Im having some problems deploying my REST api written in C++ on an EC2 instance.
specifically, in my code I do the following:
server.setEndpoint("http://ec2-18-135-114-10.eu-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com:6502");
Which calls the function (a wrapper for the cpprestsdk):
void BasicController::setEndpoint(const std::string & value) {
uri endpointURI(value);
uri_builder endpointBuilder;
endpointBuilder.set_scheme(endpointURI.scheme());
if (endpointURI.host() == "host_auto_ip4") {
endpointBuilder.set_host(NetworkUtils::hostIP4());
}
else if (endpointURI.host() == "host_auto_ip6") {
endpointBuilder.set_host(NetworkUtils::hostIP6());
}
endpointBuilder.set_port(endpointURI.port());
endpointBuilder.set_path(endpointURI.path());
listener = http_listener(endpointBuilder.to_uri());
}
However, I receive the exception `URI Must contain a host name'
Ok, so I try it again with an elastic public IPv4 address:
server.setEndpoint("http://18.135.114.10:6502/");
Again, I get the same error - no host name.
The only case I can get working is on local host, which looks like
server.setEndpoint("http://127.0.1.1:6502:6502/");
Note, this file shows how the exception arises from the cpprestsdk library https://github.com/microsoft/cpprestsdk/blob/master/Release/src/http/client/http_client.cpp
This is probably a very silly question, so I appreciate an kind person giving their help
Solution, change the function to:
void BasicController::setEndpoint(const std::string & value) {
uri endpointURI(value);
uri_builder endpointBuilder;
endpointBuilder.set_scheme(endpointURI.scheme());
if (endpointURI.host() == "host_auto_ip4") {
endpointBuilder.set_host(NetworkUtils::hostIP4());
}
else if (endpointURI.host() == "host_auto_ip6") {
endpointBuilder.set_host(NetworkUtils::hostIP6());
}
else {
endpointBuilder.set_host(endpointURI.host());
}
endpointBuilder.set_port(endpointURI.port());
endpointBuilder.set_path(endpointURI.path());
listener = http_listener(endpointBuilder.to_uri());
}
and use
server.setEndpoint("http://ec2-18-135-114-10.eu-west2.compute.amazonaws.com:6502/");
I try to check based on the request URI and OIDC roles in HTTP header if the user has access to a specific directory.
Currently I use statically defined
server {
location /tool/ {
location /tool/abc/ {
if ($http_x_auth_roles !~ '(^|,)MY_DEFINED_ROLE_FOR_abc(,|$)') {
return 403;
}
}
# and so on for every single tool
}
}
I tried to switch to a generic variant but the matching does not work:
map $request_uri $expected_role {
default 'DOES_NOT_MATCH';
'~^/tool/(.+)/' 'MY_DEFINED_ROLE_FOR_$1';
}
server {
location /tool/ {
if ($http_x_auth_roles !~ $expected_role) {
return 403;
}
}
}
I checked the content of $expected_role and it's showing exactly what I want, but it never matches. Is there some kind of work around to achieve what I want?
In regard to Indy 10 of IdHTTP, many things have been running perfectly, but there are a few things that don't work so well here. That is why, once again, I need your help.
Download button has been running perfectly. I'm using the following code :
void __fastcall TForm1::DownloadClick(TObject *Sender)
{
MyFile = SaveDialog->FileName;
TFileStream* Fist = new TFileStream(MyFile, fmCreate | fmShareDenyNone);
Download->Enabled = false;
Urlz = Edit1->Text;
Url->Caption = Urlz;
try
{
IdHTTP->Get(Edit1->Text, Fist);
IdHTTP->Connected();
IdHTTP->Response->ResponseCode = 200;
IdHTTP->ReadTimeout = 70000;
IdHTTP->ConnectTimeout = 70000;
IdHTTP->ReuseSocket;
Fist->Position = 0;
}
__finally
{
delete Fist;
Form1->Updated();
}
}
However, a "Cancel Resume" button is still can't resume interrupted downloads. Meant, it is always sending back the entire file every time I call Get() though I've used IdHTTP->Request->Ranges property.
