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| -rw-r--r-- | Doc/lib/libbasehttp.tex | 11 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Doc/lib/libsimplehttp.tex | 7 |
2 files changed, 14 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/Doc/lib/libbasehttp.tex b/Doc/lib/libbasehttp.tex index fe794f8..64c069f 100644 --- a/Doc/lib/libbasehttp.tex +++ b/Doc/lib/libbasehttp.tex @@ -217,11 +217,16 @@ Returns the server software's version string. This is a combination of the \member{server_version} and \member{sys_version} class variables. \end{methoddesc} -\begin{methoddesc}{date_time_string}{} -Returns the current date and time, formatted for a message header. +\begin{methoddesc}{date_time_string}{\optional{timestamp}} +Returns the date and time given by \var{timestamp} (which must be in the +format returned by \function{time.time()}), formatted for a message header. +If \var{timestamp} is omitted, it uses the current date and time. + +The result looks like \code{'Sun, 06 Nov 1994 08:49:37 GMT'}. +\versionadded[The \var{timestamp} parameter]{2.5} \end{methoddesc} -\begin{methoddesc}{log_data_time_string}{} +\begin{methoddesc}{log_date_time_string}{} Returns the current date and time, formatted for logging. \end{methoddesc} diff --git a/Doc/lib/libsimplehttp.tex b/Doc/lib/libsimplehttp.tex index c30eaa8..efb40ec 100644 --- a/Doc/lib/libsimplehttp.tex +++ b/Doc/lib/libsimplehttp.tex @@ -65,13 +65,18 @@ error. Otherwise, the content type is guessed by calling the \var{extensions_map} variable. A \code{'Content-type:'} header with the guessed content type is -output, followed by a blank line signifying the end of the headers, +output, followed by a \code{'Content-Length:'} header with the file's +size and a \code{'Last-Modified:'} header with the file's modification +time. + +Then follows a blank line signifying the end of the headers, and then the contents of the file are output. If the file's MIME type starts with \code{text/} the file is opened in text mode; otherwise binary mode is used. For example usage, see the implementation of the \function{test()} function. +\versionadded[The \code{'Last-Modified'} header]{2.5} \end{methoddesc} |