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The call blocks until one of the following conditions 46 is true: 47 </p> 48<div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" style="list-style-type: disc; "> 49<li class="listitem"> 50 The request is received and the response is sent. 51 </li> 52<li class="listitem"> 53 An error occurs. 54 </li> 55</ul></div> 56<p> 57 The algorithm, known as a <span class="emphasis"><em>composed operation</em></span>, is 58 implemented in terms of calls to the next layer's <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">read_some</span></code> 59 and <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">write_some</span></code> functions. 60 If a valid upgrade request is received, an HTTP response with a <a href="https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7230#section-3.1.2" target="_top">status-code</a> 61 of <a class="link" href="../../boost__beast__http__status.html" title="http::status"><code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">beast</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">http</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">status</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">switching_protocols</span></code></a> is sent 62 to the peer, otherwise a non-successful error is associated with the 63 operation. If the request size exceeds the capacity of the stream's internal 64 buffer, the error <a class="link" href="../../boost__beast__websocket__error.html" title="websocket::error"><code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">error</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">buffer_overflow</span></code></a> will be indicated. 65 To handle larger requests, an application should read the HTTP request 66 directly using <a class="link" href="../../boost__beast__http__read/overload1.html" title="http::read (1 of 4 overloads)"><code class="computeroutput"> 67 <span class="identifier">http</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">read</span> </code></a> and then pass the request 68 to the appropriate overload of <a class="link" href="overload1.html" title="websocket::stream::accept (1 of 6 overloads)"><code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">accept</span></code></a> or <a class="link" href="../async_accept/overload1.html" title="websocket::stream::async_accept (1 of 3 overloads)"><code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">async_accept</span></code></a> 69 </p> 70<h7><a name="beast.ref.boost__beast__websocket__stream.accept.overload1.h2"></a> 71 <span class="phrase"><a name="beast.ref.boost__beast__websocket__stream.accept.overload1.exceptions"></a></span><a class="link" href="overload1.html#beast.ref.boost__beast__websocket__stream.accept.overload1.exceptions">Exceptions</a> 72 </h7><div class="informaltable"><table class="table"> 73<colgroup> 74<col> 75<col> 76</colgroup> 77<thead><tr> 78<th> 79 <p> 80 Type 81 </p> 82 </th> 83<th> 84 <p> 85 Thrown On 86 </p> 87 </th> 88</tr></thead> 89<tbody><tr> 90<td> 91 <p> 92 <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">system_error</span></code> 93 </p> 94 </td> 95<td> 96 <p> 97 Thrown on failure. 98 </p> 99 </td> 100</tr></tbody> 101</table></div> 102<h7><a name="beast.ref.boost__beast__websocket__stream.accept.overload1.h3"></a> 103 <span class="phrase"><a name="beast.ref.boost__beast__websocket__stream.accept.overload1.see_also"></a></span><a class="link" href="overload1.html#beast.ref.boost__beast__websocket__stream.accept.overload1.see_also">See 104 Also</a> 105 </h7><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" style="list-style-type: disc; "><li class="listitem"> 106 <a href="https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6455#section-4.2" target="_top">Websocket 107 Opening Handshake Server Requirements (RFC6455)</a> 108 </li></ul></div> 109</div> 110<table xmlns:rev="http://www.cs.rpi.edu/~gregod/boost/tools/doc/revision" width="100%"><tr> 111<td align="left"></td> 112<td align="right"><div class="copyright-footer">Copyright © 2016-2019 Vinnie 113 Falco<p> 114 Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0. 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