serverside 0.2.5 → 0.2.6

data/doc/rdoc/files/lib/serverside/server_rb.html

@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
     </tr>
     <tr class="top-aligned-row">
       <td><strong>Last Update:</strong></td>
-      <td>Sun Sep 03 09:49:09 IDT 2006</td>
+      <td>Sat Sep 30 23:04:12 IDT 2006</td>
     </tr>
     </table>
   </div>

data/doc/rdoc/files/lib/serverside/static_rb.html

@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
     </tr>
     <tr class="top-aligned-row">
       <td><strong>Last Update:</strong></td>
-      <td>Sun Sep 03 11:36:19 IDT 2006</td>
+      <td>Sat Sep 30 22:55:21 IDT 2006</td>
     </tr>
     </table>
   </div>

data/doc/rdoc/files/lib/serverside/template_rb.html

@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
     </tr>
     <tr class="top-aligned-row">
       <td><strong>Last Update:</strong></td>
-      <td>Sun Sep 03 11:33:15 IDT 2006</td>
+      <td>Mon Sep 04 18:10:56 IDT 2006</td>
     </tr>
     </table>
   </div>

data/doc/rdoc/files/lib/serverside_rb.html

@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
     </tr>
     <tr class="top-aligned-row">
       <td><strong>Last Update:</strong></td>
-      <td>Mon Aug 21 10:57:08 IDT 2006</td>
+      <td>Thu Aug 24 18:47:25 IDT 2006</td>
     </tr>
     </table>
   </div>

data/doc/rdoc/fr_class_index.html

@@ -29,11 +29,12 @@
     <a href="classes/Proc.html">Proc</a><br />
     <a href="classes/ServerSide.html">ServerSide</a><br />
     <a href="classes/ServerSide/Application.html">ServerSide::Application</a><br />
-    <a href="classes/ServerSide/Connection.html">ServerSide::Connection</a><br />
-    <a href="classes/ServerSide/Connection/Base.html">ServerSide::Connection::Base</a><br />
-    <a href="classes/ServerSide/Connection/Const.html">ServerSide::Connection::Const</a><br />
-    <a href="classes/ServerSide/Connection/Router.html">ServerSide::Connection::Router</a><br />
-    <a href="classes/ServerSide/Server.html">ServerSide::Server</a><br />
+    <a href="classes/ServerSide/HTTP.html">ServerSide::HTTP</a><br />
+    <a href="classes/ServerSide/HTTP/Connection.html">ServerSide::HTTP::Connection</a><br />
+    <a href="classes/ServerSide/HTTP/Const.html">ServerSide::HTTP::Const</a><br />
+    <a href="classes/ServerSide/HTTP/Request.html">ServerSide::HTTP::Request</a><br />
+    <a href="classes/ServerSide/HTTP/Server.html">ServerSide::HTTP::Server</a><br />
+    <a href="classes/ServerSide/Router.html">ServerSide::Router</a><br />
     <a href="classes/ServerSide/StaticFiles.html">ServerSide::StaticFiles</a><br />
     <a href="classes/ServerSide/StaticFiles/Const.html">ServerSide::StaticFiles::Const</a><br />
     <a href="classes/ServerSide/Template.html">ServerSide::Template</a><br />

data/doc/rdoc/fr_file_index.html

@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
     <a href="files/lib/serverside/connection_rb.html">lib/serverside/connection.rb</a><br />
     <a href="files/lib/serverside/core_ext_rb.html">lib/serverside/core_ext.rb</a><br />
     <a href="files/lib/serverside/daemon_rb.html">lib/serverside/daemon.rb</a><br />
+    <a href="files/lib/serverside/request_rb.html">lib/serverside/request.rb</a><br />
     <a href="files/lib/serverside/routing_rb.html">lib/serverside/routing.rb</a><br />
     <a href="files/lib/serverside/server_rb.html">lib/serverside/server.rb</a><br />
     <a href="files/lib/serverside/static_rb.html">lib/serverside/static.rb</a><br />

