util::http::available (public)

 util::http::available [ -preference preference ] [ args... ]

Defined in packages/acs-tcl/tcl/http-client-procs.tcl

Return the preferred HTTP API among those available based on preference and OpenACS installation capabilities.

Switches:

-preference (optional, defaults to "native curl")

decides which available implementation prefer in respective order. Choice is between 'native', based on ns_http api, available for NaviServer only and giving the best performances and 'curl', which wraps the command line utility (available on every system with curl installed).

Testcases:

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