1OSSL_HTTP_REQ_CTX(3ossl)            OpenSSL           OSSL_HTTP_REQ_CTX(3ossl)
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NAME

6       OSSL_HTTP_REQ_CTX, OSSL_HTTP_REQ_CTX_new, OSSL_HTTP_REQ_CTX_free,
7       OSSL_HTTP_REQ_CTX_set_request_line, OSSL_HTTP_REQ_CTX_add1_header,
8       OSSL_HTTP_REQ_CTX_set_expected, OSSL_HTTP_REQ_CTX_set1_req,
9       OSSL_HTTP_REQ_CTX_nbio, OSSL_HTTP_REQ_CTX_nbio_d2i,
10       OSSL_HTTP_REQ_CTX_exchange, OSSL_HTTP_REQ_CTX_get0_mem_bio,
11       OSSL_HTTP_REQ_CTX_get_resp_len,
12       OSSL_HTTP_REQ_CTX_set_max_response_length, OSSL_HTTP_is_alive - HTTP
13       client low-level functions
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SYNOPSIS

16        #include <openssl/http.h>
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18        typedef struct ossl_http_req_ctx_st OSSL_HTTP_REQ_CTX;
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20        OSSL_HTTP_REQ_CTX *OSSL_HTTP_REQ_CTX_new(BIO *wbio, BIO *rbio, int buf_size);
21        void OSSL_HTTP_REQ_CTX_free(OSSL_HTTP_REQ_CTX *rctx);
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23        int OSSL_HTTP_REQ_CTX_set_request_line(OSSL_HTTP_REQ_CTX *rctx, int method_POST,
24                                               const char *server, const char *port,
25                                               const char *path);
26        int OSSL_HTTP_REQ_CTX_add1_header(OSSL_HTTP_REQ_CTX *rctx,
27                                          const char *name, const char *value);
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29        int OSSL_HTTP_REQ_CTX_set_expected(OSSL_HTTP_REQ_CTX *rctx,
30                                           const char *content_type, int asn1,
31                                           int timeout, int keep_alive);
32        int OSSL_HTTP_REQ_CTX_set1_req(OSSL_HTTP_REQ_CTX *rctx, const char *content_type,
33                                       const ASN1_ITEM *it, const ASN1_VALUE *req);
34        int OSSL_HTTP_REQ_CTX_nbio(OSSL_HTTP_REQ_CTX *rctx);
35        int OSSL_HTTP_REQ_CTX_nbio_d2i(OSSL_HTTP_REQ_CTX *rctx,
36                                       ASN1_VALUE **pval, const ASN1_ITEM *it);
37        BIO *OSSL_HTTP_REQ_CTX_exchange(OSSL_HTTP_REQ_CTX *rctx);
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39        BIO *OSSL_HTTP_REQ_CTX_get0_mem_bio(const OSSL_HTTP_REQ_CTX *rctx);
40        size_t OSSL_HTTP_REQ_CTX_get_resp_len(const OSSL_HTTP_REQ_CTX *rctx);
41        void OSSL_HTTP_REQ_CTX_set_max_response_length(OSSL_HTTP_REQ_CTX *rctx,
42                                                       unsigned long len);
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44        int OSSL_HTTP_is_alive(const OSSL_HTTP_REQ_CTX *rctx);
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DESCRIPTION