data/doc/rdoc/fr_method_index.html

@@ -21,44 +21,44 @@
   <h1 class="section-bar">Methods</h1>
   <div id="index-entries">
     <a href="classes/String.html#M000006">/ (String)</a><br />
-    <a href="classes/ServerSide/Connection/Router.html#M000046">cache_constant (ServerSide::Connection::Router)</a><br />
-    <a href="classes/ServerSide/Connection/Router.html#M000042">compile_rules (ServerSide::Connection::Router)</a><br />
-    <a href="classes/ServerSide/Connection/Router.html#M000044">condition_part (ServerSide::Connection::Router)</a><br />
-    <a href="classes/ServerSide/Application.html#M000028">config= (ServerSide::Application)</a><br />
+    <a href="classes/ServerSide/Router.html#M000049">cache_constant (ServerSide::Router)</a><br />
+    <a href="classes/ServerSide/Router.html#M000045">compile_rules (ServerSide::Router)</a><br />
+    <a href="classes/ServerSide/Router.html#M000047">condition_part (ServerSide::Router)</a><br />
+    <a href="classes/ServerSide/Application.html#M000026">config= (ServerSide::Application)</a><br />
     <a href="classes/Object.html#M000003">const_tag (Object)</a><br />
     <a href="classes/Daemon.html#M000007">control (Daemon)</a><br />
     <a href="classes/Daemon/Cluster.html#M000016">daemon_loop (Daemon::Cluster)</a><br />
-    <a href="classes/ServerSide/Application.html#M000029">daemonize (ServerSide::Application)</a><br />
-    <a href="classes/ServerSide/Connection/Router.html#M000049">default_handler (ServerSide::Connection::Router)</a><br />
-    <a href="classes/ServerSide/Connection/Router.html#M000045">define_proc (ServerSide::Connection::Router)</a><br />
+    <a href="classes/ServerSide/Application.html#M000027">daemonize (ServerSide::Application)</a><br />
+    <a href="classes/ServerSide/Router.html#M000052">default_handler (ServerSide::Router)</a><br />
+    <a href="classes/ServerSide/Router.html#M000048">define_proc (ServerSide::Router)</a><br />
     <a href="classes/Daemon/Cluster/PidFile.html#M000019">delete (Daemon::Cluster::PidFile)</a><br />
-    <a href="classes/ServerSide/Connection/Base.html#M000039">delete_cookie (ServerSide::Connection::Base)</a><br />
+    <a href="classes/ServerSide/HTTP/Request.html#M000038">delete_cookie (ServerSide::HTTP::Request)</a><br />
     <a href="classes/Daemon/Cluster.html#M000013">fork_server (Daemon::Cluster)</a><br />
-    <a href="classes/ServerSide/Connection/Router.html#M000040">has_routes? (ServerSide::Connection::Router)</a><br />
-    <a href="classes/ServerSide/Server.html#M000050">new (ServerSide::Server)</a><br />
-    <a href="classes/ServerSide/Connection/Base.html#M000030">new (ServerSide::Connection::Base)</a><br />
-    <a href="classes/ServerSide/Connection/Base.html#M000034">parse_cookies (ServerSide::Connection::Base)</a><br />
-    <a href="classes/ServerSide/Connection/Base.html#M000033">parse_parameters (ServerSide::Connection::Base)</a><br />
-    <a href="classes/ServerSide/Connection/Base.html#M000032">parse_request (ServerSide::Connection::Base)</a><br />
+    <a href="classes/ServerSide/Router.html#M000043">has_routes? (ServerSide::Router)</a><br />
+    <a href="classes/ServerSide/HTTP/Request.html#M000029">new (ServerSide::HTTP::Request)</a><br />
+    <a href="classes/ServerSide/HTTP/Server.html#M000028">new (ServerSide::HTTP::Server)</a><br />
+    <a href="classes/ServerSide/HTTP/Connection.html#M000039">new (ServerSide::HTTP::Connection)</a><br />
+    <a href="classes/ServerSide/HTTP/Request.html#M000031">parse (ServerSide::HTTP::Request)</a><br />
+    <a href="classes/ServerSide/HTTP/Request.html#M000033">parse_cookies (ServerSide::HTTP::Request)</a><br />
+    <a href="classes/ServerSide/HTTP/Request.html#M000032">parse_parameters (ServerSide::HTTP::Request)</a><br />
     <a href="classes/Daemon/Base.html#M000012">pid_fn (Daemon::Base)</a><br />
     <a href="classes/Proc.html#M000002">proc_tag (Proc)</a><br />
-    <a href="classes/ServerSide/Connection/Base.html#M000031">process (ServerSide::Connection::Base)</a><br />
+    <a href="classes/ServerSide/HTTP/Request.html#M000030">process (ServerSide::HTTP::Request)</a><br />
