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| 1 | +**Note:** This is currently in a massive state of flux. |
| 2 | + |
| 3 | +## Overview |
| 4 | + |
| 5 | +The HTTP/2 implementation is built around the nghttp2 library, which does most |
| 6 | +of the heavy lifting. The nghttp2 library has been added into deps/nghttp2. |
| 7 | +The `src/node_http2.cc` class is largely a wrapper for that nghttp2 API. |
| 8 | +Defined within that file the following classes (currently): |
| 9 | + |
| 10 | +* `node::http2::Http2Header` - Wraps the `nghttp_nv` struct used to represent header name-value pairs. |
| 11 | +* `node::http2::Http2DataProvider` - Wraps the data provider construct used by nghttp2 to provide data to data frames |
| 12 | +* `node::http2::Http2Stream` - Represents an nghttp2 stream |
| 13 | +* `node::http2::Http2Session` - Wraps the nghttp2_session struct. |
| 14 | + |
| 15 | +The code within `lib/internal/http2.js` provides the actual implementation of |
| 16 | +the HTTP/2 server. At this point in time, the client code has not yet been |
| 17 | +implemented. |
| 18 | + |
| 19 | +**Note**: My process up to this point has been on getting something working then |
| 20 | +iterating on the design and implementation to improve it. As such, the current |
| 21 | +implementation leaves much to be desired. I will be iterating and refining it |
| 22 | +as we move forward. |
| 23 | + |
| 24 | +The server is implemented as follows: |
| 25 | + |
| 26 | +First we create either a `net.Server` or a `tls.Server`, depending on whether |
| 27 | +TLS is being used or not. This server instance is passed a connectionListener |
| 28 | +callback. When a new socket connection is established and the callback is |
| 29 | +invoked, a new `Http2Session` object instance is created and associated with |
| 30 | +that socket. Because the HTTP/2 session lives for lifetime of socket connection, |
| 31 | +this session is persistent. |
| 32 | + |
| 33 | +A series of event handlers and registered on both the socket and the |
| 34 | +`Http2Session` to facilitate the flow of data back and forth between the two. |
| 35 | +Note, however, that the performance of this could be improved by moving the |
| 36 | +socket handling into the native layer. Doing so would allow us to skip the |
| 37 | +boundary crossing that has to occur. |
| 38 | + |
| 39 | +## Example |
| 40 | + |
| 41 | +```js |
| 42 | +const fs = require('fs'); |
| 43 | +const http2 = require('http').HTTP2; |
| 44 | +const options = { |
| 45 | + key: fs.readFileSync('test/fixtures/keys/agent2-key.pem'), |
| 46 | + cert: fs.readFileSync('test/fixtures/keys/agent2-cert.pem') |
| 47 | +}; |
| 48 | + |
| 49 | +const server = http2.createSecureServer(options, (req, res) => { |
| 50 | + |
| 51 | + res.writeHead(200, {'content-type': 'text/html'}); |
| 52 | + |
| 53 | + const favicon = res.createPushResponse(); |
| 54 | + favicon.path = '/favicon.ico'; |
| 55 | + favicon.push((req, res) => { |
| 56 | + res.setHeader('content-type', 'image/jpeg'); |
| 57 | + fs.createReadStream('/some/image.jpg').pipe(res); |
| 58 | + }); |
| 59 | + |
| 60 | + const pushResponse = res.createPushResponse(); |
| 61 | + pushResponse.path = '/image.jpg'; |
| 62 | + pushResponse.push((req, res) => { |
| 63 | + res.setHeader('content-type', 'image/jpeg'); |
| 64 | + fs.createReadStream('/some/image/jpg').pipe(res); |
| 65 | + }); |
| 66 | + |
| 67 | + res.end('<html><head><link rel="preload" href="/favicon.ico"/></head><body><h1>this is some data</h2><img src="/image.jpg" /></body></html>'); |
| 68 | + |
| 69 | +}); |
| 70 | +server.listen(8000); |
| 71 | +``` |
| 72 | + |
| 73 | +## class HTTP2.Http2Settings |
| 74 | + |
| 75 | +Encapsulates the HTTP/2 settings supported by this implementation. |
| 76 | + |
| 77 | +### Constructor: `new HTTP2.Http2Settings()` |
| 78 | +### Property: `settings.maxHeaderListSize` (Read-Write) |
