Added advanced settings for standalone connector

- max_concurrent_connections=100
- keep_alive_timeout=15
- max_tcp_clients=100
- socket_timeout=300
- max_keep_alive_requests=300
And then can be set via the options as well, and via .ini file.
Also improved the verbose console output system.

examples/simple/application.e

@@ -20,9 +20,10 @@ feature {NONE} -- Initialization
 	initialize
 			-- Initialize current service.
 		do
-			set_service_option ("port", 9090)
+				-- Specific to `standalone' connector (the EiffelWeb server).
+				-- See `{WSF_STANDALONE_SERVICE_LAUNCHER}.initialize'
+ 			set_service_option ("port", 9090)
+			import_service_options (create {WSF_SERVICE_LAUNCHER_OPTIONS_FROM_INI}.make_from_file ("simple.ini"))
 		end
 
-
-
 end

examples/simple/application_execution.e

@@ -17,10 +17,13 @@ feature -- Basic operations
 	execute
 		local
 			s: STRING
-		do
-			-- To send a response we need to setup, the status code and
-			-- the response headers.
-			s := "Hello World!"
+			dt: HTTP_DATE
+ 		do
+ 			-- To send a response we need to setup, the status code and
+ 			-- the response headers.
+ 			s := "Hello World!"
+			create dt.make_now_utc
+			s.append (" (UTC time is " + dt.rfc850_string + ").")
 			response.put_header ({HTTP_STATUS_CODE}.ok, <<["Content-Type", "text/html"], ["Content-Length", s.count.out]>>)
 			response.set_status_code ({HTTP_STATUS_CODE}.ok)
 			response.header.put_content_type_text_html

examples/simple/simple.ecf

@@ -1,35 +1,28 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
-<system xmlns="http://www.eiffel.com/developers/xml/configuration-1-13-0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.eiffel.com/developers/xml/configuration-1-13-0 http://www.eiffel.com/developers/xml/configuration-1-13-0.xsd" name="simple" uuid="C28C4F53-9963-46C0-A080-8F13E94E7486" library_target="simple">
+<system xmlns="http://www.eiffel.com/developers/xml/configuration-1-15-0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.eiffel.com/developers/xml/configuration-1-15-0 http://www.eiffel.com/developers/xml/configuration-1-15-0.xsd" name="simple" uuid="C28C4F53-9963-46C0-A080-8F13E94E7486" library_target="simple">
 	<target name="common" abstract="true">
 		<file_rule>
-			<exclude>/EIFGENs$</exclude>
-			<exclude>/CVS$</exclude>
 			<exclude>/.svn$</exclude>
+			<exclude>/CVS$</exclude>
+			<exclude>/EIFGENs$</exclude>
 		</file_rule>
-		<option warning="true" full_class_checking="false" is_attached_by_default="true" void_safety="transitional" syntax="transitional">
+		<option warning="true" full_class_checking="false" is_attached_by_default="true" is_obsolete_routine_type="true" void_safety="transitional" syntax="transitional">
 			<assertions precondition="true" postcondition="true" check="true" invariant="true" loop="true" supplier_precondition="true"/>
 		</option>
+		<setting name="console_application" value="true"/>
 		<library name="base" location="$ISE_LIBRARY\library\base\base-safe.ecf"/>
 		<library name="http" location="..\..\library\network\protocol\http\http-safe.ecf"/>
 		<library name="wsf" location="..\..\library\server\wsf\wsf-safe.ecf"/>
 	</target>
 	<target name="simple_standalone" extends="common">
 		<root class="APPLICATION" feature="make_and_launch"/>
-		<option warning="true" is_attached_by_default="true" void_safety="transitional" syntax="transitional">
+		<option warning="true" is_attached_by_default="true" void_safety="all" syntax="transitional">
 			<assertions precondition="true" postcondition="true" check="true" invariant="true" loop="true" supplier_precondition="true"/>
 		</option>
-		<setting name="concurrency" value="thread"/>
+		<setting name="concurrency" value="scoop"/>
 		<library name="default_standalone" location="..\..\library\server\wsf\default\standalone-safe.ecf"/>
 		<cluster name="simple" location=".\" recursive="true"/>
 	</target>
-	<target name="simple_nino" extends="common">
-		<root class="APPLICATION" feature="make_and_launch"/>
-		<option warning="true" is_attached_by_default="true" void_safety="transitional" syntax="transitional">
-			<assertions precondition="true" postcondition="true" check="true" invariant="true" loop="true" supplier_precondition="true"/>
-		</option>
-		<library name="default_nino" location="..\..\library\server\wsf\default\nino-safe.ecf"/>
-		<cluster name="simple" location=".\" recursive="true"/>
-	</target>
 	<target name="simple_cgi" extends="common">
 		<root class="APPLICATION" feature="make_and_launch"/>
 		<option warning="true" is_attached_by_default="true" void_safety="transitional" syntax="transitional">