+    <a href="classes/ServerSide/HTTP/Connection.html#M000040">process (ServerSide::HTTP::Connection)</a><br />
     <a href="classes/Daemon/PidFile.html#M000011">recall (Daemon::PidFile)</a><br />
     <a href="classes/Daemon/Cluster/PidFile.html#M000021">recall_pids (Daemon::Cluster::PidFile)</a><br />
-    <a href="classes/ServerSide/Connection/Base.html#M000036">redirect (ServerSide::Connection::Base)</a><br />
-    <a href="classes/ServerSide/Template.html#M000052">render (ServerSide::Template)</a><br />
-    <a href="classes/ServerSide.html#M000022">route (ServerSide)</a><br />
-    <a href="classes/ServerSide/Connection/Router.html#M000041">route (ServerSide::Connection::Router)</a><br />
-    <a href="classes/ServerSide.html#M000023">route_default (ServerSide)</a><br />
-    <a href="classes/ServerSide/Connection/Router.html#M000047">route_default (ServerSide::Connection::Router)</a><br />
-    <a href="classes/ServerSide/Connection/Router.html#M000043">rule_to_statement (ServerSide::Connection::Router)</a><br />
-    <a href="classes/ServerSide/Connection/Base.html#M000035">send_response (ServerSide::Connection::Base)</a><br />
-    <a href="classes/ServerSide/StaticFiles.html#M000025">serve_dir (ServerSide::StaticFiles)</a><br />
-    <a href="classes/ServerSide/StaticFiles.html#M000024">serve_file (ServerSide::StaticFiles)</a><br />
-    <a href="classes/ServerSide/StaticFiles.html#M000027">serve_static (ServerSide::StaticFiles)</a><br />
-    <a href="classes/ServerSide/StaticFiles.html#M000026">serve_template (ServerSide::StaticFiles)</a><br />
-    <a href="classes/ServerSide/Template.html#M000051">set (ServerSide::Template)</a><br />
-    <a href="classes/ServerSide/Connection/Base.html#M000038">set_cookie (ServerSide::Connection::Base)</a><br />
+    <a href="classes/ServerSide/HTTP/Request.html#M000035">redirect (ServerSide::HTTP::Request)</a><br />
+    <a href="classes/ServerSide/Template.html#M000042">render (ServerSide::Template)</a><br />
+    <a href="classes/ServerSide/Router.html#M000044">route (ServerSide::Router)</a><br />
+    <a href="classes/ServerSide/Router.html#M000050">route_default (ServerSide::Router)</a><br />
+    <a href="classes/ServerSide/Router.html#M000046">rule_to_statement (ServerSide::Router)</a><br />
+    <a href="classes/ServerSide/HTTP/Request.html#M000034">send_response (ServerSide::HTTP::Request)</a><br />
+    <a href="classes/ServerSide/StaticFiles.html#M000023">serve_dir (ServerSide::StaticFiles)</a><br />
+    <a href="classes/ServerSide/StaticFiles.html#M000022">serve_file (ServerSide::StaticFiles)</a><br />
+    <a href="classes/ServerSide/StaticFiles.html#M000025">serve_static (ServerSide::StaticFiles)</a><br />
+    <a href="classes/ServerSide/StaticFiles.html#M000024">serve_template (ServerSide::StaticFiles)</a><br />
+    <a href="classes/ServerSide/Template.html#M000041">set (ServerSide::Template)</a><br />
+    <a href="classes/ServerSide/HTTP/Request.html#M000037">set_cookie (ServerSide::HTTP::Request)</a><br />
     <a href="classes/Daemon.html#M000008">start (Daemon)</a><br />
     <a href="classes/Daemon/Cluster.html#M000017">start (Daemon::Cluster)</a><br />
     <a href="classes/Daemon/Cluster.html#M000014">start_servers (Daemon::Cluster)</a><br />
@@ -67,9 +67,9 @@
     <a href="classes/Daemon/Cluster.html#M000015">stop_servers (Daemon::Cluster)</a><br />
     <a href="classes/Daemon/PidFile.html#M000010">store (Daemon::PidFile)</a><br />
     <a href="classes/Daemon/Cluster/PidFile.html#M000020">store_pid (Daemon::Cluster::PidFile)</a><br />
-    <a href="classes/ServerSide/Connection/Base.html#M000037">stream (ServerSide::Connection::Base)</a><br />
+    <a href="classes/ServerSide/HTTP/Request.html#M000036">stream (ServerSide::HTTP::Request)</a><br />
     <a href="classes/Symbol.html#M000001">to_s (Symbol)</a><br />
-    <a href="classes/ServerSide/Connection/Router.html#M000048">unhandled (ServerSide::Connection::Router)</a><br />
+    <a href="classes/ServerSide/Router.html#M000051">unhandled (ServerSide::Router)</a><br />
     <a href="classes/String.html#M000004">uri_escape (String)</a><br />
     <a href="classes/String.html#M000005">uri_unescape (String)</a><br />
   </div>