| 79 | +### Property: `settings.maxFrameSize` (Read-Write) |
| 80 | +### Property: `settings.initialWindowSize` (Read-Write) |
| 81 | +### Property: `settings.maxConcurrentStreams` (Read-Write) |
| 82 | +### Property: `settings.enablePush` (Read-Write) |
| 83 | +### Property: `settings.headerTableSize` (Read-Write) |
| 84 | +### Method: `settings.pack()` |
| 85 | +### Method: `settings.reset()` |
| 86 | +### Method: `settings.setDefaults()` |
| 87 | + |
| 88 | +## class HTTP2.Http2Header |
| 89 | + |
| 90 | +Encapsulates an individual HTTP/2 header. |
| 91 | + |
| 92 | +### Constructor: `new HTTP2.Http2Header(name, value)` |
| 93 | +### Property: `header.name` (Read-only) |
| 94 | +### Property: `header.value` (Read-only) |
| 95 | +### Property: `header.flags` (Read-Write) |
| 96 | + |
| 97 | +## class HTTP2.Http2Session : EventEmitter {} |
| 98 | + |
| 99 | +### Event: `'send'` |
| 100 | + |
| 101 | +The `'send'` event is emitted whenever the `HTTP2.Http2Session` instance has |
| 102 | +data prepared to send to a remote peer. The event callback is invoked with a |
| 103 | +single `Buffer` argument containing the serialized frames to be sent. |
| 104 | + |
| 105 | +```js |
| 106 | +const session = getSessionSomehow(); |
| 107 | +const socket = getSocketSomehow(); |
| 108 | +session.on('send', (buffer) => socket.write(buffer)); |
| 109 | +``` |
| 110 | + |
| 111 | +### Event: `'begin-headers'` |
| 112 | + |
| 113 | +The `'begin-headers'` event is emitted at the beginning of a new HEADERS |
| 114 | +frame. The event callback is invoked with two arguments: an `Http2Stream` |
| 115 | +object representing the associated HTTP/2 stream, and a category identifying |
| 116 | +the type of HEADERS frame received. This type is determined by the underlying |
| 117 | +nghttp2 library based on the HTTP/2 stream state. |
| 118 | + |
| 119 | +```js |
| 120 | +const constants = require('http').HTTP2.constants; |
| 121 | +const session = getSessionSomehow(); |
| 122 | +const socket = getSocketSomehow(); |
| 123 | +session.on('begin-headers', (stream, category) => { |
| 124 | + console.log(stream.id); |
| 125 | + switch (category) { |
| 126 | + case constants.NGHTTP2_HCAT_REQUEST: |
| 127 | + case constants.NGHTTP2_HCAT_RESPONSE: |
| 128 | + case constants.NGHTTP2_HCAT_PUSH_RESPONSE: |
| 129 | + case constants.NGHTTP2_HCAT_HEADERS: |
| 130 | + } |
| 131 | +}); |
| 132 | +``` |
| 133 | + |
| 134 | +### Event: `'header'` |
| 135 | + |
| 136 | +The `'header'` event is emitted once for each header name-value pair received |
| 137 | +during the processing of a HEADERS frame. The event may be called zero-or-more |
| 138 | +times following the emission of the `'begin-headers'` event. The callback is |
| 139 | +invoked with three arguments: an `Http2Stream` object representing the |
| 140 | +associated HTTP/2 stream, the header field name passed as a String, and the |
| 141 | +header field value passed as a String. |
| 142 | + |
| 143 | +```js |
| 144 | +const session = getSessionSomehow(); |
| 145 | +const socket = getSocketSomehow(); |
| 146 | +session.on('header', (stream, name, value) => { |
| 147 | + console.log('Header Field:', name); |
| 148 | + console.log('Header Value:', value); |
| 149 | +}); |
| 150 | +``` |
| 151 | + |
| 152 | +### Event: `'headers-complete'` |
| 153 | + |
| 154 | +The `'headers-complete'` event is emitted once a complete HEADERS frame has |
| 155 | +been processed and all `'header'` events have been emitted. The callback is |
| 156 | +invoked with two arguments: an `Http2Stream` object representing the |
| 157 | +associated HTTP/2 stream, and a `finished` boolean used to indicate if the |
| 158 | +HEADERS block concluded the HTTP/2 stream or not. |
| 159 | + |
| 160 | +```js |
| 161 | +const session = getSessionSomehow(); |
| 162 | +const socket = getSocketSomehow(); |
| 163 | +session.on('headers-complete', (stream, finished) => { |
