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The call blocks until one of the following conditions 49 is true: 50 </p> 51<div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" style="list-style-type: disc; "> 52<li class="listitem"> 53 The request is received and the response is sent. 54 </li> 55<li class="listitem"> 56 An error occurs. 57 </li> 58</ul></div> 59<p> 60 The algorithm, known as a <span class="emphasis"><em>composed operation</em></span>, is 61 implemented in terms of calls to the next layer's <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">read_some</span></code> 62 and <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">write_some</span></code> functions. 63 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> 64 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 65 to the peer, otherwise a non-successful error is associated with the 66 operation. If the request size exceeds the capacity of the stream's internal 67 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. 68 To handle larger requests, an application should read the HTTP request 69 directly using <a class="link" href="../../boost__beast__http__read/overload1.html" title="http::read (1 of 4 overloads)"><code class="computeroutput"> 70 <span class="identifier">http</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">read</span> </code></a> and then pass the request 71 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> 72 </p> 73<h7><a name="beast.ref.boost__beast__websocket__stream.accept.overload3.h2"></a> 74 <span class="phrase"><a name="beast.ref.boost__beast__websocket__stream.accept.overload3.parameters"></a></span><a class="link" href="overload3.html#beast.ref.boost__beast__websocket__stream.accept.overload3.parameters">Parameters</a> 75 </h7><div class="informaltable"><table class="table"> 76<colgroup> 77<col> 78<col> 79</colgroup> 80<thead><tr> 81<th> 82 <p> 83 Name 84 </p> 85 </th> 86<th> 87 <p> 88 Description 89 </p> 90 </th> 91</tr></thead> 92<tbody><tr> 93<td> 94 <p> 95 <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">buffers</span></code> 96 </p> 97 </td> 98<td> 99 <p> 100 Caller provided data that has already been received on the 101 stream. The implementation will copy the caller provided data 102 before the function returns. 103 </p> 104 </td> 105</tr></tbody> 106</table></div> 107<h7><a name="beast.ref.boost__beast__websocket__stream.accept.overload3.h3"></a> 108 <span class="phrase"><a name="beast.ref.boost__beast__websocket__stream.accept.overload3.exceptions"></a></span><a class="link" href="overload3.html#beast.ref.boost__beast__websocket__stream.accept.overload3.exceptions">Exceptions</a> 109 </h7><div class="informaltable"><table class="table"> 110<colgroup> 111<col> 112<col> 113</colgroup> 114<thead><tr> 115<th> 116 <p> 117 Type 118 </p> 119 </th> 120<th> 121 <p> 122 Thrown On 123 </p> 124 </th> 125</tr></thead> 126<tbody><tr> 127<td> 128 <p> 129 <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">system_error</span></code> 130 </p> 131 </td> 132<td> 133 <p> 134 Thrown on failure. 135 </p> 136 </td> 137</tr></tbody> 138</table></div> 139<h7><a name="beast.ref.boost__beast__websocket__stream.accept.overload3.h4"></a> 140 <span class="phrase"><a name="beast.ref.boost__beast__websocket__stream.accept.overload3.see_also"></a></span><a class="link" href="overload3.html#beast.ref.boost__beast__websocket__stream.accept.overload3.see_also">See 141 Also</a> 142 </h7><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" style="list-style-type: disc; "><li class="listitem"> 143 <a href="https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6455#section-4.2" target="_top">Websocket 144 Opening Handshake Server Requirements (RFC6455)</a> 145 </li></ul></div> 146</div> 147<table xmlns:rev="http://www.cs.rpi.edu/~gregod/boost/tools/doc/revision" width="100%"><tr> 148<td align="left"></td> 149<td align="right"><div class="copyright-footer">Copyright © 2016-2019 Vinnie 150 Falco<p> 151 Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0. 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