data/lib/serverside/application.rb

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ module ServerSide
       daemon_class = Class.new(Daemon::Cluster) do
         meta_def(:pid_fn) {Daemon::WorkingDirectory/'serverside.pid'}
         meta_def(:server_loop) do |port|
-          ServerSide::Server.new(config[:host], port, ServerSide::Connection::Router)
+          ServerSide::HTTP::Server.new(config[:host], port, ServerSide::Router)
         end
         meta_def(:ports) {config[:ports]}
       end

data/lib/serverside/connection.rb

@@ -1,161 +1,32 @@
 require File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), 'static')
 
 module ServerSide
-  # The Connection module takes care of HTTP connection. While most HTTP servers
-  # (at least the OO ones) will define separate classes for request and 
-  # response, I chose to use the concept of a connection both for better
-  # performance, and also because a single connection might handle multiple
-  # requests, if using HTTP 1.1 persistent connection.
-  module Connection
-    # A bunch of frozen constants to make the parsing of requests and rendering
-    # of responses faster than otherwise.
-    module Const
-      LineBreak = "\r\n".freeze
-      # Here's a nice one - parses the first line of a request.
-      # The expected format is as follows:
-      # <method> </path>[/][?<query>] HTTP/<version>
-      RequestRegexp = /([A-Za-z0-9]+)\s(\/[^\/\?]*(?:\/[^\/\?]+)*)\/?(?:\?(.*))?\sHTTP\/(.+)\r/.freeze
-      # Regexp for parsing headers.
-      HeaderRegexp = /([^:]+):\s?(.*)\r\n/.freeze
-      ContentLength = 'Content-Length'.freeze
-      Version_1_1 = '1.1'.freeze
-      Connection = 'Connection'.freeze
-      Close = 'close'.freeze
-      Ampersand = '&'.freeze
-      # Regexp for parsing URI parameters.
-      ParameterRegexp = /(.+)=(.*)/.freeze
-      EqualSign = '='.freeze
-      StatusClose = "HTTP/1.1 %d\r\nConnection: close\r\nContent-Type: %s\r\n%s%sContent-Length: %d\r\n\r\n".freeze
-      StatusStream = "HTTP/1.1 %d\r\nConnection: close\r\nContent-Type: %s\r\n%s%s\r\n".freeze
-      StatusPersist = "HTTP/1.1 %d\r\nContent-Type: %s\r\n%s%sContent-Length: %d\r\n\r\n".freeze
-      StatusRedirect = "HTTP/1.1 %d\r\nConnection: close\r\nLocation: %s\r\n\r\n".freeze
-      Header = "%s: %s\r\n".freeze
-      EmptyString = ''.freeze
-      EmptyHash = {}.freeze
-      Slash = '/'.freeze
-      Location = 'Location'.freeze
-      Cookie = 'Cookie'
-      SetCookie = "Set-Cookie: %s=%s; path=/; expires=%s\r\n".freeze
-      CookieSplit = /[;,] */n.freeze
-      CookieRegexp = /\s*(.+)=(.*)\s*/.freeze
-      CookieExpiredTime  = Time.at(0).freeze
-    end
-
-    # This is the base request class. When a new request is created, it starts
-    # a thread in which it is parsed and processed.
-    #
-    # Connection::Base is overriden by applications to create 
-    # application-specific behavior.
-    class Base
-      include StaticFiles
-      
+  module HTTP
+    # The Connection class represents HTTP connections. Each connection
+    # instance creates a separate thread for execution and processes
+    # incoming requests in a loop until the connection is closed by
+    # either server or client, thus implementing HTTP 1.1 persistent
+    # connections.
+    class Connection
       # Initializes the request instance. A new thread is created for
       # processing requests.
-      def initialize(conn)
-        @conn = conn
+      def initialize(conn, request_class)
+        @conn, @request_class = conn, request_class
         @thread = Thread.new {process}
       end
       
       # Processes incoming requests by parsing them and then responding. If
