throw new Error("Description for built in functions. Must not be included!"); /** * @fileOverview * A class which allows to issue simple http requests through 'curl' */ /** * @class * * This class represents an interface to the program 'curl'. * * Note that it currently only implements the minimum required * interface but it can easily be extended. * * To send a http request, create an instance with the address * and (if required) username and password as argument. * * @example * var curl = new Curl("user:password@www.server.com/path/index.html"); * * // You can add data with * curl.data.push("argument1=value1"); * curl.data.push("argument2=value3"); * * // Issue the request * var ret = curl.send(); * * @author Thomas Bretz * */ function Curl() { /** * Data of the post/get request * * @type Array[String] */ this.data = data; /** * Send the request. This calles the 'curl' program. For further * details, e.g. on the return value, see the corresponding man page. * * @param {Boolean} [block=true] * This parameter specifies whether the pipe should be closed, * which means that a blocking wait is performed until the 'mail' * program returns, or the pipe will be closed automatically * in the background when the 'curl' program has finished. * Note, that if the calling program terminates, maybe this * call will never succeed. * * @returns {Object} * An object with three properties is returned. * 'cmd' contains the command issued * 'data' contains the data returned from the server in case of * success, some error string returned by curl otherwise. * 'rc' is an integer and the return code of 'curl' * */ this.send = function() { /* [native code] */ } }