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It also includes APL functions for connecting a client to an external HTTP server.
Prerequisites
The reader of this information should be familiar with:
Hypertext Transfer Protocol version 1.1 (RFC 2616: http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2616.txt)
The Transport Layer Security (TLS) Protocol version 1.2 (RFC 5246: https://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc5246.txt)
The HTTPD agent (in combination with Analysis or Aggregation agents) can act as a web server, receiving requests and sending responses on a TCP/IP connection. The requests are turned into UDRs, using the standard Hypertext Transfer Protocol, and inserted into a workflow.
When a workflow acting as a web server is started, the HTTPD agent opens a port for listening and awaits a request. The workflow remains active until manually stopped. In addition, the agent offers the possibility to use an encrypted communication setup through SSL.
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the Server Timeout (sec) should be configured. If a response is not sent for a request within the specified time, the response for the next request will be sent. This property should not be set unless support for pipelining is required! Setting this property to |
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