
should get you going.

Regards,
Jeroen Habraken