Qt webserver with POST support

[xtingray]

Hi,
Currently I am implementing a webserver using the QTcpServer class. The basic feature is working pretty well but now I have to support the management of POST requests. For now, I am able to read the header of the client request, but I can't have access to the variables attached to it. Is there any way to implement this feature using Qt?

I really appreciate any hint. Thanks!

[mcosta]

Hi,

HTTP doesn't define the format of Request body; here you can see an example (after the headers there'a a blank line and after the body).

This means that, after the header, you'll find a blank line and the body; the format of the body depends on your interface (the most common formats for body are Text, XML and JSON)

NOTE: if you're writing the server, you have to define the format of the body

UPDATE: here you'll find more information

[xtingray]

Thank you so much for your answer. Very handy resources! :D

[mcosta]

You're welcome,

Happy coding

[cybercatalyst]

@xtingray

I have written a more powerful framework than doing everything from scratch with QTcpServer, might check it out here:

https://github.com/cybercatalyst/qtwebserver

And here are examples how to easily use it in your project:

https://github.com/cybercatalyst/qtwebserver-examples

Not only does it handle all kind of methods, but also decodes form data and support https out of the box. I wrote it originally to suit my needs, but it has evolved since, so I have have cleaned up the code and generalized it for others to be used.

[xtingray]

Damn it! I was looking for something like this and just found it when I already implemented what I need. Will be your class QtWebServer a future native component of Qt?

Anyway, nice to see this kind of resources for future developments. Great contribution, congratulations! :)

[cybercatalyst]

@xtingray
I think that currently it's not close to being ready for integration into the official framework, but it is optionally being distributed through qt-pods (a standardized package system for smaller, inofficial Qt extensions). See here for more info:

https://github.com/qt-pods/qt-pods

The aim of qt-pods (inspired by cocoapods from MacOS) is to have foreign code included in your project with a single click through standardized means. It's in early stage though.

[xtingray]

I had no idea about the qt-pods. Thank you for the handy information. It's incredible how I am learning things every time I check this forum XD