examples/simple/simple.ini

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+verbose=true
+verbose_level=ALERT
+port=9090
+#max_concurrent_connections=100
+#keep_alive_timeout=15
+#max_tcp_clients=100
+#socket_timeout=300
+#max_keep_alive_requests=300

library/server/ewsgi/connectors/standalone/src/httpd/concurrency/scoop/httpd_connection_handler.e

@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ feature {NONE} -- Initialization
 		local
 			n: INTEGER
 			p: like pool
-		do
-			n := max_concurrent_connections (server)
+	 	do
+			n := max_concurrent_connections (server).max (1) -- At least one processor!
 			create p.make (n)
 			initialize_pool (p, n)
 			pool := p

library/server/ewsgi/connectors/standalone/src/httpd/concurrency/thread/httpd_connection_handler.e

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ feature {NONE} -- Initialization
 		local
 			n: INTEGER
 		do
-			n := max_concurrent_connections (server)
+			n := max_concurrent_connections (server).max (1) -- At least one thread!
 			create pool.make (n.to_natural_32)
 		end
 

library/server/ewsgi/connectors/standalone/src/httpd/configuration/httpd_configuration_i.e

@@ -10,17 +10,26 @@ feature {NONE} -- Initialization
 
 	make
 		do
-			http_server_port := 80
-			max_concurrent_connections := 100
-			max_tcp_clients := 100
-			socket_accept_timeout := 1_000
-			socket_connect_timeout := 5_000
-			keep_alive_timeout := 5
+			http_server_port := default_http_server_port
+			max_concurrent_connections := default_max_concurrent_connections
+			max_tcp_clients := default_max_tcp_clients
+			socket_timeout := default_socket_timeout
+			keep_alive_timeout := default_keep_alive_timeout
+			max_keep_alive_requests := default_max_keep_alive_requests
 			is_secure := False
 			create ca_crt.make_empty
 			create ca_key.make_empty
 		end
 
+feature -- Defaults
+
+	default_http_server_port: INTEGER = 80
+	default_max_concurrent_connections: INTEGER = 100
+	default_max_tcp_clients: INTEGER = 100
+	default_socket_timeout: INTEGER = 300 -- seconds
+	default_keep_alive_timeout: INTEGER = 15 -- seconds
+	default_max_keep_alive_requests: INTEGER = 100
+
 feature -- Access
 
 	Server_details: STRING_8
@@ -31,26 +40,53 @@ feature -- Access
 	http_server_name: detachable READABLE_STRING_8 assign set_http_server_name
 	http_server_port: INTEGER assign set_http_server_port
 	max_tcp_clients: INTEGER assign set_max_tcp_clients
+			-- Listen on socket for at most `queue' connections.
+
+	socket_timeout: INTEGER assign set_socket_timeout
+			-- Amount of seconds that the server waits for receipts and transmissions during communications.
+			-- note: with timeout of 0, socket can wait for ever.
+			-- By default: 300 seconds, which is appropriate for most situations.
+
 	max_concurrent_connections: INTEGER assign set_max_concurrent_connections
-	socket_accept_timeout: INTEGER assign set_socket_accept_timeout
-	socket_connect_timeout: INTEGER assign set_socket_connect_timeout
+			-- Max number of concurrent connections.
+
 	force_single_threaded: BOOLEAN assign set_force_single_threaded
 		do
-			Result := (max_concurrent_connections = 0)
+			Result := max_concurrent_connections = 0
 		end
 
 	is_verbose: BOOLEAN assign set_is_verbose
 			-- Display verbose message to the output?
 
