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---
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title: "What's Next"
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order: 9
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---
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Great job finishing the Tour! You now have a solid grasp of the cpp-httplib basics. But there's a lot more to explore. Here's a quick overview of features we didn't cover in the Tour, organized by category.
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## Streaming API
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When you're working with LLM streaming responses or downloading large files, you don't want to load the entire response into memory. Use `stream::Get()` to process data chunk by chunk.
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```cpp
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httplib::Client cli("http://localhost:11434");
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auto result = httplib::stream::Get(cli, "/api/generate");
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if (result) {
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while (result.next()) {
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std::cout.write(result.data(), result.size());
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}
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}
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```
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You can also pass a `content_receiver` callback to `Get()`. This approach works with Keep-Alive.
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```cpp
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httplib::Client cli("http://localhost:8080");
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cli.Get("/stream", [](const char *data, size_t len) {
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std::cout.write(data, len);
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return true;
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});
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```
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On the server side, you have `set_content_provider()` and `set_chunked_content_provider()`. Use the former when you know the size, and the latter when you don't.
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```cpp
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// With known size (sets Content-Length)
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svr.Get("/file", [](const auto &, auto &res) {
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auto size = get_file_size("large.bin");
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res.set_content_provider(size, "application/octet-stream",
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[](size_t offset, size_t length, httplib::DataSink &sink) {
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// Send 'length' bytes starting from 'offset'
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return true;
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});
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});
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// Unknown size (Chunked Transfer Encoding)
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svr.Get("/stream", [](const auto &, auto &res) {
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res.set_chunked_content_provider("text/plain",
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[](size_t offset, httplib::DataSink &sink) {
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sink.write("chunk\n", 6);
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return true; // Return false to finish
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});
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});
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```
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For uploading large files, `make_file_provider()` comes in handy. It streams the file instead of loading it all into memory.
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```cpp
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httplib::Client cli("http://localhost:8080");
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auto res = cli.Post("/upload", {}, {}, {
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httplib::make_file_provider("file", "/path/to/large-file.zip")
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});
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```
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## Server-Sent Events (SSE)
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We provide an SSE client as well. It supports automatic reconnection and resuming via `Last-Event-ID`.
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```cpp
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httplib::Client cli("http://localhost:8080");
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httplib::sse::SSEClient sse(cli, "/events");
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sse.on_message([](const httplib::sse::SSEMessage &msg) {
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std::cout << msg.event << ": " << msg.data << std::endl;
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});
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sse.start(); // Blocking, with auto-reconnection
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```
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You can also set separate handlers for each event type.
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```cpp
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sse.on_event("update", [](const httplib::sse::SSEMessage &msg) {
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// Only handles "update" events
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});
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```
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## Authentication
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The client has helpers for Basic auth, Bearer Token auth, and Digest auth.
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```cpp
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httplib::Client cli("https://api.example.com");
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cli.set_basic_auth("user", "password");
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cli.set_bearer_token_auth("my-token");
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```
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## Compression
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We support compression and decompression with gzip, Brotli, and Zstandard. Define the corresponding macro when you compile.
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| Method | Macro |
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| -- | -- |
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| gzip | `CPPHTTPLIB_ZLIB_SUPPORT` |
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| Brotli | `CPPHTTPLIB_BROTLI_SUPPORT` |
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| Zstandard | `CPPHTTPLIB_ZSTD_SUPPORT` |
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```cpp
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httplib::Client cli("https://example.com");
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cli.set_compress(true); // Compress request body
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cli.set_decompress(true); // Decompress response body
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```
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## Proxy
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You can connect through an HTTP proxy.
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```cpp
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httplib::Client cli("https://example.com");
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cli.set_proxy("proxy.example.com", 8080);
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cli.set_proxy_basic_auth("user", "password");
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```
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## Timeouts
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You can set connection, read, and write timeouts individually.
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```cpp
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httplib::Client cli("https://example.com");
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cli.set_connection_timeout(5, 0); // 5 seconds
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cli.set_read_timeout(10, 0); // 10 seconds
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cli.set_write_timeout(10, 0); // 10 seconds
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```
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## Keep-Alive
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If you're making multiple requests to the same server, enable Keep-Alive. It reuses the TCP connection, which is much more efficient.
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```cpp
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httplib::Client cli("https://example.com");
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cli.set_keep_alive(true);
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```
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## Server Middleware
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You can hook into request processing before and after handlers run.
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```cpp
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svr.set_pre_routing_handler([](const auto &req, auto &res) {
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// Runs before every request
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return httplib::Server::HandlerResponse::Unhandled; // Continue to normal routing
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});
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svr.set_post_routing_handler([](const auto &req, auto &res) {
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// Runs after the response is sent
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res.set_header("X-Server", "cpp-httplib");
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});
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```
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Use `res.user_data` to pass data from middleware to handlers. This is useful for sharing things like decoded auth tokens.
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```cpp
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svr.set_pre_routing_handler([](const auto &req, auto &res) {
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res.user_data["auth_user"] = std::string("alice");
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return httplib::Server::HandlerResponse::Unhandled;
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});
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svr.Get("/me", [](const auto &req, auto &res) {
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auto user = std::any_cast<std::string>(res.user_data.at("auth_user"));
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res.set_content("Hello, " + user, "text/plain");
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});
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```
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You can also customize error and exception handlers.
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```cpp
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svr.set_error_handler([](const auto &req, auto &res) {
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res.set_content("Custom Error Page", "text/html");
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});
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svr.set_exception_handler([](const auto &req, auto &res, std::exception_ptr ep) {
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res.status = 500;
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res.set_content("Internal Server Error", "text/plain");
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});
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```
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## Logging
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You can set a logger on both the server and the client.
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```cpp
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svr.set_logger([](const auto &req, const auto &res) {
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std::cout << req.method << " " << req.path << " " << res.status << std::endl;
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});
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```
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## Unix Domain Socket
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In addition to TCP, we support Unix Domain Sockets. You can use them for inter-process communication on the same machine.
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```cpp
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// Server
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httplib::Server svr;
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svr.set_address_family(AF_UNIX);
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svr.listen("/tmp/httplib.sock", 0);
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```
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```cpp
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// Client
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httplib::Client cli("http://localhost");
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cli.set_address_family(AF_UNIX);
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cli.set_hostname_addr_map({{"localhost", "/tmp/httplib.sock"}});
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auto res = cli.Get("/");
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```
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## Learn More
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Want to dig deeper? Check out these resources.
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- Cookbook — A collection of recipes for common use cases
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- [README](https://github.com/yhirose/cpp-httplib/blob/master/README.md) — Full API reference
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- [README-sse](https://github.com/yhirose/cpp-httplib/blob/master/README-sse.md) — How to use Server-Sent Events
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- [README-stream](https://github.com/yhirose/cpp-httplib/blob/master/README-stream.md) — How to use the Streaming API
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- [README-websocket](https://github.com/yhirose/cpp-httplib/blob/master/README-websocket.md) — How to use the WebSocket server
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