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31        When a server receives a <a href="https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7231#section-4.3.2" target="_top">HEAD
32        request</a>, the response should contain the entire header that would
33        be delivered if the method was GET, except that the body is omitted.
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35<pre class="programlisting"><span class="comment">/** Handle a HEAD request for a resource.
36*/</span>
37<span class="keyword">template</span><span class="special">&lt;</span>
38    <span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">SyncStream</span><span class="special">,</span>
39    <span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">DynamicBuffer</span>
40<span class="special">&gt;</span>
41<span class="keyword">void</span> <span class="identifier">do_server_head</span><span class="special">(</span>
42    <span class="identifier">SyncStream</span><span class="special">&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">stream</span><span class="special">,</span>
43    <span class="identifier">DynamicBuffer</span><span class="special">&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">buffer</span><span class="special">,</span>
44    <span class="identifier">error_code</span><span class="special">&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">ec</span><span class="special">)</span>
45<span class="special">{</span>
46    <span class="keyword">static_assert</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">is_sync_stream</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">SyncStream</span><span class="special">&gt;::</span><span class="identifier">value</span><span class="special">,</span>
47        <span class="string">"SyncStream requirements not met"</span><span class="special">);</span>
48    <span class="keyword">static_assert</span><span class="special">(</span>
49        <span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">asio</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">is_dynamic_buffer</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">DynamicBuffer</span><span class="special">&gt;::</span><span class="identifier">value</span><span class="special">,</span>
50        <span class="string">"DynamicBuffer requirements not met"</span><span class="special">);</span>
51
52    <span class="comment">// We deliver this payload for all GET requests</span>
53    <span class="keyword">static</span> <span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">string</span> <span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">payload</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="string">"Hello, world!"</span><span class="special">;</span>
54
55    <span class="comment">// Read the request</span>
56    <span class="identifier">request</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">string_body</span><span class="special">&gt;</span> <span class="identifier">req</span><span class="special">;</span>
57    <span class="identifier">read</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">stream</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">buffer</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">req</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">ec</span><span class="special">);</span>
58    <span class="keyword">if</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">ec</span><span class="special">)</span>
59        <span class="keyword">return</span><span class="special">;</span>
60
61    <span class="comment">// Set up the response, starting with the common fields</span>
62    <span class="identifier">response</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">string_body</span><span class="special">&gt;</span> <span class="identifier">res</span><span class="special">;</span>
63    <span class="identifier">res</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">version</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="number">11</span><span class="special">);</span>
64    <span class="identifier">res</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">set</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">field</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">server</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="string">"test"</span><span class="special">);</span>
65
66    <span class="comment">// Now handle request-specific fields</span>
67    <span class="keyword">switch</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">req</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">method</span><span class="special">())</span>
68    <span class="special">{</span>
69    <span class="keyword">case</span> <span class="identifier">verb</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">head</span><span class="special">:</span>
70    <span class="keyword">case</span> <span class="identifier">verb</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">get</span><span class="special">:</span>
71    <span class="special">{</span>
72        <span class="comment">// A HEAD request is handled by delivering the same</span>
73        <span class="comment">// set of headers that would be sent for a GET request,</span>
74        <span class="comment">// including the Content-Length, except for the body.</span>
75        <span class="identifier">res</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">result</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">status</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">ok</span><span class="special">);</span>
76        <span class="identifier">res</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">content_length</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">payload</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">size</span><span class="special">());</span>
77
78        <span class="comment">// For GET requests, we include the body</span>
79        <span class="keyword">if</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">req</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">method</span><span class="special">()</span> <span class="special">==</span> <span class="identifier">verb</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">get</span><span class="special">)</span>
80        <span class="special">{</span>
81            <span class="comment">// We deliver the same payload for GET requests</span>
82            <span class="comment">// regardless of the target. A real server might</span>
83            <span class="comment">// deliver a file based on the target.</span>
84            <span class="identifier">res</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">body</span><span class="special">()</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">payload</span><span class="special">;</span>
85        <span class="special">}</span>
86        <span class="keyword">break</span><span class="special">;</span>
87    <span class="special">}</span>
88
89    <span class="keyword">default</span><span class="special">:</span>
90    <span class="special">{</span>
91        <span class="comment">// We return responses indicating an error if</span>
92        <span class="comment">// we do not recognize the request method.</span>
93        <span class="identifier">res</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">result</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">status</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">bad_request</span><span class="special">);</span>
94        <span class="identifier">res</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">set</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">field</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">content_type</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="string">"text/plain"</span><span class="special">);</span>
95        <span class="identifier">res</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">body</span><span class="special">()</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="string">"Invalid request-method '"</span> <span class="special">+</span> <span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">string</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">req</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">method_string</span><span class="special">())</span> <span class="special">+</span> <span class="string">"'"</span><span class="special">;</span>
96        <span class="identifier">res</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">prepare_payload</span><span class="special">();</span>
97        <span class="keyword">break</span><span class="special">;</span>
98    <span class="special">}</span>
99    <span class="special">}</span>
100
101    <span class="comment">// Send the response</span>
102    <span class="identifier">write</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">stream</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">res</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">ec</span><span class="special">);</span>
103    <span class="keyword">if</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">ec</span><span class="special">)</span>
104        <span class="keyword">return</span><span class="special">;</span>
105<span class="special">}</span>
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