I use the following code:
void __fastcall TForm1::CancelResumeClick(TObject *Sender)
{
MyFile = SaveDialog->FileName;;
TFileStream* TFist = new TFileStream(MyFile, fmCreate | fmShareDenyNone);
if (IdHTTP->Connected() == true)
{
IdHTTP->Disconnect();
CancelResume->Caption = "RESUME";
IdHTTP->Response->AcceptRanges = "Bytes";
}
else
{
try {
CancelResume->Caption = "CANCEL";
// IdHTTP->Request->Ranges == "0-100";
// IdHTTP->Request->Range = Format("bytes=%d-",ARRAYOFCONST((TFist->Position)));
IdHTTP->Request->Ranges->Add()->StartPos = TFist->Position;
IdHTTP->Get(Edit1->Text, TFist);
IdHTTP->Request->Referer = Edit1->Text;
IdHTTP->ConnectTimeout = 70000;
IdHTTP->ReadTimeout = 70000;
}
__finally {
delete TFist;
}
}
Meanwhile, by using the FormatBytes function, found here, has been able to shows only the size of download files. But still unable to determine the speed of download or transfer speed.
I'm using the following code:
void __fastcall TForm1::IdHTTPWork(TObject *ASender, TWorkMode AWorkMode, __int64 AWorkCount)
{
__int64 Romeo = 0;
Romeo = IdHTTP->Response->ContentStream->Position;
// Romeo = AWorkCount;
Download->Caption = FormatBytes(Romeo) + " (" + IntToStr(Romeo) + " Bytes)";
ForSpeed->Caption = FormatBytes(Romeo);
ProgressBar->Position = AWorkCount;
ProgressBar->Update();
Form1->Updated();
}
Please advise and give an example. Any help would sure be appreciated!
In your DownloadClick() method:
Calling Connected() is useless, since you don't do anything with the result. Nor is there any guarantee that the connection will remain connected, as the server could send a Connection: close response header. I don't see anything in your code that is asking for HTTP keep-alives. Let TIdHTTP manage the connection for you.
You are forcing the Response->ResponseCode to 200. Don't do that. Respect the response code that the server actually sent. The fact that no exception was raised means the response was successful whether it is 200 or 206.
You are reading the ReuseSocket property value and ignoring it.
There is no need to reset the Fist->Position property to 0 before closing the file.
Now, with that said, your CancelResumeClick() method has many issues.
You are using the fmCreate flag when opening the file. If the file already exists, you will overwrite it from scratch, thus TFist->Position will ALWAYS be 0. Use fmOpenReadWrite instead so an existing file will open as-is. And then you have to seek to the end of the file to provide the correct Position to the Ranges header.
You are relying on the socket's Connected() state to make decisions. DO NOT do that. The connection may be gone after the previous response, or may have timed out and been closed before the new request is made. The file can still be resumed either way. HTTP is stateless. It does not matter if the socket remains open between requests, or is closed in between. Every request is self-contained. Use information provided in the previous response to govern the next request. Not the socket state.
You are modifying the value of the Response->AcceptRanges property, instead of using the value provided by the previous response. The server tells you if the file supports resuming, so you have to remember that value, or query it before then attempting to resumed download.
When you actually call Get(), the server may or may not respect the requested Range, depending on whether the requested file supports byte ranges or not. If the server responds with a response code of 206, the requested range is accepted, and the server sends ONLY the requested bytes, so you need to APPEND them to your existing file. However, if the server response with a response code of 200, the server is sending the entire file from scratch, so you need to REPLACE your existing file with the new bytes. You are not taking that into account.
In your IdHTTPWork() method, in order to calculate the download/transfer speed, you have to keep track of how many bytes are actually being transferred in between each event firing. When the event is fired, save the current AWorkCount and tick count, and then the next time the event is fired, you can compare the new AWorkCount and current ticks to know how much time has elapsed and how many bytes were transferred. From those value, you can calculate the speed, and even the estimated time remaining.
