HTTP Client protocol: HTTP Options tab
HTTP pane
This tables shows the HTTP configuration parameters:
Parameter | Description |
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URL | Specify the URL with which the engine is to interact. This can be the address of a resource on the web, such as a remote document or CGI script. |
Headers | Specify a Tcl keyed list of valid HTTP client headers. This list
is made up of name-value pairs, consistent with the HTTP Client
protocol. For
example:
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Click the arrow to select the HTTP method from the menu:
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Timeout | Specify the time-out value in seconds. This is the time for the libcurl transfer operation to take. If no time-out is defined, then there is no time-out limit for the data transfer. |
Local Binding Address | Specify the IP address or a resolvable host name, or click | to make a selection. This field can be left blank in non-load balanced environments.
Select this to enable the security feature, which uses HTTPS for connecting to secure sites. Click HTTPS dialog box, where HTTPS settings such as certificates and keys are made. to open the | |
HTTP authorization is used when connecting to a web server that does
not use HTTPS, but instead uses a user name/password access
requirement. Select this to use authorization information such as user name and password. Click Authorization dialog box. to open the |
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Select this to enable the HTTPS Proxy server. Click Proxy Configuration dialog box, where the host, port, user ID, and password are configured. | to open the
HTTPS configuration
Select HTTP Protocol Properties dialog box and click . See Protocol GUI security settings.
on theParameter | Description |
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Select the mode from the menu. | |
This is used to select the openSSL version from the menu.. When you select an SSL protocol, a description of the selected protocol is shown in the comment field together with the Mode description. | |
SSL Cipher Suites | Set ciphers in this field. If no cipher is set, then the default
cipher suites are used. If this field is not set, then the
default cipher suites are used.
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Driver Control Procedures pane
This tables shows the driver control procedures parameters:
Parameter | Description |
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Select the mode from the menu:
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Query TPS | Click For a POST, httpQuery is
required, as it is the system-provided Tcl procedure to use.
When POST is the Method, you must use the |
to open the TPS Editor, from which you can
specify one or more Tcl procedures to invoke by the HTTP Client
driver. You can also configure custom arguments.
Query Interval | Specify the time interval in which to invoke the TPS specified in the Query TPS option. This option is available only in Time Driven mode. |
Select this to define when a selected TPS should be run, according to an event-based schedule, instead of a query interval. Then, click Scheduling dialog box. | to open the
These settings control the interaction between the HTTP Client driver and its custom UPoCs.
Start-Up Procedures pane
Click TPS Editor. Use this dialog box to select the procedures to run when the thread starts. This is a TPS (Tcl Procedure Stream). Use it to trade messages with the remote end.
to open the