+	verbose_level: INTEGER assign set_verbose_level
+			-- Verbosity of output.
+
 	keep_alive_timeout: INTEGER assign set_keep_alive_timeout
-			-- Persistent connection timeout
+			-- Persistent connection timeout.
+			-- Number of seconds the server waits after a request has been served before it closes the connection.
 			-- Timeout unit in Seconds.
+			-- By default: 5 seconds.
+
+	max_keep_alive_requests: INTEGER assign set_max_keep_alive_requests
+			-- Maximum number of requests allowed per persistent connection.
+			-- Recommended a high setting.
+			-- To disable KeepAlive, set `max_keep_alive_requests' to 0.
+			-- By default: 100 .
 
 	has_ssl_support: BOOLEAN
 			-- Has SSL support?
 		deferred
 		end
 
+	request_settings: HTTPD_REQUEST_SETTINGS
+		do
+			Result.is_verbose := is_verbose
+			Result.verbose_level := verbose_level
+			Result.timeout := socket_timeout
+			Result.keep_alive_timeout := keep_alive_timeout
+			Result.max_keep_alive_requests := max_keep_alive_requests
+		end
+
 feature -- Access: SSL
 
 	is_secure: BOOLEAN
@@ -74,7 +110,6 @@ feature -- Element change
 			else
 				create {IMMUTABLE_STRING_8} http_server_name.make_from_separate (v)
 			end
-			--| Missing postcondition.	
 		end
 
 	unset_http_server_name
@@ -109,23 +144,35 @@ feature -- Element change
 			max_concurrent_connections_set : max_concurrent_connections = v
 		end
 
-	set_socket_accept_timeout (v: like socket_accept_timeout)
-			-- Set `socket_accept_timeout' with `v'
+	set_socket_timeout (a_nb_seconds: like socket_timeout)
+			-- Set `socket_timeout' with `a_nb_seconds'
 		do
-			socket_accept_timeout := v
+			socket_timeout := a_nb_seconds
 		ensure
-			socket_accept_timeout_set: socket_accept_timeout = v
+			socket_timeout_set: socket_timeout = a_nb_seconds
 		end
 
-	set_socket_connect_timeout (v: like socket_connect_timeout)
-			-- Set `socket_connect_timeout' with `v'
+	set_keep_alive_timeout (a_seconds: like keep_alive_timeout)
+			-- Set `keep_alive_timeout' with `a_seconds'
 		do
-			socket_connect_timeout := v
+			keep_alive_timeout := a_seconds
 		ensure
-			socket_connect_timeout_set:  socket_connect_timeout = v
+			keep_alive_timeout_set: keep_alive_timeout = a_seconds
+		end
+
+	set_max_keep_alive_requests (nb: like max_keep_alive_requests)
+			-- Set `max_keep_alive_requests' with `nb'
+		do
+			max_keep_alive_requests := nb
+		ensure
+			max_keep_alive_requests_set:  max_keep_alive_requests = nb
 		end
 
 	set_force_single_threaded (v: like force_single_threaded)
+			-- Force server to handle incoming request in a single thread.
+			-- i.e set max_concurrent_connections to 0!
+		obsolete
+			"Use set_max_concurrent_connections (0) [June/2016]"
 		do
 			if v then
 				set_max_concurrent_connections (0)
@@ -143,12 +190,12 @@ feature -- Element change
 			is_verbose_set:  is_verbose = b
 		end
 
-	set_keep_alive_timeout (a_seconds: like keep_alive_timeout)
-			-- Set `keep_alive_timeout' with `a_seconds'
+	set_verbose_level (lev: INTEGER)
+			-- Set `verbose_level' to `lev'.
 		do
-			keep_alive_timeout := a_seconds
+			verbose_level := lev
 		ensure
-			keep_alive_timeout_set: keep_alive_timeout = a_seconds
+			verbose_level_set: verbose_level = lev
 		end
 
 	mark_secure

library/server/ewsgi/connectors/standalone/src/httpd/configuration/httpd_request_settings.e