| 164 | + // ... |
| 165 | +}); |
| 166 | +``` |
| 167 | + |
| 168 | +### Event: `'stream-close'` |
| 169 | + |
| 170 | +The `'stream-close'` event is emitted whenever an HTTP/2 stream is closed, |
| 171 | +either by normal or early termination. The callback is invoked with two |
| 172 | +arguments: an `Http2Stream` object representing the associated HTTP/2 stream, |
| 173 | +and an Unsigned 32-bit integer that represents the error code (if any). |
| 174 | + |
| 175 | +```js |
| 176 | +const session = getSessionSomehow(); |
| 177 | +const socket = getSocketSomehow(); |
| 178 | +session.on('stream-close', (stream, code) => { |
| 179 | + console.log(`Stream ${stream.id} closed with code ${code}`); |
| 180 | +}); |
| 181 | +``` |
| 182 | + |
| 183 | +### Event: `'data-chunk'` |
| 184 | + |
| 185 | +The `'data-chunk'` event is emitted whenever a chunk of data from a DATA frame |
| 186 | +has been received. The callback is invoked with two arguments: an |
| 187 | +`Http2Stream` object representing the associated stream, and a `Buffer` |
| 188 | +instance containing the chunk of data. |
| 189 | + |
| 190 | +```js |
| 191 | +const session = getSessionSomehow(); |
| 192 | +const socket = getSocketSomehow(); |
| 193 | +session.on('data-chunk', (stream, chunk) => { |
| 194 | + // ... |
| 195 | +}); |
| 196 | +``` |
| 197 | + |
| 198 | +### Event: `'data'` |
| 199 | + |
| 200 | +The `'data'` event is emitted whenever a complete DATA frame has been |
| 201 | +processed. This event will follow zero-or-more `'data-chunk'` events. The |
| 202 | +callback is invoked with three arguments: an `Http2Stream` object representing |
| 203 | +the associated HTTP/2 stream, a boolean indicating whether or not the DATA |
| 204 | +frame completed the stream, and a non-negative integer indicating the number |
| 205 | +of padding bytes included in the data frame. |
| 206 | + |
| 207 | +### Event: `'frame-sent'` |
| 208 | + |
| 209 | +The `'frame-sent'` event is emitted whenever a compete HTTP/2 frame has been |
| 210 | +sent. |
| 211 | + |
| 212 | +### Event: `'goaway'` |
| 213 | + |
| 214 | +The `'goaway'` event is emitted when a GOAWAY frame is received. |
| 215 | + |
| 216 | +### Event: `'rst-stream'` |
| 217 | + |
| 218 | +The `'rst-stream'` event is emitted when a RST-STREAM frame is received. |
| 219 | + |
| 220 | +### Property: `session.deflateDynamicTableSize` (Read-only) |
| 221 | +### Property: `session.effectiveLocalWindowSize` (Read-only) |
| 222 | +### Property: `session.effectiveRecvDataLength` (Read-only) |
| 223 | +### Property: `session.inflateDynamicTableSize` (Read-only) |
| 224 | +### Property: `session.lastProcStreamID` (Read-only) |
| 225 | +### Property: `session.localSettings` (Read-Write) |
| 226 | +### Property: `session.localWindowSize` (Read-Write) |
| 227 | +### Property: `session.nextStreamID` (Read-Write) |
| 228 | +### Property: `session.outboundQueueSize` (Read-only) |
| 229 | +### Property: `session.remoteSettings` (Read-only) |
| 230 | +### Property: `session.remoteWindowSize` (Read-only) |
| 231 | +### Property: `session.type` (Read-only) |
| 232 | +### Property: `session.wantRead` (Read-only) |
| 233 | +### Property: `session.wantWrite` (Read-only) |
| 234 | + |
| 235 | +### Method: `session.consume(stream, size)` |
| 236 | +### Method: `session.consumeSession(size)` |
| 237 | +### Method: `session.createIdleStream(stream, parent, weight, exclusive)` |
| 238 | +### Method: `session.destroy()` |
| 239 | +### Method: `session.ping(buf)` |
| 240 | +### Method: `session.receiveData(data)` |
| 241 | +### Method: `session.sendData()` |
| 242 | +### Method: `session.sendWindowUpdate(increment)` |
| 243 | +### Method: `session.terminate(code)` |
| 244 | + |
| 245 | +## HTTP2.Http2Stream |
| 246 | + |
| 247 | +### Property: `stream.id` (Read-only) |
| 248 | +### Property: `stream.localWindowSize` (Read-Write) |
