The HTTP Session API provides functions for managing HTTP session.

Required Header

#include <http.h>

Overview

The HTTP Session API provides functions for managing HTTP session. Using the HTTP Session, you can implement features that allow the users of your application to:

Create / Delete HTTP session
Get activated transaction count
Manage redirection

Related Features

This API is related with the following features:

http://tizen.org/feature/network.internet
It is recommended to design feature related codes in your application for reliability.
You can check if a device supports the related features for this API by using System Information, thereby controlling the procedure of your application.
To ensure your application is only running on the device with specific features, please define the features in your manifest file using the manifest editor in the SDK.
More details on featuring your application can be found from Feature Element.

Functions
int	http_session_create (http_session_mode_e mode, http_session_h *http_session)
	Creates the HTTP session handle.
int	http_session_destroy (http_session_h http_session)
	Destroys the HTTP session handle.
int	http_session_open_transaction (http_session_h http_session, http_method_e method, http_transaction_h *http_transaction)
	Opens HTTP transaction from the HTTP Session.
int	http_session_set_auto_redirection (http_session_h http_session, bool auto_redirection)
	Sets the value to redirect the HTTP request automatically.
int	http_session_get_auto_redirection (http_session_h http_session, bool *auto_redirect)
	Gets the auto redirection for the HTTP request.
int	http_session_get_active_transaction_count (http_session_h http_session, int *active_transaction_count)
	Gets the number of active transactions in the current session.
int	http_session_get_max_transaction_count (http_session_h http_session, int *transaction_count)
	Gets the maximum number of transactions for the current session.
int	http_session_destroy_all_transactions (http_session_h http_session)
	Destroys all transactions.

Enumeration Type Documentation

enum http_session_mode_e

Enumeration for the HTTP session.

Since :: 3.0

Enumerator:

HTTP_SESSION_MODE_NORMAL	The Normal Mode
HTTP_SESSION_MODE_PIPELINING	The Pipelining mode

Function Documentation

int http_session_create	(	http_session_mode_e	mode,
		http_session_h *	http_session
	)

Creates the HTTP session handle.

Since :: 3.0

Remarks:: The http_session should be released using http_session_destroy(). Opened transactions can't be submitted after destroying session handle.

Parameters:

[in]	mode	The HTTP session mode
[out]	http_session	The HTTP session handle

Returns:: 0 on success, otherwise negative error value

Return values:

HTTP_ERROR_NONE	Successful
HTTP_ERROR_INVALID_PARAMETER	Invalid parameter
HTTP_ERROR_INVALID_OPERATION	Invalid operation
HTTP_ERROR_OUT_OF_MEMORY	Out of memory
HTTP_ERROR_NOT_SUPPORTED	Not Supported

See also:: http_session_destroy()

int http_session_destroy ( http_session_h http_session )

Destroys the HTTP session handle.

Since :: 3.0

Remarks:: The http_session should be set to NULL after using it

Parameters:

[in] http_session The HTTP session handle

Returns:: 0 on success, otherwise negative error value

Return values:

HTTP_ERROR_NONE	Successful
HTTP_ERROR_INVALID_PARAMETER	Invalid parameter
HTTP_ERROR_INVALID_OPERATION	Invalid operation
HTTP_ERROR_NOT_SUPPORTED	Not Supported

See also:: http_session_create()

int http_session_destroy_all_transactions ( http_session_h http_session )

Destroys all transactions.

Since :: 3.0

Remarks:: All http_transactions should be set to NULL after using it

Parameters:

[in] http_session The HTTP session handle

Returns:: 0 on success, otherwise negative error value

Return values:

HTTP_ERROR_NONE	Successful
HTTP_ERROR_INVALID_PARAMETER	Invalid parameter
HTTP_ERROR_INVALID_OPERATION	Invalid operation
HTTP_ERROR_OPERATION_FAILED	Operation failed
HTTP_ERROR_NOT_SUPPORTED	Not Supported

int http_session_get_active_transaction_count	(	http_session_h	http_session,
		int *	active_transaction_count
	)

Gets the number of active transactions in the current session.

Since :: 3.0

Parameters:

[in]	http_session	The HTTP session handle
[out]	active_transaction_count	The number of activated transactions

Returns:: 0 on success, otherwise negative error value

Return values:

HTTP_ERROR_NONE	Successful
HTTP_ERROR_INVALID_PARAMETER	Invalid parameter
HTTP_ERROR_INVALID_OPERATION	Invalid operation
HTTP_ERROR_NOT_SUPPORTED	Not Supported

int http_session_get_auto_redirection	(	http_session_h	http_session,
		bool *	auto_redirect
	)

Gets the auto redirection for the HTTP request.

Since :: 3.0

Parameters:

[in]	http_session	The HTTP session handle
[out]	auto_redirect	The value of auto redirect

Returns:: 0 on success, otherwise negative error value

Return values:

HTTP_ERROR_NONE	Successful
HTTP_ERROR_INVALID_PARAMETER	Invalid parameter
HTTP_ERROR_INVALID_OPERATION	Invalid operation
HTTP_ERROR_NOT_SUPPORTED	Not Supported

See also:: http_session_set_auto_redirection()

int http_session_get_max_transaction_count	(	http_session_h	http_session,
		int *	transaction_count
	)

Gets the maximum number of transactions for the current session.

Since :: 3.0

Parameters:

[in]	http_session	The HTTP session handle
[out]	transaction_count	The maximum transaction count

Returns:: 0 on success, otherwise negative error value

Return values:

HTTP_ERROR_NONE	Successful
HTTP_ERROR_INVALID_PARAMETER	Invalid parameter
HTTP_ERROR_INVALID_OPERATION	Invalid operation
HTTP_ERROR_NOT_SUPPORTED	Not Supported

int http_session_open_transaction	(	http_session_h	http_session,
		http_method_e	method,
		http_transaction_h *	http_transaction
	)

Opens HTTP transaction from the HTTP Session.

Since :: 3.0

Remarks:: The http_transaction should be released using http_transaction_destroy().

Parameters:

[in]	http_session	The HTTP session handle
[in]	method	The HTTP request method
[out]	http_transaction	The HTTP transaction handle

Returns:: 0 on success, otherwise negative error value

Return values:

HTTP_ERROR_NONE	Successful
HTTP_ERROR_INVALID_PARAMETER	Invalid parameter
HTTP_ERROR_INVALID_OPERATION	Invalid operation
HTTP_ERROR_OUT_OF_MEMORY	Out of memory
HTTP_ERROR_NOT_SUPPORTED	Not Supported

int http_session_set_auto_redirection	(	http_session_h	http_session,
		bool	auto_redirection
	)

Sets the value to redirect the HTTP request automatically.

Since :: 3.0

Parameters:

[in]	http_session	The HTTP session handle
[in]	auto_redirection	The value which determines whether allow redirection or not

Returns:: 0 on success, otherwise negative error value

Return values:

HTTP_ERROR_NONE	Successful
HTTP_ERROR_INVALID_PARAMETER	Invalid parameter
HTTP_ERROR_INVALID_OPERATION	Invalid operation
HTTP_ERROR_NOT_SUPPORTED	Not Supported

See also:: http_session_get_auto_redirection()

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Overview

Related Features

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Enumeration Type Documentation

Function Documentation