Loading docs/HTTP2.md +21 −8 Original line number Original line Diff line number Diff line Loading @@ -101,13 +101,26 @@ HTTP/2 without HTTP/1.1 Upgrade. Since 7.47.0, the curl tool enables HTTP/2 by default for HTTPS connections. Since 7.47.0, the curl tool enables HTTP/2 by default for HTTPS connections. curl tool limitations --------------------- The command line tool won't do any HTTP/2 multiplexing even though libcurl supports it, simply because the curl tool is not written to take advantage of the libcurl API that's necessary for this (the multi interface). We have an outstanding TODO item for this and **you** can help us make it happen. The command line tool also doesn't support HTTP/2 server push for the same reason it doesn't do multiplexing: it needs to use the multi interface for that so that multiplexing is supported. HTTP Alternative Services HTTP Alternative Services ------------------------- ------------------------- Alt-Svc is a suggested extension with a corresponding frame (ALTSVC) in HTTP/2 Alt-Svc is an extension with a corresponding frame (ALTSVC) in HTTP/2 that that tells the client about an alternative "route" to the same content for the tells the client about an alternative "route" to the same content for the same same origin server that you get the response from. A browser or long-living origin server that you get the response from. A browser or long-living client client can use that hint to create a new connection asynchronously. For can use that hint to create a new connection asynchronously. For libcurl, we libcurl, we may introduce a way to bring such clues to the applicaton and/or may introduce a way to bring such clues to the applicaton and/or let a let a subsequent request use the alternate route subsequent request use the alternate route automatically. automatically. [Spec](https://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-ietf-httpbis-alt-svc-14) [Detailed in RFC 7838](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7838) Loading
docs/HTTP2.md +21 −8 Original line number Original line Diff line number Diff line Loading @@ -101,13 +101,26 @@ HTTP/2 without HTTP/1.1 Upgrade. Since 7.47.0, the curl tool enables HTTP/2 by default for HTTPS connections. Since 7.47.0, the curl tool enables HTTP/2 by default for HTTPS connections. curl tool limitations --------------------- The command line tool won't do any HTTP/2 multiplexing even though libcurl supports it, simply because the curl tool is not written to take advantage of the libcurl API that's necessary for this (the multi interface). We have an outstanding TODO item for this and **you** can help us make it happen. The command line tool also doesn't support HTTP/2 server push for the same reason it doesn't do multiplexing: it needs to use the multi interface for that so that multiplexing is supported. HTTP Alternative Services HTTP Alternative Services ------------------------- ------------------------- Alt-Svc is a suggested extension with a corresponding frame (ALTSVC) in HTTP/2 Alt-Svc is an extension with a corresponding frame (ALTSVC) in HTTP/2 that that tells the client about an alternative "route" to the same content for the tells the client about an alternative "route" to the same content for the same same origin server that you get the response from. A browser or long-living origin server that you get the response from. A browser or long-living client client can use that hint to create a new connection asynchronously. For can use that hint to create a new connection asynchronously. For libcurl, we libcurl, we may introduce a way to bring such clues to the applicaton and/or may introduce a way to bring such clues to the applicaton and/or let a let a subsequent request use the alternate route subsequent request use the alternate route automatically. automatically. [Spec](https://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-ietf-httpbis-alt-svc-14) [Detailed in RFC 7838](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7838)