-      # any error occurs, or the connection is not persistent, the connection is
-      # closed.
+      # any error occurs, or the connection is not persistent, the connection 
+      # is closed.
       def process
         while true
-          break unless parse_request
-          respond
-          break unless @persistent
+          break unless @request_class.new(@conn).process
         end
       rescue => e
         # We don't care. Just close the connection.
       ensure
         @conn.close
       end
-    
-      # Parses an HTTP request. If the request is not valid, nil is returned.
-      # Otherwise, the HTTP headers are returned. Also determines whether the
-      # connection is persistent (by checking the HTTP version and the 
-      # 'Connection' header).
-      def parse_request
-        return nil unless @conn.gets =~ Const::RequestRegexp
-        @method, @path, @query, @version = $1.downcase.to_sym, $2, $3, $4
-        @parameters = @query ? parse_parameters(@query) : {}
-        @headers = {}
-        while (line = @conn.gets)
-          break if line.nil? || (line == Const::LineBreak)
-          if line =~ Const::HeaderRegexp
-            @headers[$1.freeze] = $2.freeze
-          end
-        end
-        @persistent = (@version == Const::Version_1_1) && 
-          (@headers[Const::Connection] != Const::Close)
-        @cookies = @headers[Const::Cookie] ? parse_cookies : Const::EmptyHash
-        @response_cookies = nil
-        
-        @headers
-      end
-      
-      # Parses query parameters by splitting the query string and unescaping
-      # parameter values.
-      def parse_parameters(query)
-        query.split(Const::Ampersand).inject({}) do |m, i|
-          if i =~ Const::ParameterRegexp
-            m[$1.to_sym] = $2.uri_unescape
-          end
-          m
-        end
-      end
-      
-      # Parses cookie values passed in the request
-      def parse_cookies
-        @headers[Const::Cookie].split(Const::CookieSplit).inject({}) do |m, i|
-          if i =~ Const::CookieRegexp
-            m[$1.to_sym] = $2.uri_unescape
-          end
-          m
-        end
-      end
-    
-      # Sends an HTTP response.
-      def send_response(status, content_type, body = nil, content_length = nil, 
-        headers = nil)
-        h = headers ? 
-          headers.inject('') {|m, kv| m << (Const::Header % kv)} : ''
-        
-        content_length = body.length if content_length.nil? && body
-        @persistent = false if content_length.nil?
-        
-        # Select the right format to use according to circumstances.
-        @conn << ((@persistent ? Const::StatusPersist : 
-          (body ? Const::StatusClose : Const::StatusStream)) % 
-          [status, content_type, h, @response_cookies, content_length])
-        @conn << body if body
-      rescue
-        @persistent = false
-      end
-      
-      # Send a redirect response.
-      def redirect(location, permanent = false)
-        @conn << (Const::StatusRedirect % [permanent ? 301 : 302, location])
-      rescue
-      ensure
-        @persistent = false
-      end
-      
-      # Streams additional data to the client.
-      def stream(body)
-        (@conn << body if body) rescue (@persistent = false)
-      end
-      
-      # Sets a cookie to be included in the response.
-      def set_cookie(name, value, expires)
-        @response_cookies ||= ""
-        @response_cookies << (Const::SetCookie % [name, value.to_s.uri_escape, expires.rfc2822])
-      end
-      
-      # Marks a cookie as deleted. The cookie is given an expires stamp in the past.
-      def delete_cookie(name)
-        set_cookie(name, nil, Const::CookieExpiredTime)
-      end
     end
   end
 end

