WebClient

NOTE: The active development of this project can now be found at

http://ss3.gemstone.com/ss/WebClient.html .

Please go there to find the latest versions of Webclient

WebClient and WebServer are simple, compact, and easy to use HTTP client and server implementations for Squeak.

Installation

To install WebClient and WebServer, execute the following from a Workspace in Squeak:



(Installer ss project: 'WebClient')

	install: 'WebClient-Core';

	install: 'WebClient-Tests'.

To install the documentation you need to have HelpSystem. If you do (it's included in Squeak 4.2) load:



(Installer ss project: 'WebClient')

	install: 'WebClient-Help'.

NTLM/SPNEGO Support

WebClient supports NTLM/SPNEGO authentication via the Microsoft SSP interface (Windows only). To use WebClient with NTLM/SPNEGO support you need to install the FFI first:



(Installer repository: 'http://source.squeak.org/FFI')

    install: 'FFI-Pools';

    install: 'FFI-Kernel';

    install: 'FFI-Tests'.

Then, install the WebClient-SSP package:



(Installer repository: 'http://squeaksource.com/WebClient')

    install: 'WebClient-SSP'.

Once installed, you can use WebClientSSP to access sites or proxies requiring NTLM/SPNEGO authentication.

HTTPS Support

WebClient supports HTTPS via SqueakSSL.

To install SqueakSSL you need to download and install the binary version of the plugin and then install SqueakSSL via:



(Installer ss)

	project: 'SqueakSSL';

		install: 'SqueakSSL-Core';

		install: 'SqueakSSL-Tests';

When SqueakSSL is installed, WebClient will automatically detect its presence and use it for https requests.

Seaside Support

An experimental Seaside 3.0 adapter for WebServer is available in the 'WebClient-Seaside' package:



(Installer ss project: 'WebClient')

	install: 'WebClient-Seaside';

Pharo Support

If you are using Pharo 1.0 you will need to load the Pharo compatibility package:



(Installer ss project: 'WebClient')

	install: 'WebClient-Pharo';

In addition to the core functionality, a set of patches is provided by the 'WebClient-HTTP' package replacing HTTPSocket by WebClient (which means WebClient will be used for Monticello, updates etc):



(Installer ss project: 'WebClient')

	install: 'WebClient-HTTP';

License

This project is covered by the MIT License:

Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:

The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.

THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.