Boost上 Http的一个Get示例分析

//
// sync_client.cpp
// ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
//
// Copyright (c) 2003-2012 Christopher M. Kohlhoff (chris at kohlhoff dot com)
//
// Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0. (See accompanying
// file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt) //

#include <iostream>
#include <istream>
#include <ostream>
#include <string>
#include <boost/asio.hpp>

using boost::asio::ip::tcp;

int main(int argc, char* argv[])
{
try
{
argc =3 ;
argv[1] = "127.0.0.1";
argv[2] = "/License";
if (argc != 3)
{
std::cout << "Usage: sync_client <server> <path>\n";
std::cout << "Example:\n";
std::cout << "  sync_client www.boost.org /LICENSE_1_0.txt\n";
return 1;
}

boost::asio::io_service io_service;

// Get a list of endpoints corresponding to the server name.
tcp::resolver resolver(io_service);
tcp::resolver::query query(argv[1], "http");
tcp::resolver::iterator endpoint_iterator = resolver.resolve(query);

// Try each endpoint until we successfully establish a connection.
tcp::socket socket(io_service);
boost::asio::connect(socket, endpoint_iterator);

// Form the request. We specify the "Connection: close" header so that the
// server will close the socket after transmitting the response. This will
// allow us to treat all data up until the EOF as the content.

// 以上 和服务器建立了一个TCP的连接。

boost::asio::streambuf request;
std::ostream request_stream(&request);
request_stream << "GET " << argv[2] << " HTTP/1.0\r\n";
request_stream << "Host: " << argv[1] << "\r\n";
request_stream << "Accept: */*\r\n";
request_stream << "Connection: close\r\n\r\n";
 

//这里确定了URL的命令，命令的解释： GET获取HTTP上的 argv[2]中内容 也就是license.txt 获取完后接受 Accept ，最后关闭 Connection Close
// Send the request.
boost::asio::write(socket, request);

// Read the response status line. The response streambuf will automatically
// grow to accommodate the entire line. The growth may be limited by passing
// a maximum size to the streambuf constructor.
boost::asio::streambuf response;
boost::asio::read_until(socket, response, "\r\n");

// Check that response is OK.
std::istream response_stream(&response);
std::string http_version;
response_stream >> http_version;
unsigned int status_code;
response_stream >> status_code;
std::string status_message;
std::getline(response_stream, status_message);
if (!response_stream || http_version.substr(0, 5) != "HTTP/")
{
std::cout << "Invalid response\n";
return 1;
}
if (status_code != 200)
{
std::cout << "Response returned with status code " << status_code << "\n";
return 1;
}

// Read the response headers, which are terminated by a blank line.
boost::asio::read_until(socket, response, "\r\n\r\n");

// Process the response headers.
std::string header;
while (std::getline(response_stream, header) && header != "\r")
std::cout << header << "\n";
std::cout << "\n";

// Write whatever content we already have to output.
if (response.size() > 0)
std::cout << &response;

// Read until EOF, writing data to output as we go.
boost::system::error_code error;
while (boost::asio::read(socket, response,
boost::asio::transfer_at_least(1), error))
std::cout << &response;
if (error != boost::asio::error::eof)
throw boost::system::system_error(error);
}
catch (std::exception& e)
{
std::cout << "Exception: " << e.what() << "\n";
}

return 0;
}