data/lib/serverside/request.rb

@@ -0,0 +1,150 @@
+require File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), 'static')
+
+module ServerSide
+  module HTTP
+    # A bunch of frozen constants to make the parsing of requests and rendering
+    # of responses faster than otherwise.
+    module Const
+      LineBreak = "\r\n".freeze
+      # Here's a nice one - parses the first line of a request.
+      # The expected format is as follows:
+      # <method> </path>[/][?<query>] HTTP/<version>
+      RequestRegexp = /([A-Za-z0-9]+)\s(\/[^\/\?]*(?:\/[^\/\?]+)*)\/?(?:\?(.*))?\sHTTP\/(.+)\r/.freeze
+      # Regexp for parsing headers.
+      HeaderRegexp = /([^:]+):\s?(.*)\r\n/.freeze
+      ContentLength = 'Content-Length'.freeze
+      Version_1_1 = '1.1'.freeze
+      Connection = 'Connection'.freeze
+      Close = 'close'.freeze
+      Ampersand = '&'.freeze
+      # Regexp for parsing URI parameters.
+      ParameterRegexp = /(.+)=(.*)/.freeze
+      EqualSign = '='.freeze
+      StatusClose = "HTTP/1.1 %d\r\nConnection: close\r\nContent-Type: %s\r\n%s%sContent-Length: %d\r\n\r\n".freeze
+      StatusStream = "HTTP/1.1 %d\r\nConnection: close\r\nContent-Type: %s\r\n%s%s\r\n".freeze
+      StatusPersist = "HTTP/1.1 %d\r\nContent-Type: %s\r\n%s%sContent-Length: %d\r\n\r\n".freeze
+      StatusRedirect = "HTTP/1.1 %d\r\nConnection: close\r\nLocation: %s\r\n\r\n".freeze
+      Header = "%s: %s\r\n".freeze
+      EmptyString = ''.freeze
+      EmptyHash = {}.freeze
+      Slash = '/'.freeze
+      Location = 'Location'.freeze
+      Cookie = 'Cookie'
+      SetCookie = "Set-Cookie: %s=%s; path=/; expires=%s\r\n".freeze
+      CookieSplit = /[;,] */n.freeze
+      CookieRegexp = /\s*(.+)=(.*)\s*/.freeze
+      CookieExpiredTime  = Time.at(0).freeze
+    end
+
+    # The HTTPRequest class encapsulates HTTP requests. The request class 
+    # contains methods for parsing the request and rendering a response.
+    # HTTP requests are created by the connection. Descendants of HTTPRequest
+    # can be created
+    # When a connection is created, it creates new requests in a loop until
+    # the connection is closed.
+    class Request
+      include StaticFiles
+      
+      attr_reader :conn, :method, :path, :query, :version, :parameters,
+        :headers, :persistent, :cookies, :response_cookies
+      
+      # Initializes the request instance. Any descendants of HTTP::Request
+      # which override the initialize method must receive conn as the
+      # single argument, and copy it to @conn.
+      def initialize(conn)
+        @conn = conn
+      end
+
+      # Processes the request by parsing it and then responding.      
+      def process
+        parse && ((respond || true) && @persistent)
+      end
+      
+      # Parses an HTTP request. If the request is not valid, nil is returned.
+      # Otherwise, the HTTP headers are returned. Also determines whether the
+      # connection is persistent (by checking the HTTP version and the 
