abstracted the HTTP_HANDLER

to let the user integrate at the level of its choice
(either very early so handle itself the header handling, or later to reuse existing code)

application_handler.e

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+note
+	description: "Summary description for {HTTP_CONNECTION_HANDLER}."
+	author: ""
+	date: "$Date$"
+	revision: "$Revision$"
+
+class
+	APPLICATION_CONNECTION_HANDLER
+
+inherit
+	HTTP_CONNECTION_HANDLER
+
+create
+	make
+
+feature -- Request processing
+
+	process_request (a_uri: STRING; a_method: STRING; a_headers_map: HASH_TABLE [STRING, STRING]; a_headers_text: STRING; a_input: HTTP_INPUT_STREAM; a_output: HTTP_OUTPUT_STREAM)
+			-- Process request ...
+		do
+			if a_method.is_equal (Get) then
+				execute_get_request (a_uri, a_headers_map, a_headers_text, a_input, a_output)
+			elseif a_method.is_equal (Post) then
+				execute_post_request (a_uri, a_headers_map, a_headers_text, a_input, a_output)
+			elseif a_method.is_equal (Put) then
+			elseif a_method.is_equal (Options) then
+			elseif a_method.is_equal (Head) then
+			elseif a_method.is_equal (Delete) then
+			elseif a_method.is_equal (Trace) then
+			elseif a_method.is_equal (Connect) then
+			else
+				debug
+					print ("Method [" + a_method + "] not supported")
+				end
+			end
+		end
+
+	execute_get_request (a_uri: STRING; a_headers_map: HASH_TABLE [STRING, STRING]; a_headers_text: STRING; a_input: HTTP_INPUT_STREAM; a_output: HTTP_OUTPUT_STREAM)
+		local
+			l_http_request : HTTP_REQUEST_HANDLER
+		do
+			create {GET_REQUEST_HANDLER} l_http_request.make (a_input, a_output)
+			l_http_request.set_uri (a_uri)
+			l_http_request.process
+		end
+
+	execute_post_request (a_uri: STRING; a_headers_map: HASH_TABLE [STRING, STRING]; a_headers_text: STRING; a_input: HTTP_INPUT_STREAM; a_output: HTTP_OUTPUT_STREAM)
+		local
+			l_http_request : HTTP_REQUEST_HANDLER
+		do
+			check not_yet_implemented: False end
+			create {POST_REQUEST_HANDLER} l_http_request.make (a_input, a_output)
+			l_http_request.set_uri (a_uri)
+			l_http_request.process
+		end
+
+end