GCDWebServer/Core/GCDWebServerResponse.h

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#import <Foundation/Foundation.h>

/**
 *  The GCDWebServerBodyReaderCompletionBlock is passed by GCDWebServer to the
 *  GCDWebServerBodyReader object when reading data from it asynchronously.
 */
typedef void (^GCDWebServerBodyReaderCompletionBlock)(NSData* data, NSError* error);

/**
 *  This protocol is used by the GCDWebServerConnection to communicate with
 *  the GCDWebServerResponse and read the HTTP body data to send.
 *
 *  Note that multiple GCDWebServerBodyReader objects can be chained together
 *  internally e.g. to automatically apply gzip encoding to the content before
 *  passing it on to the GCDWebServerResponse.
 *
 *  @warning These methods can be called on any GCD thread.
 */
@protocol GCDWebServerBodyReader <NSObject>

@required

/**
 *  This method is called before any body data is sent.
 *
 *  It should return YES on success or NO on failure and set the "error" argument
 *  which is guaranteed to be non-NULL.
 */
- (BOOL)open:(NSError**)error;

/**
 *  This method is called whenever body data is sent.
 *
 *  It should return a non-empty NSData if there is body data available,
 *  or an empty NSData there is no more body data, or nil on error and set
 *  the "error" argument which is guaranteed to be non-NULL.
 */
- (NSData*)readData:(NSError**)error;

/**
 *  This method is called after all body data has been sent.
 */
- (void)close;

@optional

/**
 *  If this method is implemented, it will be preferred over -readData:.
 *
 *  It must call the passed block when data is available, passing a non-empty
 *  NSData if there is body data available, or an empty NSData there is no more
 *  body data, or nil on error and pass an NSError along.
 */
- (void)asyncReadDataWithCompletion:(GCDWebServerBodyReaderCompletionBlock)block;

@end

/**
 *  The GCDWebServerResponse class is used to wrap a single HTTP response.
 *  It is instantiated by the handler of the GCDWebServer that handled the request.
 *  If a body is present, the methods from the GCDWebServerBodyReader protocol
 *  will be called by the GCDWebServerConnection to send it.
 *
 *  The default implementation of the GCDWebServerBodyReader protocol
 *  on the class simply returns an empty body.
 *
 *  @warning GCDWebServerResponse instances can be created and used on any GCD thread.
 */
@interface GCDWebServerResponse : NSObject <GCDWebServerBodyReader>

/**
 *  Sets the content type for the body of the response.
 *
 *  The default value is nil i.e. the response has no body.
 *
 *  @warning This property must be set if a body is present.
 */
@property(nonatomic, copy) NSString* contentType;

/**
 *  Sets the content length for the body of the response. If a body is present
 *  but this property is set to "NSUIntegerMax", this means the length of the body
 *  cannot be known ahead of time. Chunked transfer encoding will be
 *  automatically enabled by the GCDWebServerConnection to comply with HTTP/1.1
 *  specifications.
 *
 *  The default value is "NSUIntegerMax" i.e. the response has no body or its length
 *  is undefined.
 */
@property(nonatomic) NSUInteger contentLength;

/**
 *  Sets the HTTP status code for the response.
 *
 *  The default value is 200 i.e. "OK".
 */
@property(nonatomic) NSInteger statusCode;

/**
 *  Sets the caching hint for the response using the "Cache-Control" header.
 *  This value is expressed in seconds.
 *
 *  The default value is 0 i.e. "no-cache".
 */
@property(nonatomic) NSUInteger cacheControlMaxAge;

/**
 *  Sets the last modified date for the response using the "Last-Modified" header.
 *
 *  The default value is nil.
 */
@property(nonatomic, retain) NSDate* lastModifiedDate;

/**
 *  Sets the ETag for the response using the "ETag" header.
 *
 *  The default value is nil.
 */
@property(nonatomic, copy) NSString* eTag;

/**
 *  Enables gzip encoding for the response body.
 *
 *  The default value is NO.
 *
 *  @warning Enabling gzip encoding will remove any "Content-Length" header
 *  since the length of the body is not known anymore. The client will still
 *  be able to determine the body length when connection is closed per
 *  HTTP/1.1 specifications.
 */
@property(nonatomic, getter=isGZipContentEncodingEnabled) BOOL gzipContentEncodingEnabled;

/**
 *  Creates an empty response.
 */
+ (instancetype)response;

/**
 *  This method is the designated initializer for the class.
 */
- (instancetype)init;

/**
 *  Sets an additional HTTP header on the response.
 *  Pass a nil value to remove an additional header.
 *
 *  @warning Do not attempt to override the primary headers used
 *  by GCDWebServerResponse like "Content-Type", "ETag", etc...
 */
- (void)setValue:(NSString*)value forAdditionalHeader:(NSString*)header;

/**
 *  Convenience method that checks if the contentType property is defined.
 */
- (BOOL)hasBody;

@end

@interface GCDWebServerResponse (Extensions)

/**
 *  Creates a empty response with a specific HTTP status code.
 */
+ (instancetype)responseWithStatusCode:(NSInteger)statusCode;

/**
 *  Creates an HTTP redirect response to a new URL.
 */
+ (instancetype)responseWithRedirect:(NSURL*)location permanent:(BOOL)permanent;

/**
 *  Initializes an empty response with a specific HTTP status code.
 */
- (instancetype)initWithStatusCode:(NSInteger)statusCode;

/**
 *  Initializes an HTTP redirect response to a new URL.
 */
- (instancetype)initWithRedirect:(NSURL*)location permanent:(BOOL)permanent;

@end