1 files changed, 11 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/pkg/http/chunked.go b/src/pkg/http/chunked.go
index 59121c5a2..6c23e691f 100644
--- a/src/pkg/http/chunked.go
+++ b/src/pkg/http/chunked.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"log"
 	"os"
 	"strconv"
+	"bufio"
 )
 
 // NewChunkedWriter returns a new writer that translates writes into HTTP
@@ -64,3 +65,13 @@ func (cw *chunkedWriter) Close() os.Error {
 	_, err := io.WriteString(cw.Wire, "0\r\n")
 	return err
 }
+
+// NewChunkedReader returns a new reader that translates the data read from r
+// out of HTTP "chunked" format before returning it. 
+// The reader returns os.EOF when the final 0-length chunk is read.
+//
+// NewChunkedReader is not needed by normal applications. The http package
+// automatically decodes chunking when reading response bodies.
+func NewChunkedReader(r *bufio.Reader) io.Reader {
+	return &chunkedReader{r: r}
+}