As for your progress bar, you can't use AWorkCount alone to calculate a new position. That only works if you set the progress bar's Max to AWorkCountMax in the OnWorkBegin event, and that value is not always know before a download begins. You need to take into account the size of the file being downloaded, whether it is being downloaded fresh or being resumed, how many bytes are being requested during a resume, etc. So there is lot more work involved in displaying a progress bar for a HTTP download.
Now, to answer your two questions:
How to retrieve and save the download file to a disk by using its original name?
It is provided by the server in the filename parameter of the Content-Disposition header, and/or in the name parameter of the Content-Type header. If neither value is provided by the server, you can use the filename that is in the URL you are requesting. TIdHTTP has a URL property that provides the parsed version of the last requested URL.
However, since you are creating the file locally before sending your download request, you will have to create a local file using a temp filename, and then rename the local file after the download is complete. Otherwise, use TIdHTTP.Head() to determine the real filename (you can also use it to determine if resuming is supported) before creating the local file with that filename, then use TIdHTTP.Get() to download to that local file. Otherwise, download the file to memory using TMemoryStream instead of TFileStream, and then save with the desired filename when complete.
when I click http://get.videolan.org/vlc/2.2.1/win32/vlc-2.2.1-win32.exe then the server will process requests to its actual url. http://mirror.vodien.com/videolan/vlc/2.2.1/win32/vlc-2.2.1-win32.exe. The problem is that IdHTTP will not automatically grab through it.
That is because VideoLan is not using an HTTP redirect to send clients to the real URL (TIdHTTP supports HTTP redirects). VideoLan is using an HTML redirect instead (TIdHTTP does not support HTML redirects). When a webbrowser downloads the first URL, a 5 second countdown timer is displayed before the real download then begins. As such, you will have to manually detect that the server is sending you an HTML page instead of the real file (look at the TIdHTTP.Response.ContentType property for that), parse the HTML to determine the real URL, and then download it. This also means that you cannot download the first URL directly into your target local file, otherwise you will corrupt it, especially during a resume. You have to cache the server's response first, either to a temp file or to memory, so you can analyze it before deciding how to act on it. It also means you have to remember the real URL for resuming, you cannot resume the download using the original countdown URL.
Try something more like the following instead. It does not take into account for everything mentioned above (particularly speed/progress tracking, HTML redirects, etc), but should get you a little closer:
void __fastcall TForm1::DownloadClick(TObject *Sender)
{
Urlz = Edit1->Text;
Url->Caption = Urlz;
IdHTTP->Head(Urlz);
String FileName = IdHTTP->Response->RawHeaders->Params["Content-Disposition"]["filename"];
if (FileName.IsEmpty())
{
FileName = IdHTTP->Response->RawHeaders->Params["Content-Type"]["name"];
if (FileName.IsEmpty())
FileName = IdHTTP->URL->Document;
}
SaveDialog->FileName = FileName;
if (!SaveDialog->Execute()) return;
MyFile = SaveDialog->FileName;
TFileStream* Fist = new TFileStream(MyFile, fmCreate | fmShareDenyWrite);
try
{
try
{
Download->Enabled = false;
Resume->Enabled = false;
IdHTTP->Request->Clear();
//...
IdHTTP->ReadTimeout = 70000;
IdHTTP->ConnectTimeout = 70000;
IdHTTP->Get(Urlz, Fist);
}
__finally
{
delete Fist;
Download->Enabled = true;
Updated();
}
}
catch (const EIdHTTPProtocolException &)
{
DeleteFile(MyFile);
throw;
}
}
void __fastcall TForm1::ResumeClick(TObject *Sender)
{
TFileStream* Fist = new TFileStream(MyFile, fmOpenReadWrite | fmShareDenyWrite);
try
{
Download->Enabled = false;
Resume->Enabled = false;
IdHTTP->Request->Clear();
//...
