Function do_session

example/http/server/sync-ssl/http_server_sync_ssl.cpp:214–270

Handles an HTTP server connection

// Handles an HTTP server connection
void
do_session(
    tcp::socket& socket,
    ssl::context& ctx,
    std::shared_ptr<std::string const> const& doc_root)
{
    beast::error_code ec;

    // Construct the stream around the socket
    ssl::stream<tcp::socket&> stream{socket, ctx};

    // Perform the SSL handshake
    stream.handshake(ssl::stream_base::server, ec);
    if(ec)
        return fail(ec, "handshake");

    // This buffer is required to persist across reads
    beast::flat_buffer buffer;

    for(;;)
    {
        // Read a request
        http::request<http::string_body> req;
        http::read(stream, buffer, req, ec);
        if(ec == http::error::end_of_stream)
            break;
        if(ec)
            return fail(ec, "read");

        // Handle request
        http::message_generator msg =
            handle_request(*doc_root, std::move(req));

        // Determine if we should close the connection
        bool keep_alive = msg.keep_alive();

        // Send the response
        beast::write(stream, std::move(msg), ec);

        if(ec)
            return fail(ec, "write");

        if(! keep_alive)
        {
            // This means we should close the connection, usually because
            // the response indicated the "Connection: close" semantic.
            break;
        }
    }

    // Perform the SSL shutdown
    stream.shutdown(ec);
    if(ec)
        return fail(ec, "shutdown");

    // At this point the connection is closed gracefully
}