class request_header

Parser and storage for http header with access methods.

Summary

Members	Descriptions
public friend request_handler
public std::string get_path() const	Returns just the path part.
public std::string get_method() const	Returns the request method.
public std::string get_url() const	Returns the whole request url part after the host.
public std::string get_protocol() const	Returns the protocol "HTTP" or "HTTPS".
public std::string get_version() const	Returns the http version.
public std::string to_string() const	Get the entire header as a string.
public boost::optional< std::string > get_field(std::string const & key) const	Return a header field.
public boost::optional< std::string > get_query(std::string const & key) const	Get a query paramter "/bla?x=2" will yield 2 for key "x".
public boost::optional< std::string > get_cookie(std::string const & name) const	Get cookie by name.
public request_header() = default
public request_header(request_header_intermediate const & intermediate)
public request_header(request_header const &) = default
public request_header(request_header &&) = default
public request_header & operator=(request_header const &) = default
public request_header & operator=(request_header &&) = default

Members

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public friend request_handler

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public std::string get_path() const

Returns just the path part.

A request on "/bla?x=asdf" returns "/bla".

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public std::string get_method() const

Returns the request method.

"GET", "PUT", ...

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public std::string get_url() const

Returns the whole request url part after the host.

"/bla?y=asdf" returns "/bla?y=asdf".

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public std::string get_protocol() const

Returns the protocol "HTTP" or "HTTPS".

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public std::string get_version() const

Returns the http version.

for example "1.1"

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public std::string to_string() const

Get the entire header as a string.

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public boost::optional< std::string > get_field(std::string const & key) const

Return a header field.

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public boost::optional< std::string > get_query(std::string const & key) const

Get a query paramter "/bla?x=2" will yield 2 for key "x".

Parameters

• key The query key.

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public boost::optional< std::string > get_cookie(std::string const & name) const

Get cookie by name.

Parameters

• the name of the cookie.

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public request_header() = default

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public request_header(request_header_intermediate const & intermediate)

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public request_header(request_header const &) = default

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public request_header(request_header &&) = default

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public request_header & operator=(request_header const &) = default

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public request_header & operator=(request_header &&) = default