Re: library(http/http_client) with https URLs

On Thu, Jul 18, 2013 at 7:15 AM, Jan Wielemaker <[email protected]> wrote:

> Assuming you have the data you want to post in Prolog, it is quite
> likely that http_open/3 can do a better job.


Thanks.  I was definitely missing something obvious.  I'm embarrassed to
admit that I had read the http_open/3 docs a dozen times and not noticed
the post(Data) option.  It's even referenced from the method(Method) option
;-)

For the mailing list archives, here's my original, curl hack:

    process_create(path(curl), ['--silent', '-d', 'q=hello', '
https://encrypted.google.com'], [stdout(pipe(Out))]),
    read_stream_to_codes(Out, Codes).

Here's a way using http_open/3:

    use_module(library(http/http_open), [http_open/3]),
    use_module(library(http/http_ssl_plugin)),  % activate https support
    use_module(library(http/http_header)).  % activate POST support

    http_open('https://encrypted.google.com', Stream,
[post(form([q=hello])), status_code(405)]),
    read_stream_to_codes(Stream, Codes).

Jan, thanks for your patience while I got my act together :-)

-- 
Michael
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