47       OSSL_HTTP_REQ_CTX is a context structure for an HTTP request and
48       response, used to collect all the necessary data to perform that
49       request.
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51       This file documents low-level HTTP functions rarely used directly.
52       High-level HTTP client functions like OSSL_HTTP_get(3) and
53       OSSL_HTTP_transfer(3) should be preferred.
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55       OSSL_HTTP_REQ_CTX_new() allocates a new HTTP request context structure,
56       which gets populated with the BIO to write/send the request to (wbio),
57       the BIO to read/receive the response from (rbio, which may be equal to
58       wbio), and the maximum expected response header line length buf_size.
59       A value <= 0 indicates that the OSSL_HTTP_DEFAULT_MAX_LINE_LEN of 4KiB
60       should be used.  buf_size is also used as the number of content bytes
61       that are read at a time.  The allocated context structure is also
62       populated with an internal allocated memory BIO, which collects the
63       HTTP request and additional headers as text.
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65       OSSL_HTTP_REQ_CTX_free() frees up the HTTP request context rctx.  The
66       rbio is not free'd, wbio will be free'd if free_wbio is set.
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68       OSSL_HTTP_REQ_CTX_set_request_line() adds the HTTP request line to the
69       context.  The HTTP method is determined by method_POST, which should be
70       1 to indicate "POST" or 0 to indicate "GET".  server and port may be
71       set to indicate a proxy server and port that the request should go
72       through, otherwise they should be left NULL.  path is the HTTP request
73       path; if left NULL, "/" is used.
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75       OSSL_HTTP_REQ_CTX_add1_header() adds header name with value value to
76       the context rctx. It can be called more than once to add multiple
77       headers.  For example, to add a "Host" header for "example.com" you
78       would call:
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80        OSSL_HTTP_REQ_CTX_add1_header(ctx, "Host", "example.com");
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82       OSSL_HTTP_REQ_CTX_set_expected() optionally sets in rctx some
83       expectations of the HTTP client on the response.  Due to the structure
84       of an HTTP request, if the keep_alive argument is nonzero the function
85       must be used before calling OSSL_HTTP_REQ_CTX_set1_req().  If the
86       content_type parameter is not NULL then the client will check that the
87       given content type string is included in the HTTP header of the
88       response and return an error if not.  If the asn1 parameter is nonzero
89       a structure in ASN.1 encoding will be expected as the response content
90       and input streaming is disabled.  This means that an ASN.1 sequence
91       header is required, its length field is checked, and
92       OSSL_HTTP_REQ_CTX_get0_mem_bio() should be used to get the buffered
93       response.  Otherwise any input format is allowed without length checks,
94       which is the default.  In this case the BIO given as rbio argument to
95       OSSL_HTTP_REQ_CTX_new() should be used directly to read the response
96       contents, which may support streaming.  If the timeout parameter is > 0
97       this indicates the maximum number of seconds the subsequent HTTP
98       transfer (sending the request and receiving a response) is allowed to
99       take.  timeout == 0 enables waiting indefinitely, i.e., no timeout can
100       occur.  This is the default.  timeout < 0 takes over any value set via
101       the overall_timeout argument of OSSL_HTTP_open(3) with the default
102       being 0, which means no timeout.  If the keep_alive parameter is 0,
103       which is the default, the connection is not kept open after receiving a
104       response. This is the default behavior for HTTP 1.0.  If the value is 1
105       or 2 then a persistent connection is requested.  If the value is 2 then
106       a persistent connection is required, i.e., an error occurs in case the
107       server does not grant it.
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109       OSSL_HTTP_REQ_CTX_set1_req() finalizes the HTTP request context.  It is
110       needed if the method_POST parameter in the
111       OSSL_HTTP_REQ_CTX_set_request_line() call was 1 and an ASN.1-encoded
112       request should be sent.  It must also be used when requesting "keep-
113       alive", even if a GET request is going to be sent, in which case req
114       must be NULL.  Unless req is NULL, the function adds the DER encoding
115       of req using the ASN.1 template it to do the encoding (which does not
116       support streaming).  The HTTP header "Content-Length" is filled out
117       with the length of the request.  content_type must be NULL if req is
118       NULL.  If content_type isn't NULL, the HTTP header "Content-Type" is
119       also added with the given string value.  All of this ends up in the
120       internal memory BIO.
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122       OSSL_HTTP_REQ_CTX_nbio() attempts to send the request prepared in rctx
123       and to gather the response via HTTP, using the wbio and rbio that were
124       given when calling OSSL_HTTP_REQ_CTX_new().  The function may need to
125       be called again if its result is -1, which indicates
126       BIO_should_retry(3).  In such a case it is advisable to sleep a little
127       in between, using BIO_wait(3) on the read BIO to prevent a busy loop.
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129       OSSL_HTTP_REQ_CTX_nbio_d2i() is like OSSL_HTTP_REQ_CTX_nbio() but on
130       successs in addition parses the response, which must be a DER-encoded
131       ASN.1 structure, using the ASN.1 template it and places the result in
132       *pval.
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134       OSSL_HTTP_REQ_CTX_exchange() calls OSSL_HTTP_REQ_CTX_nbio() as often as
135       needed in order to exchange a request and response or until a timeout
136       is reached.  On success it returns a pointer to the BIO that can be
137       used to read the result.  If an ASN.1-encoded response was expected,
138       this is the BIO returned by OSSL_HTTP_REQ_CTX_get0_mem_bio() when
139       called after the exchange.  This memory BIO does not support streaming.
140       Otherwise it may be the rbio given when calling
141       OSSL_HTTP_REQ_CTX_new(), and this BIO has been read past the end of the
142       response headers, such that the actual response body can be read via
143       this BIO, which may support streaming.  The returned BIO pointer must
144       not be freed by the caller.
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146       OSSL_HTTP_REQ_CTX_get0_mem_bio() returns the internal memory BIO.
147       Before sending the request, this could used to modify the HTTP request
148       text.  Use with caution!  After receiving a response via HTTP, the BIO
149       represents the current state of reading the response headers. If the
150       response was expected to be ASN.1 encoded, its contents can be read via
151       this BIO, which does not support streaming.  The returned BIO pointer
152       must not be freed by the caller.
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154       OSSL_HTTP_REQ_CTX_get_resp_len() returns the size of the response
155       contents in rctx if provided by the server as <Content-Length> header
156       field, else 0.
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158       OSSL_HTTP_REQ_CTX_set_max_response_length() sets the maximum allowed
159       response content length for rctx to len. If not set or len is 0 then
160       the OSSL_HTTP_DEFAULT_MAX_RESP_LEN is used, which currently is 100 KiB.
161       If the "Content-Length" header is present and exceeds this value or the
162       content is an ASN.1 encoded structure with a length exceeding this
163       value or both length indications are present but disagree then an error
164       occurs.
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166       OSSL_HTTP_is_alive() can be used to query if the HTTP connection given
167       by rctx is still alive, i.e., has not been closed.  It returns 0 if
168       rctx is NULL.
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170       If the client application requested or required a persistent connection
171       and this was granted by the server, it can keep rctx as long as it
172       wants to send further requests and OSSL_HTTP_is_alive() returns
173       nonzero, else it should call OSSL_HTTP_REQ_CTX_free(rctx) or
174       OSSL_HTTP_close(3).  In case the client application keeps rctx but the
175       connection then dies for any reason at the server side, it will notice
176       this obtaining an I/O error when trying to send the next request via
177       rctx.
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WARNINGS

