Re: [Libevent-users] evhttp request connection close

[Sten Spans <sten@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Tue, 27 Apr 2010, Niels Provos wrote:

> On Tue, Apr 27, 2010 at 12:14 AM, Sten Spans <sten@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Is inserting a Connection close header in the last request the best way to
> > complete the event-loop? Wouldn't it be better to reset _outgoing_
> > connections in evhttp_connection_done when all requests are handled?
> > Something like the following diff:
>
> That's how HTTP/1.1 works.  Adding the header is the way to close the
> connection if you know that you are not going to use it again.
> Closing it if there are no queued requests reduces the opportunity for
> re-using a connection for requests that might arrive after you send
> the previous request, e.g. think a proxy or some other event driven
> mechanisms where the events are outside of your control.

I kinda figured as much, I'll make sure to stick the header in
my final request. Thanks for the confirmation.

--
Sten Spans

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