ne_session_create 3 ne_session_create ne_close_connection ne_session_proxy ne_session_destroy set up HTTP sessions #include <ne_session.h> ne_session *ne_session_create const char *scheme const char *hostname unsigned int port void ne_session_proxy ne_session *session const char *hostname unsigned int port void ne_close_connection ne_session *session void ne_session_destroy ne_session *session An ne_session object represents an HTTP session - a logical grouping of a sequence of HTTP requests made to a certain server. Any requests made using the session can use a persistent connection, share cached authentication credentials and any other common attributes. A new HTTP session is created using ne_session_create, giving the hostname and port of the server to use, along with the scheme used to contact the server (usually "http"). Before the first use of ne_session_create in a process, must have been called to perform any global initialization needed by any libraries used by &neon;. To enable SSL/TLS for the session, pass the string "https" as the scheme parameter, and either register a certificate verification function (see ) or trust the appropriate certificate (see , ). If an HTTP proxy server should be used for the session, ne_session_proxy must be called giving the hostname and port on which to contact the proxy. If it is known that the session will not be used for a significant period of time, ne_close_connection can be called to close the connection, if one remains open. Use of this function is entirely optional, but it must not be called if there is a request active using the session. Once a session has been completed, ne_session_destroy must be called to destroy the resources associated with the session. Any subsequent use of the session pointer produces undefined behaviour. The hostname passed to ne_session_create is resolved when the first request using the session is dispatched; a DNS resolution failure can only be detected at that time (using the NE_LOOKUP error code); see for details. ne_session_create will return a pointer to a new session object (and never &null;). Create and destroy a session: ne_session *sess; sess = ne_session_create("http", "host.example.com", 80); /* ... use sess ... */ ne_session_destroy(sess); , ,