Re: [libmicrohttpd] [GSoC Update] Week 2

[Darshit Shah]

> ================================= NEXT STEPS ===================================
> Things which would be done in the coming week:
>
> * Finished on wget_test_start_server() in order to call Libmicrohttpd as
>   service for wget_test(). Problems and questions need to be resolved:
>   - Decide what the best threading model for Libmicrohttpd. Currently using
>     MHD_USE_INTERNALLY_POLLING_THREAD which use external select. I still check
>     the comparison with legacy code that use Wget2 API wget_thread_start.
Choose any mechanism that uses select(). We can change the threading 
model at a later stage if it turns out to be a bottleneck. `epoll` is 
Linux-only and even `poll` isn't always available, so as long as you 
choose a `select` based implementation, it should be fine for now.

>   - http_server_port still hardcoded.
This is important. The port should be a random number. Usually, passing 
0 in the port number makes the kernel choose an open one for you.

Having a randomised port is important to ensure that multiple runs don't 
step on each other.
>   - In ahc_eco() of Libmicrohttpd, urls data still using static checking for
>     matching with requested urls. In other word, it's hardcoded. Need to be
>     changed to dynamic method to accomodate variadic data.
>   - https still not touched yet.
>   - What to do with FTP and FTPS functions? Since Libmicrohttpd just provide
>     service for HTTP. Do we need keep the function for FTP{s}, or removing it?
We keep the FTP code intact for now. If time permits, we should look 
into different libraries that provide a FTP server in C and try to 
integrate that into your test suite as well. But for now, it is out of 
scope.
>   - Last check failed when the test try to resolve URL with question mark.
>     E.g: "/subdir1/subpage1.html?query&param", when I debug, it return just
>     "/subdir1/subpage1.html" so the result is 404 not found. I also check using
>     logging example source code provided in Libmicrohttpd tutorial [4]. When I
>     access using http client such as Wget2 and Firefox, the result is still the
>     same. The URL result omit the query part. Need to confirm to Libmicrohttpd
>     side about this, whether it is intended behaviour or not.
> * Make sure all test suite running correctly.
>
>
> [1]: https://gitlab.com/dstw/wget2
> [2]: 
> https://www.gnu.org/software/libmicrohttpd/manual/libmicrohttpd.html#microhttpd_002ddauth
> [3]: https://gitlab.com/dstw/wget2/tree/use-mhd
> [4]: https://www.gnu.org/software/libmicrohttpd/tutorial.html#logging_002ec
>
> Regards,
> Didik Setiawan

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Thanking You,
Darshit Shah
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