+      # 'Connection' header).
+      def parse
+        return nil unless @conn.gets =~ Const::RequestRegexp
+        @method, @path, @query, @version = $1.downcase.to_sym, $2, $3, $4
+        @parameters = @query ? parse_parameters(@query) : {}
+        @headers = {}
+        while (line = @conn.gets)
+          break if line.nil? || (line == Const::LineBreak)
+          if line =~ Const::HeaderRegexp
+            @headers[$1.freeze] = $2.freeze
+          end
+        end
+        @persistent = (@version == Const::Version_1_1) && 
+          (@headers[Const::Connection] != Const::Close)
+        @cookies = @headers[Const::Cookie] ? parse_cookies : Const::EmptyHash
+        @response_cookies = nil
+        
+        @headers
+      end
+      
+      # Parses query parameters by splitting the query string and unescaping
+      # parameter values.
+      def parse_parameters(query)
+        query.split(Const::Ampersand).inject({}) do |m, i|
+          if i =~ Const::ParameterRegexp
+            m[$1.to_sym] = $2.uri_unescape
+          end
+          m
+        end
+      end
+      
+      # Parses cookie values passed in the request
+      def parse_cookies
+        @headers[Const::Cookie].split(Const::CookieSplit).inject({}) do |m, i|
+          if i =~ Const::CookieRegexp
+            m[$1.to_sym] = $2.uri_unescape
+          end
+          m
+        end
+      end
+    
+      # Sends an HTTP response.
+      def send_response(status, content_type, body = nil, content_length = nil, 
+        headers = nil)
+        h = headers ? 
+          headers.inject('') {|m, kv| m << (Const::Header % kv)} : ''
+        
+        content_length = body.length if content_length.nil? && body
+        @persistent = false if content_length.nil?
+        
+        # Select the right format to use according to circumstances.
+        @conn << ((@persistent ? Const::StatusPersist : 
+          (body ? Const::StatusClose : Const::StatusStream)) % 
+          [status, content_type, h, @response_cookies, content_length])
+        @conn << body if body
+      rescue
+        @persistent = false
+      end
+      
+      # Send a redirect response.
+      def redirect(location, permanent = false)
+        @conn << (Const::StatusRedirect % [permanent ? 301 : 302, location])
+      rescue
+      ensure
+        @persistent = false
+      end
+      
+      # Streams additional data to the client.
+      def stream(body)
+        (@conn << body if body) rescue (@persistent = false)
+      end
+      
+      # Sets a cookie to be included in the response.
+      def set_cookie(name, value, expires)
+        @response_cookies ||= ""
+        @response_cookies << (Const::SetCookie % [name, value.to_s.uri_escape, expires.rfc2822])
+      end
+      
+      # Marks a cookie as deleted. The cookie is given an expires stamp in the past.
+      def delete_cookie(name)
+        set_cookie(name, nil, Const::CookieExpiredTime)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end