Re: making http request with gforth

On Thu, 26 Dec 2024 12:40:33 +0000, okflo@teletyp.ist wrote:
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hi forthers,
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I am trying to do a (very simple and naive) http-request
with gforth (current from git):
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#+begin_src forth
require unix/socket.fs
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: test-http
  s" httpbin.org" 80 open-socket >r
  s" GET / HTTP/1.1\nHost httpbin.org\n\n" r@ write-socket
  r@ pad 80 read-socket
  r> close-socket ;
#+end_src
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but /read-socket/ doesn't return anything - result is pad 0 on
the stack.
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probably I misunderstand howto use socket.fs?
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additional question - has anyone already done bindings for
libcurl?
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many thanks for any hints & merry christmas - okflo

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Try:
require unix/socket.fs
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: test-http
  s" httpbin.org" 80 open-socket >r
  s" GET  HTTP/1.1\nHost httpbin.org\n\n" r@ write-socket
  200 ms
  r@ pad 80 read-socket .s
  r> close-socket
  cr type ;
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Result after: test-http
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HTTP/1.1 400 Bad Request
Server: awselb/2.0
Date: Fri, 27 Dec 2024 15:25:43 GM
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Note: The site begins with https in a browser!
Jos
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