Fist->Seek(0, soEnd);
IdHTTP->Request->Ranges->Add()->StartPos = Fist->Position;
IdHTTP->Request->Referer = Edit1->Text;
IdHTTP->ConnectTimeout = 70000;
IdHTTP->ReadTimeout = 70000;
IdHTTP->Get(Urlz, Fist);
}
__finally
{
delete Fist;
Download->Enabled = true;
Updated();
}
}
void __fastcall TForm1::IdHTTPHeadersAvailable(TObject*Sender, TIdHeaderList *AHeaders, bool &VContinue)
{
Resume->Enabled = ( ((IdHTTP->Response->ResponseCode == 200) || (IdHTTP->Response->ResponseCode == 206)) && TextIsSame(AHeaders->Values["Accept-Ranges"], "bytes") );
if ((IdHTTP->Response->ContentStream) && (IdHTTP->Request->Ranges->Count > 0) && (IdHTTP->Response->ResponseCode == 200))
IdHTTP->Response->ContentStream->Size = 0;
}
#Romeo:
Also, you can try a following function to determine the real download filename.
I've translated this to C++ based on the RRUZ'function. So far so good, I'm using it on my simple IdHTTP download program, too.
But, this translation result is of course still need value improvement input from Remy Lebeau, RRUZ, or any other master here.
String __fastcall GetRemoteFileName(const String URI)
{
String result;
try
{
TIdHTTP* HTTP = new TIdHTTP(NULL);
try
{
HTTP->Head(URI);
result = HTTP->Response->RawHeaders->Params["Content-Disposition"]["filename"];
if (result.IsEmpty())
{
result = HTTP->Response->RawHeaders->Params["Content-Type"]["name"];
if (result.IsEmpty())
result = HTTP->URL->Document;
}
}
__finally
{
delete HTTP;
}
}
catch(const Exception &ex)
{
ShowMessage(const_cast<Exception&>(ex).ToString());
}
return result;
}
I am trying to block or redirect to 400 all the requests which does not contain certain strings or keyword in the uri. I am looking for a solution using nginx.
Specifically on "NOT containing strings". If it is not possible with ! (NOT) matching, is there any alternative.
I would recommend using a map:
map $uri $bad_request {
# start by assuming it's a bad request
default 1;
# if any of the following match, clear the $bad-request variable
~a-required-string 0;
~another-required-string 0;
# ...
}
location / {
if ($bad_request) {
return 400;
}
}
Well, you could try something like this:
location / {
if (condition_1) {
break;
}
if (condition_2) {
break;
}
...
if (condition_n) {
break;
}
return 400;
proxy_pass http://backend;
}
If any of condition_1, ... condition_n match, break keyword prevent return 400 and request goes to proxy_pass. If all conditions fail return 400 will make nginx to response 400 Bad Request error.
Conditions could be anything that if supports. E.g. if ($args_pass = 1) or if ($http_user_agent ~ MSIE), etc.
I have a website where I am using selenium for integration testing.
I have link there that is generated using multiple variables from page.
I would like to verify the download pop up box is displaying if at all possible, when i am simulating click on link to download the file.
I know i can have JsUnit that will do that for me.
Any ideas?
Selenium is lousy when working with downloads. Clicking the link will get you into trouble.
You could, however, make a request using HttpURLConnection, Apache HttpComponents (or maybe just a file get through URL) for the link specified and assert a 200 OK response. Or try to get the file - this is my favourite tool for this with Selenium.
Thnx to Slanec i have took up your examples.
Ok after investigation I have decided that best solution will be
something along this line.
public int GetFileLenghtFromUrlLocation(string location)
{
int len = 0;
int timeoutInSeconds = 5;
// paranoid check for null value
if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(location)) return 0;
// Create a web request to the URL
HttpWebRequest myRequest = (HttpWebRequest)WebRequest.Create(location);
myRequest.Timeout = timeoutInSeconds * 1000;
myRequest.AddRange(1024);
try
{
// Get the web response
HttpWebResponse myResponse = (HttpWebResponse)myRequest.GetResponse();
// Make sure the response is valid
if (HttpStatusCode.OK == myResponse.StatusCode)
{
// Open the response stream
using (Stream myResponseStream = myResponse.GetResponseStream())
{
if (myResponseStream == null) return 0;
using (StreamReader rdr = new StreamReader(myResponseStream))
{
len = rdr.ReadToEnd().Length;
}
}
}
}
catch (Exception err)
{
throw new Exception("Error saving file from URL:" + err.Message, err);
}
return len;
}