@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+note
+	description: "[
+			Request settings for the standalone HTTPd server.
+		]"
+	author: "$Author$"
+	date: "$Date$"
+	revision: "$Revision$"
+
+expanded class
+	HTTPD_REQUEST_SETTINGS
+
+feature -- Access
+
+	is_verbose: BOOLEAN assign set_is_verbose
+			-- Is verbose?
+
+	verbose_level: INTEGER assign set_verbose_level
+			-- Verbosity of output.
+
+	timeout: INTEGER assign set_timeout
+			-- Amount of seconds that the server waits for receipts and transmissions during communications.
+
+	keep_alive_timeout: INTEGER assign set_keep_alive_timeout
+			-- Keep-alive timeout, also known as persistent-connection timeout.
+			-- Number of seconds the server waits after a request has been served before it closes the connection.
+			-- Unit in Seconds.
+
+	max_keep_alive_requests: INTEGER assign set_max_keep_alive_requests
+			-- Maximum number of requests allowed per persistent connection.
+
+feature -- Change
+
+	set_is_verbose (b: BOOLEAN)
+			-- Set `is_verbose' to `b'.
+		do
+			is_verbose := b
+		end
+
+	set_verbose_level (lev: INTEGER)
+			-- Set `verbose_level' to `lev'.
+		do
+			verbose_level := lev
+		end
+
+	set_timeout (a_timeout_in_seconds: INTEGER)
+			-- Set `timeout' to `a_timeout_in_seconds'.
+		do
+			timeout := a_timeout_in_seconds
+		end
+
+	set_keep_alive_timeout (a_timeout_in_seconds: INTEGER)
+			-- Set `keep_alive_timeout' to `a_timeout_in_seconds'.
+		do
+			keep_alive_timeout := a_timeout_in_seconds
+		end
+
+	set_max_keep_alive_requests (nb: like max_keep_alive_requests)
+			-- Set `max_keep_alive_requests' with `nb'
+		do
+			max_keep_alive_requests := nb
+		end
+
+end
+

library/server/ewsgi/connectors/standalone/src/httpd/httpd_logger_constants.e

@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+note
+	description: "[
+			Constant value to define the logging level.
+		]"
+	date: "$Date$"
+	revision: "$Revision$"
+
+deferred class
+	HTTPD_LOGGER_CONSTANTS
+
+feature -- Access
+
+	alert_level: INTEGER 		= 1		-- 0000 0001
+	critical_level: INTEGER 	= 2		-- 0000 0010
+	error_level: INTEGER 		= 4		-- 0000 0100
+	warning_level: INTEGER 		= 8		-- 0000 1000
+
+	notice_level: INTEGER 		= 16	-- 0001 0000
+	information_level: INTEGER 	= 32	-- 0010 0000
+	debug_level: INTEGER 		= 64	-- 0100 0000	
+
+end

library/server/ewsgi/connectors/standalone/src/httpd/httpd_request_handler_i.e

@@ -9,11 +9,20 @@ deferred class
 inherit
 	HTTPD_DEBUG_FACILITIES
 
+	HTTPD_LOGGER_CONSTANTS
+
 feature {NONE} -- Initialization
 
-	make
+	make (a_request_settings: HTTPD_REQUEST_SETTINGS)
 		do
 			reset
+				-- Import global request settings.
+			timeout := a_request_settings.timeout -- seconds
+			keep_alive_timeout := a_request_settings.keep_alive_timeout -- seconds
+			max_keep_alive_requests := a_request_settings.max_keep_alive_requests
+
+			is_verbose := a_request_settings.is_verbose
+			verbose_level := a_request_settings.verbose_level
 		end
 
 	reset
@@ -107,16 +116,29 @@ feature -- Access
 feature -- Settings	
 
 	is_verbose: BOOLEAN
+			-- Output messages?
+
+	verbose_level: INTEGER
+			-- Output verbosity.
 
 	is_persistent_connection_supported: BOOLEAN
 			-- Is persistent connection supported?
 		do
-			Result := {HTTPD_SERVER}.is_persistent_connection_supported
-		end	
+			Result := {HTTPD_SERVER}.is_persistent_connection_supported and then max_keep_alive_requests > 0
+		end
 
-	persistent_connection_timeout: INTEGER = 5 -- seconds
+	is_next_persistent_connection_supported: BOOLEAN
+			-- Is next persistent connection supported?
+			-- note: it is relevant only if `is_persistent_connection_supported' is True.
+
+	timeout: INTEGER -- seconds
+			-- Amount of seconds that the server waits for receipts and transmissions during communications.
+
+	max_keep_alive_requests: INTEGER
+			-- Maximum number of requests allowed per persistent connection.
+
+	keep_alive_timeout: INTEGER -- seconds
 			-- Number of seconds for persistent connection timeout.
-			-- Default: 5 sec.
 
