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diff --git a/www/hs-HTTP/DESCR b/www/hs-HTTP/DESCR new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..27e4a099d3c --- /dev/null +++ b/www/hs-HTTP/DESCR @@ -0,0 +1,16 @@ +The HTTP package supports client-side web programming in Haskell. It lets +you set up HTTP connections, transmitting requests and processing the +responses coming back, all from within the comforts of Haskell. It's +dependent on the network package to operate, but other than that, the +implementation is all written in Haskell. + +A basic API for issuing single HTTP requests + receiving responses is +provided. On top of that, a session-level abstraction is also on offer (the +BrowserAction monad); it taking care of handling the management of +persistent connections, proxies, state (cookies) and authentication +credentials required to handle multi-step interactions with a web server. + +The representation of the bytes flowing across is extensible via the use of +a type class, letting you pick the representation of requests and responses +that best fits your use. Some pre-packaged, common instances are provided +for you (ByteString, String). |