How to use the Poco C++ HTTPSessionFactory

Question

How is the best, simplest way to set up the HTTPSessionFactory to handle both HTTP and HTTPS? I know that I need to use HTTPSessionInstantiators, but I could really use a short and sweet example. Thanks.

Answer 1

You need to register the 'http' and 'https' protocols.

And for handling 'https', you also need to configure your SSLManager with cert and context, here is a piece of example code:

//register http and https
HTTPSessionFactory::defaultFactory().registerProtocol("http", new HTTPSessionInstantiator);
HTTPSessionFactory::defaultFactory().registerProtocol("https", new HTTPSSessionInstantiator);
//prepare for SSLManager
SharedPtr ptrCert = new AcceptCertificateHandler(false);
const Poco::Net::Context::Ptr context = new Context(Context::CLIENT_USE, "", "", "", Context::VERIFY_NONE, 9, false, "ALL:!ADH:!LOW:!EXP:!MD5:@STRENGTH");
SSLManager::instance().initializeClient(0, ptrCert, context);
// now you have the HTTP(S)ClientSession
HTTPClientSession *session = HTTPSessionFactory::defaultFactory().createClientSession(uri);