180       The server's response may be unexpected if the hostname that was used
181       to create the wbio, any "Host" header, and the host specified in the
182       request URL do not match.
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184       Many of these functions must be called in a certain order.
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186       First, the HTTP request context must be allocated:
187       OSSL_HTTP_REQ_CTX_new().
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189       Then, the HTTP request must be prepared with request data:
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191       1.  Calling OSSL_HTTP_REQ_CTX_set_request_line().
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193       2.  Adding extra headers with OSSL_HTTP_REQ_CTX_add1_header().  This is
194           optional and may be done multiple times with different names.
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196       3.  Finalize the request using OSSL_HTTP_REQ_CTX_set1_req().  This may
197           be omitted if the GET method is used and "keep-alive" is not
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200       When the request context is fully prepared, the HTTP exchange may be
201       performed with OSSL_HTTP_REQ_CTX_nbio() or
202       OSSL_HTTP_REQ_CTX_exchange().
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RETURN VALUES

205       OSSL_HTTP_REQ_CTX_new() returns a pointer to a OSSL_HTTP_REQ_CTX, or
206       NULL on error.
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208       OSSL_HTTP_REQ_CTX_free() and
209       OSSL_HTTP_REQ_CTX_set_max_response_length() do not return values.
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211       OSSL_HTTP_REQ_CTX_set_request_line(), OSSL_HTTP_REQ_CTX_add1_header(),
212       OSSL_HTTP_REQ_CTX_set1_req(), and OSSL_HTTP_REQ_CTX_set_expected()
213       return 1 for success and 0 for failure.
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215       OSSL_HTTP_REQ_CTX_nbio() and OSSL_HTTP_REQ_CTX_nbio_d2i() return 1 for
216       success, 0 on error or redirection, -1 if retry is needed.
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218       OSSL_HTTP_REQ_CTX_exchange() and OSSL_HTTP_REQ_CTX_get0_mem_bio()
219       return a pointer to a BIO on success and NULL on failure.  The returned
220       BIO must not be freed by the caller.
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222       OSSL_HTTP_REQ_CTX_get_resp_len() returns the size of the response
223       contents or 0 if not available or an error occurred.
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225       OSSL_HTTP_is_alive() returns 1 if its argument is non-NULL and the
226       client requested a persistent connection and the server did not
227       disagree on keeping the connection open, else 0.
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SEE ALSO

230       BIO_should_retry(3), BIO_wait(3), ASN1_item_d2i_bio(3),
231       ASN1_item_i2d_mem_bio(3), OSSL_HTTP_open(3), OSSL_HTTP_get(3),
232       OSSL_HTTP_transfer(3), OSSL_HTTP_close(3)
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HISTORY

235       The functions described here were added in OpenSSL 3.0.
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238       Copyright 2015-2021 The OpenSSL Project Authors. All Rights Reserved.
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240       Licensed under the Apache License 2.0 (the "License").  You may not use
241       this file except in compliance with the License.  You can obtain a copy
242       in the file LICENSE in the source distribution or at
243       <https://www.openssl.org/source/license.html>.
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