| 249 | +### Property: `stream.localClose` (Read-only) |
| 250 | +### Property: `stream.remoteClose` (Read-only) |
| 251 | +### Property: `stream.session` (Read-only) |
| 252 | +### Property: `stream.state` (Read-only) |
| 253 | +### Property: `stream.sumDependencyWeight` (Read-only) |
| 254 | +### Property: `stream.weight` (Read-only) |
| 255 | + |
| 256 | +### Method: `stream.changeStreamPriority(parent, weight, exclusive)` |
| 257 | +### Method: `stream.consume(size)` |
| 258 | +### Method: `stream.sendContinue()` |
| 259 | +### Method: `stream.sendDataFrame(flags, provider)` |
| 260 | +### Method: `stream.sendPriority(paret weight, exclusive)` |
| 261 | +### Method: `stream.sendRstStream(code)` |
| 262 | +### Method: `stream.sendTrailers(trailers)` |
| 263 | +### Method: `stream.sendWindowUpdate(increment)` |
| 264 | +### Method: `stream.respond(headers, provider)` |
| 265 | +### Method: `stream.resumeData()` |
| 266 | + |
| 267 | +## HTTP2.Http2Request : extends stream.Readable |
| 268 | + |
| 269 | +### Property: `request.headers` (Read-only) |
| 270 | +### Property: `request.method` (Read-only) |
| 271 | +### Property: `request.authority` (Read-only) |
| 272 | +### Property: `request.scheme` (Read-only) |
| 273 | +### Property: `request.url` (Read-only) |
| 274 | +### Property: `request.httpVersion` (Read-only) |
| 275 | +### Property: `request.socket` (Read-only) |
| 276 | +### Property: `request.trailers` (Read-only) |
| 277 | +### Method: `request.setTimeout(msec, callback)` |
| 278 | + |
| 279 | +## HTTP2.Http2Response : ends stream.Writable |
| 280 | + |
| 281 | +### Property: `response.sendDate` (Read-Write) |
| 282 | +### Property: `response.socket` (Read-only) |
| 283 | +### Property: `response.finished` (Read-only) |
| 284 | +### Property: `response.headersSent` (Read-only) |
| 285 | +### Property: `response.pushSupported` (Read-only) |
| 286 | +### Property: `response.statusCode` (Read-Write) |
| 287 | +### Method: `response.setHeader(name, value)` |
| 288 | +### Method: `response.setTrailer(name, value)` |
| 289 | +### Method: `response.addHeaders(headers)` |
| 290 | +### Method: `response.addTrailers(headers)` |
| 291 | +### Method: `response.getHeader(name)` |
| 292 | +### Method: `response.getTrailer(name)` |
| 293 | +### Method: `response.removeHeader(name)` |
| 294 | +### Method: `response.removeTrailer(name)` |
| 295 | +### Method: `response.setTimeout(msec, callback)` |
| 296 | +### Method: `response.writeContinue()` |
| 297 | +### Method: `response.writeHeader(statusCode, headers)` |
| 298 | +### Method: `response.write()` |
| 299 | +### Method: `response.end()` |
| 300 | +### Method: `response.createPushResponse()` |
| 301 | + |
| 302 | +## HTTP2.createServerSession(options) |
| 303 | + |
| 304 | +* `options` {Object} |
| 305 | + * `maxDeflateDynamicTableSize` {Number} |
| 306 | + * `maxReservedRemoteStreams` {Number} |
| 307 | + * `maxSendHeaderBlockLength` {Number} |
| 308 | + * `noAutoPingAck` {Boolean} |
| 309 | + * `noAutoWindowUpdate` {Boolean} |
| 310 | + * `noHttpMessaging` {Boolean} |
| 311 | + * `noRecvClientMagic` {Boolean} |
| 312 | + * `peerMaxConcurrentStreams` {Number} |
| 313 | + |
| 314 | +## HTTP2.createClientSession(options) |
| 315 | + |
| 316 | +* `options` {Object} |
| 317 | + * `maxDeflateDynamicTableSize` {Number} |
| 318 | + * `maxReservedRemoteStreams` {Number} |
| 319 | + * `maxSendHeaderBlockLength` {Number} |
| 320 | + * `noAutoPingAck` {Boolean} |
| 321 | + * `noAutoWindowUpdate` {Boolean} |
| 322 | + * `noHttpMessaging` {Boolean} |
| 323 | + * `noRecvClientMagic` {Boolean} |
| 324 | + * `peerMaxConcurrentStreams` {Number} |
| 325 | + |
| 326 | +## HTTP2.createServer(options, callback) |
| 327 | + |
| 328 | +## HTTP2.createSecureServer(options, callback) |
| 329 | + |
| 330 | +## HTTP2.createClient(options) |
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