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+@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