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<H3>XmlRpc++ Library</H3>
<P>This is version 0.7 of XmlRpc++, an implementation of the <A HREF="http://www.xmlrpc.org">
XmlRpc protocol</A> written in C++, based upon Shilad Sen's excellent <A HREF="http://py-xmlrpc.sourceforge.net">
py-xmlrpc library</A>. XmlRpc++ is designed to make it easy to incorporate
XmlRpc client and server support into C++ applications. Or use both client and
server objects in your app for easy peer-to-peer support.
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<H3>Features</H3>
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<STRONG>Easy</STRONG> This library is easy to incorporate into C++
applications. No other libraries are required, other than your system's socket
libraries. Simple XML parsing and HTTP support are built in.<br>
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<STRONG>Fast</STRONG> All IO is non-blocking, so a slow client or
network will not slow down the server.<br>
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<STRONG>Portable</STRONG> Written in standard C++ to the POSIX and Windows
sockets APIs. You do need a fairly recent compiler (g++ 3.1 or MSVC++ .Net or
MSVC++ 6 with the <A href="http://www.dinkumware.com/vc_fixes.html">STL patches</A>.)
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<STRONG>Free</STRONG> This library is released under the <a href="http://www.gnu.org/">
GNU</a> <a href="http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/lesser.html">LGPL</a>.<br>
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<h3>Changes</h3>
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Better handling of fault responses: server methods can throw an
XmlRpcException to return a fault and XmlRpcClient has a new method to
test whether the last response was a fault.</li>
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Support for system.listMethods and system.methodHelp from the introspection
API.</li>
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Support for system.multicall to process multiple requests in a single transaction.</li>
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Fixed a problem in the XmlRpcServer destructor (it should not have been deleting the methods).</li>
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The server ensures a valid result value is returned even if the method does not
set the result. The default result is an empty string.</li>
<li>
Doxygen comments in header files and a doc target in the makefile.</li>
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<h3>Installation</h3>
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There are VC++ 6 and VC++ .Net project files building on Windows. If you are
using VC++ 6, you should apply SP3 and the fixes at <A href="http://www.dinkumware.com/vc_fixes.html">
http://www.dinkumware.com/vc_fixes.html</A>;. Be sure to set the appropriate
code generation switches. In particular, ensure that the runtime library
(single/multi-threaded, static library/DLL) used is the same for the XmlRpc++
code and whatever application it will be linked to.</P>
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For Linux, Solaris, and other Unix-like platforms there is a GNU Makefile which
can be edited to suit your system. Specify your C++ compiler, compiler flags,
and your system's socket libraries.
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<p>In the test directory there are various test programs that are built by default.
To verify that the library built correctly, you can start the HelloServer
example:<br>
<pre>HelloServer 8000
</pre>
and the HelloClient example in another terminal window:<br>
<pre>HelloClient localhost 8000
</pre>
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You should see two Hello messages and a sum displayed (amongst a bunch of debug
output). You can also try the XML server validator program (eg, "Validator 80")
and then attempt to connect to it from <A href="http://validator.xmlrpc.com">http://validator.xmlrpc.com</A>;
(if you have access to the internet and are not behind a firewall etc).
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<H3>Author</H3>
<P><A href="mailto:cmorley@users.sourceforge.net">Chris Morley</A>
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<P>Although no code was re-used, the design and structure of the library is based
upon the py-xmlrpc library implementation.<BR>
The base64 decoder/encoder is by <A href="mailto:lostd@ukr.net">Konstantin
Pilipchuk</A>.</P>
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<H3>License</H3>
<p>A full copy of the LGPL license is included in the file COPYING. The source code
is Copyright (c) 2002-2003 by Chris Morley. This library is free software; you
can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General
Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1
of the License, or (at your option) any later version. This library is
distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY;
without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A
PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License along
with this library; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59
Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
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