 feature -- Status report
 
@@ -162,7 +184,7 @@ feature -- Execution
 		local
 			l_socket: like client_socket
 			l_exit: BOOLEAN
-			n: INTEGER
+			n,m: INTEGER
 		do
 			l_socket := client_socket
 			check
@@ -172,15 +194,21 @@ feature -- Execution
 			from
 					-- Process persistent connection as long the socket is not closed.
 				n := 0
+				m := max_keep_alive_requests
+				is_next_persistent_connection_supported := True
 			until
 				l_exit
 			loop
 				n := n + 1
+				if n >= m then
+					is_next_persistent_connection_supported := False
+				end
 					-- FIXME: it seems to be called one more time, mostly to see this is done.
 				execute_request
 				l_exit := not is_persistent_connection_supported
-						or has_error or l_socket.is_closed or not l_socket.is_open_read
+						or not is_next_persistent_connection_supported -- related to `max_keep_alive_requests'
 						or not is_persistent_connection_requested
+						or has_error or l_socket.is_closed or not l_socket.is_open_read
 				reset_request
 			end
 		end
@@ -192,7 +220,6 @@ feature -- Execution
 			l_remote_info: detachable like remote_info
 			l_socket: like client_socket
 			l_is_ready: BOOLEAN
-			i: INTEGER
 		do
 			l_socket := client_socket
 			check
@@ -210,19 +237,11 @@ feature -- Execution
 
 					--| TODO: add configuration options for socket timeout.
 					--| set by default 5 seconds.
---				l_socket.set_timeout (persistent_connection_timeout) -- 5 seconds!
-				l_socket.set_timeout (1) -- 1 second!
-				from
-					i := persistent_connection_timeout -- * 1 sec
-				until
-					l_is_ready or i <= 0 or has_error
-				loop
-					l_is_ready := l_socket.ready_for_reading
-					check not l_socket.is_closed end
-					i := i - 1
-				end
+				l_socket.set_timeout (keep_alive_timeout) -- 5 seconds!
+				l_is_ready := l_socket.ready_for_reading
 
 				if l_is_ready then
+					l_socket.set_timeout (timeout) -- FIXME: return a 408 Request Timeout response ..
 					create l_remote_info
 					if attached l_socket.peer_address as l_addr then
 						l_remote_info.addr := l_addr.host_address.host_address
@@ -242,10 +261,13 @@ feature -- Execution
 					if l_is_ready then
 	--					check catch_bad_incoming_connection: False end
 						if is_verbose then
-							log ("ERROR: invalid HTTP incoming request")
+							log (request_header + "%NWARNING: invalid HTTP incoming request", warning_level)
 						end
 					end
 				else
+					if is_verbose then
+						log (request_header, information_level)
+					end
 					process_request (l_socket)
 	            end
 	            debug ("dbglog")
@@ -289,11 +311,11 @@ feature -- Parsing
 		do
 			create txt.make (64)
 			request_header := txt
-			if 	
+			if
 				not has_error and then
 				a_socket.is_readable and then
 				attached next_line (a_socket) as l_request_line and then
-				not l_request_line.is_empty 
+				not l_request_line.is_empty
 			then
 				txt.append (l_request_line)
 				txt.append_character ('%N')
@@ -310,8 +332,10 @@ feature -- Parsing
 					line = Void or end_of_stream or has_error
 				loop
 					n := line.count
-					if l_is_verbose then
-						log (line)
+					debug ("ew_standalone")
+						if l_is_verbose then
+							log (line, debug_level)
+						end
 					end
 					pos := line.index_of (':', 1)
 					if pos > 0 then
@@ -358,9 +382,11 @@ feature -- Parsing
 		local
 			n, pos, next_pos: INTEGER
 		do
-			if is_verbose then
-				log ("%N## Parse HTTP request line ##")
-				log (line)
+			debug ("ew_standalone")
+				if is_verbose then
+					log ("%N## Parse HTTP request line ##", debug_level)
+					log (line, debug_level)
+				end
 			end
 			pos := line.index_of (' ', 1)
 			method := line.substring (1, pos - 1)
@@ -377,7 +403,7 @@ feature -- Parsing
 	next_line (a_socket: HTTPD_STREAM_SOCKET): detachable STRING
 			-- Next line fetched from `a_socket' is available.
 		require
-			not_has_error: not has_error
+			not_has_error: not has_error or is_verbose
 			is_readable: a_socket.is_open_read
 		local
 			retried: BOOLEAN
@@ -388,19 +414,19 @@ feature -- Parsing
 			elseif a_socket.readable then
 				a_socket.read_line_thread_aware
 				Result := a_socket.last_string
-					-- Do no check `socket_ok' before socket operation, 
+					-- Do no check `socket_ok' before socket operation,
 					-- otherwise it may be False, due to error during other socket operation in same thread.
 				if not a_socket.socket_ok then
 					has_error := True
 					if is_verbose then
-						log ("%N## Socket is not ok! ##")
+						log (request_header +"%N" + Result + "%N## socket_ok=False! ##", debug_level)
 					end
 				end
 			else
 					-- Error with socket...
 				has_error := True
 				if is_verbose then
-					log ("%N## Socket is not readable! ##")
+					log (request_header + "%N## Socket is not readable! ##", debug_level)
 				end
 			end
 		rescue
@@ -420,13 +446,17 @@ feature -- Output
 			logger_set: logger = a_logger
 		end
 
