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@@ -1,17 +1,8 @@ -Soup is an HTTP library implementation in C. It was originally part of -a SOAP (Simple Object Access Protocol) implementation, but the SOAP -code was later removed (and then later partially reimplemented...) - -Soup uses GObjects and the glib main loop, and is designed to work -well with Gtk/GNOME applications. This enables GNOME applications to -access HTTP servers on the network in a completely asynchronous -fashion, very similar to the Gtk+ programming model (a synchronous -operation mode is also supported for those who want it). - -Soup also contains code to implement an HTTP/1.1 server. +libsoup is an HTTP client/server library for GNOME. It uses GObjects +and the glib main loop, to integrate well with GNOME applications. Features: - * (Optionally) completely asynchronous + * Both asynchronous (GMainLoop and callback-based) and synchronous APIs * Automatically caches connections * SSL Support using GnuTLS * Proxy support, including authentication and SSL tunneling @@ -22,6 +13,8 @@ See the test programs in tests/ for simple examples of how to use the code, or evolution-data-server and evolution-exchange for more complicated examples. +More information (including future plans) may be available at +http://live.gnome.org/LibSoup To subscribe to the Soup discussion list, send mail with the word "Subscribe" in the message body to soup-list-request@ximian.com. |