ann: http tools using stackless python

[Aaron Watters]

Sorry to reply to my own post, but as a few people pointed
out there was a javascript bug in the "microchat" demo (that
only manifests itself in certain versions of msie apparently).

   http://207.44.140.37/cgi-bin/mChat.cgi 

Particularly in the Dialog class

   http://207.44.140.37/cgi-bin/annotate.cgi?file=mChat.py#class_Dialog

It should be fixed now.  Sorry sorry sorry.  And thanks
for giving it a whirl.

   -- Aaron Watters

Aaron Watters <aaron at reportlab.com> wrote in message news:<mailman.1039455195.26374.python-list at python.org>...
> Beta Announce:  Stackless HTTP assemblies
> 
> (: Since I've survived the stackless list
> I'll get more bold and try the python main list  :)
> I reworked the stackless_experiments into something
> more presentable that actually has a bit of documentation.
> 
>  From the readme
> 
> """
> the assemblies distribution is intended to provide an
> infrastructure to allow HTTP interactions to be handled
> by persistant processes with arbitrarily complex internal
> state. Included also in the distribution are basic tools
> which may be useful in building other TCP/IP based
> services using stackless Python.
> 
> The primary advantages of the assemblies approach are that
> http services built using these techniques are easier to
> construct and maintain, and faster than other approaches
> such as conventional CGI programming, ASP programming, or
> JSP programming. Note that the assemblies infrastructure
> is not meant to replace other server technology, but may be
> used in cooperation with existing servers as explained below.
> """
> 
> Download:
> 
>    http://207.44.140.37/downloads/assemblies.zip
> 
> Also look at the following online demos that are included in the zip.
> 
>    http://207.44.140.37/cgi-bin/readme.cgi -- interactive readme
>    http://207.44.140.37/cgi-bin/demosession.cgi -- simple session example
>    http://207.44.140.37/cgi-bin/mChat.cgi -- simple HTTP multiframe chat
>    http://207.44.140.37/cgi-bin/mondial.cgi -- mondial database viewer
> 
> Two notes:  (1) the online demos "vector through" an apache server
> and are much slower than a direct connection, and (2) previous versions
> of the server framework would hang occasionally -- I hope I've fixed
> the problem, but I'm not sure -- if it hangs, I apologize.  I'll try to keep
> checking...
> 
> Thanks for the interest and sorry I didn't get back to this sooner.
> 
>   -- Aaron Watters