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diff --git a/htmlform.txi b/htmlform.txi new file mode 100644 index 0000000..c16818f --- /dev/null +++ b/htmlform.txi @@ -0,0 +1,286 @@ + + + +@code{(require 'html-form)} + +@defvar *html:output-port* +Procedure names starting with @samp{html:} send their output +to the port @var{*html:output-port*}. @var{*html:output-port*} is initially the current output port. +@end defvar + + + +@defun make-atval txt +Returns a string with character substitutions appropriate to +send @var{txt} as an @dfn{attribute-value}. +@cindex attribute-value +@end defun + + +@defun make-plain txt +Returns a string with character substitutions appropriate to +send @var{txt} as an @dfn{plain-text}. +@cindex plain-text +@end defun + + +@defun html:start-page title backlink @dots{} +Outputs headers for an HTML page named @var{title}. +@end defun + + +@defun html:end-page +Outputs HTML codes to end a page. +@end defun + + +@defun html:pre line1 line @dots{} +Writes (using @code{html:printf}) the strings @var{line1}, @var{lines} as +@dfn{PRE}formmated plain text (rendered in fixed-width font). +@cindex PRE +Newlines are inserted between @var{line1}, @var{lines}. HTML tags (@samp{<tag>}) +within @var{lines} will be visible verbatim. +@end defun + + +@defun html:comment line1 line @dots{} +Writes (using @code{html:printf}) the strings @var{line1} as HTML +comments. +@end defun + + +@section HTML Tables + +@defun html:start-table caption + +@end defun + + +@defun html:end-table + +@end defun + + +@defun html:heading columns +Outputs a heading row for the currently-started table. +@end defun + + +@defun html:href-heading columns urls +Outputs a heading row with column-names @var{columns} linked to URLs @var{urls}. +@end defun + + +@defun make-row-converter k foreigns + + +The positive integer @var{k} is the primary-key-limit (number of +primary-keys) of the table. @var{foreigns} is a list of the filenames of +foreign-key field pages and #f for non foreign-key fields. + +@code{make-row-converter} returns a procedure taking a row for its single argument. This +returned procedure prints the table row to @var{*html:output-port*}. +@end defun + + +@defun table-name->filename table-name + +Returns the symbol @var{table-name} converted to a filename. +@end defun + + + +@defun table->html caption db table-name match-key1 @dots{} + +Writes HTML for @var{db} table @var{table-name} to @var{*html:output-port*}. + +The optional @var{match-key1} @dots{} arguments restrict actions to a subset of +the table. @xref{Table Operations, match-key}. +@end defun + + +@defun table->page db table-name index-filename + +Writes a complete HTML page to @var{*html:output-port*}. The string +@var{index-filename} names the page which refers to this one. +@end defun + + +@defun catalog->html db caption + +Writes HTML for the catalog table of @var{db} to @var{*html:output-port*}. +@end defun + + +@defun catalog->page db caption + +Writes a complete HTML page for the catalog of @var{db} to +@var{*html:output-port*}. +@end defun + + +@section HTML Forms + + + + + + + + +@defun html:start-form method action +The symbol @var{method} is either @code{get}, @code{head}, @code{post}, +@code{put}, or @code{delete}. @code{html:start-form} prints the header for an HTML +@dfn{form}. +@cindex form +@end defun + + +@defun html:end-form pname submit-label +@code{html:end-form} prints the footer for an HTML @dfn{form}. The string @var{submit-label} +@cindex form +appears on the button which submits the form. +@end defun + + + +@defun command->html rdb command-table command method action +The symbol @var{command-table} names a command table in the @var{rdb} relational +database. + +@code{command->html} writes an HTML-2.0 @dfn{form} for command @var{command} to the +@cindex form +current-output-port. The @samp{SUBMIT} button, which is labeled @var{command}, +invokes the URI @var{action} with method @var{method} with a hidden attribute +@code{*command*} bound to the command symbol submitted. + +An action may invoke a CGI script +(@samp{http://www.my-site.edu/cgi-bin/search.cgi}) or HTTP daemon +(@samp{http://www.my-site.edu:8001}). + +This example demonstrates how to create a HTML-form for the @samp{build} +command. + +@example +(require (in-vicinity (implementation-vicinity) "build.scm")) +(call-with-output-file "buildscm.html" + (lambda (port) + (fluid-let ((*html:output-port* port)) + (html:start-page 'commands) + (command->html + build '*commands* 'build 'post + (or "/cgi-bin/build.cgi" + "http://localhost:8081/buildscm")) + html:end-page))) +@end example +@end defun + + + + + + +@c node HTTP and CGI service, Printing Scheme, HTML Forms, Textual Conversion Packages +@section HTTP and CGI service + +@code{(require 'html-form)} + + +@defun cgi:serve-command rdb command-table +Reads a @samp{"POST"} or @samp{"GET"} query from +@code{(current-input-port)} and executes the encoded command from @var{command-table} +in relational-database @var{rdb}. + +This example puts up a plain-text page in response to a CGI query. + +@example +(display "Content-Type: text/plain") (newline) (newline) +(require 'html-form) +(load (in-vicinity (implementation-vicinity) "build.scm")) +(cgi:serve-command build '*commands*) +@end example +@end defun + + +@defun serve-urlencoded-command rdb command-table urlencoded +Reads attribute-value pairs from @var{urlencoded}, converts them to +parameters and invokes the @var{rdb} command named by the parameter +@code{*command*}. +@end defun + + + + + + + + +@defun http:serve-query input-port output-port serve-proc +reads the @dfn{query-string} from @var{input-port}. If this is a valid +@cindex query-string +@samp{"POST"} or @samp{"GET"} query, then @code{http:serve-query} calls @var{serve-proc} with two +arguments, the query-string and the header-alist. + +Otherwise, @code{http:serve-query} replies (to @var{output-port}) with appropriate HTML describing the +problem. +@end defun + + +This example services HTTP queries from port 8081: + +@example +(define socket (make-stream-socket AF_INET 0)) +(socket:bind socket 8081) +(socket:listen socket 10) +(dynamic-wind + (lambda () #f) + (lambda () + (do ((port (socket:accept socket) + (socket:accept socket))) + (#f) + (dynamic-wind + (lambda () #f) + (lambda () + (fluid-let ((*html:output-port* port)) + (http:serve-query + port port + (lambda (query-string header) + (http:send-header + '(("Content-Type" . "text/plain"))) + (with-output-to-port port + (lambda () + (serve-urlencoded-command + build '*commands* query-string))))))) + (lambda () (close-port port))))) + (lambda () (close-port socket))) +@end example + + +@defun http:read-request-line port +Reads the first non-blank line from @var{port} and, if successful, +returns a list of three itmes from the request-line: + +@enumerate 0 + +@item Method + +Either one of the symbols @code{options}, @code{get}, @code{head}, +@code{post}, @code{put}, @code{delete}, or @code{trace}; Or a string. + +@item Request-URI + +A string. At the minimum, it will be the string @samp{"/"}. + +@item HTTP-Version + +A string. For example, @samp{HTTP/1.0}. +@end enumerate +@end defun + + +@defun cgi:read-query-string +Reads the @dfn{query-string} from @code{(current-input-port)}. +@cindex query-string +@code{cgi:read-query-string} reads a @samp{"POST"} or @samp{"GET"} queries, depending on the +value of @code{(getenv "REQUEST_METHOD")}. +@end defun |