Plug.Conn.Adapter behaviour (Plug v1.11.0) View Source

Specification of the connection adapter API implemented by webservers.

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Sends a chunk in the chunked response.

Returns the HTTP protocol and its version.

Returns peer information such as the address, port and ssl cert.

Send an informational response to the client.

Push a resource to the client.

Reads the request body.

Sends the given status, headers as the beginning of a chunked response to the client.

Sends the given status, headers and file as a response back to the client.

Sends the given status, headers and body as a response back to the client.

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http_protocol() :: :"HTTP/1" | :"HTTP/1.1" | :"HTTP/2" | atom()

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payload() :: term()

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peer_data() :: %{
  address: :inet.ip_address(),
  port: :inet.port_number(),
  ssl_cert: binary() | nil
}

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chunk(payload(), Plug.Conn.body()) ::
  :ok | {:ok, sent_body :: binary(), payload()} | {:error, term()}

Sends a chunk in the chunked response.

If the request has method "HEAD", the adapter should not send the response to the client.

Webservers are advised to return :ok and not modify any further state for each chunk. However, the test implementation returns the actual body and payload so it can be used during testing.

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get_http_protocol(payload)

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get_http_protocol(payload()) :: http_protocol()

Returns the HTTP protocol and its version.

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get_peer_data(payload()) :: peer_data()

Returns peer information such as the address, port and ssl cert.

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inform(payload, arg2, headers)

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inform(payload(), Plug.Conn.status(), headers :: Keyword.t()) ::
  :ok | {:error, term()}

Send an informational response to the client.

If the adapter does not support inform, then {:error, :not_supported} should be returned.

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push(payload, path, headers)

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push(payload(), path :: String.t(), headers :: Keyword.t()) ::
  :ok | {:error, term()}

Push a resource to the client.

If the adapter does not support server push then {:error, :not_supported} should be returned.

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read_req_body(payload, options)

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read_req_body(payload(), options :: Keyword.t()) ::
  {:ok, data :: binary(), payload()}
  | {:more, data :: binary(), payload()}
  | {:error, term()}

Reads the request body.

Read the docs in Plug.Conn.read_body/2 for the supported options and expected behaviour.

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send_chunked(payload, arg2, arg3)

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send_chunked(payload(), Plug.Conn.status(), Plug.Conn.headers()) ::
  {:ok, sent_body :: binary() | nil, payload()}

Sends the given status, headers as the beginning of a chunked response to the client.

Webservers are advised to return nil as the sent_body, as the body can no longer be manipulated. However, the test implementation returns the actual body so it can be used during testing.

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send_file(payload, arg2, arg3, file, offset, length)

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send_file(
  payload(),
  Plug.Conn.status(),
  Plug.Conn.headers(),
  file :: binary(),
  offset :: integer(),
  length :: integer() | :all
) :: {:ok, sent_body :: binary() | nil, payload()}

Sends the given status, headers and file as a response back to the client.

If the request has method "HEAD", the adapter should not send the response to the client.

Webservers are advised to return nil as the sent_body, as the body can no longer be manipulated. However, the test implementation returns the actual body so it can be used during testing.

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send_resp(payload, arg2, arg3, arg4)

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send_resp(payload(), Plug.Conn.status(), Plug.Conn.headers(), Plug.Conn.body()) ::
  {:ok, sent_body :: binary() | nil, payload()}

Sends the given status, headers and body as a response back to the client.

If the request has method "HEAD", the adapter should not send the response to the client.

Webservers are advised to return nil as the sent_body, as the body can no longer be manipulated. However, the test implementation returns the actual body so it can be used during testing.