-	log (m: STRING)
+	log (m: STRING; a_level: INTEGER)
 			-- Log message `m'.
+		require
+			is_verbose: is_verbose
 		do
-			if attached logger as l_logger then
-				l_logger.log (m)
-			else
-				io.put_string (m + "%N")
+			if is_verbose and (verbose_level & a_level) = a_level then
+				if attached logger as l_logger then
+					l_logger.log (m)
+				else
+					io.put_string (m + "%N")
+				end
 			end
 		end
 

library/server/ewsgi/connectors/standalone/src/httpd/httpd_server_i.e

@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ feature {NONE} -- Initialization
 	build_controller
 			-- Build `controller'.
 		do
-			create controller
+			create <NONE> controller
 		end
 
 	initialize
@@ -51,6 +51,9 @@ feature	-- Access
 	is_verbose: BOOLEAN
 			-- Is verbose for output messages.
 
+	verbose_level: INTEGER
+			-- Verbosity of output.
+
 	configuration: HTTPD_CONFIGURATION
 			-- Associated server configuration.
 
@@ -100,7 +103,16 @@ feature -- Execution
 			apply_configuration
 			is_terminated := False
 			if is_verbose then
-				log ("%N%NStarting Web Application Server (port=" + configuration.http_server_port.out + "):%N")
+				log ("%N%NStarting Web Application Server ...")
+				log ("  - port = " + configuration.http_server_port.out)
+				log ("  - max_tcp_clients = " + configuration.max_tcp_clients.out)
+				log ("  - max_concurrent_connections = " + configuration.max_concurrent_connections.out)
+				log ("  - socket_timeout = " + configuration.socket_timeout.out + " seconds")
+				log ("  - keep_alive_timeout = " + configuration.keep_alive_timeout.out + " seconds")
+				log ("  - max_keep_alive_requests = " + configuration.max_keep_alive_requests.out)
+				if configuration.verbose_level > 0 then
+					log ("  - verbose_level = " + configuration.verbose_level.out)
+				end
 			end
 			is_shutdown_requested := False
 			listen
@@ -150,7 +162,7 @@ feature -- Listening
 
 			if not l_listening_socket.is_bound then
 				if is_verbose then
-					log ("Socket could not be bound on port " + l_http_port.out)
+					log ("Socket could not be bound on port " + l_http_port.out + " !")
 				end
 			else
 				l_http_port := l_listening_socket.port
@@ -159,9 +171,9 @@ feature -- Listening
 					l_listening_socket.listen (configuration.max_tcp_clients)
 					if is_verbose then
 						if configuration.is_secure then
-							log ("%NHTTP Connection Server ready on port " + l_http_port.out +" : https://localhost:" + l_http_port.out + "/")
+							log ("%NListening on port " + l_http_port.out +" : https://localhost:" + l_http_port.out + "/")
 						else
-							log ("%NHTTP Connection Server ready on port " + l_http_port.out +" : http://localhost:" + l_http_port.out + "/")
+							log ("%NListening on port " + l_http_port.out +" : http://localhost:" + l_http_port.out + "/")
 						end
 					end
 					on_launched (l_http_port)
@@ -312,6 +324,7 @@ feature -- Configuration change
 			is_not_launched: not is_launched
 		do
 			is_verbose := configuration.is_verbose
+			verbose_level := configuration.verbose_level
 		end
 
 feature -- Output

library/server/ewsgi/connectors/standalone/src/implementation/wgi_httpd_request_handler.e

@@ -24,13 +24,10 @@ create
 
 feature {NONE} -- Initialization
 
-	make_with_connector (conn: like connector)
+	make_with_connector (a_request_settings: HTTPD_REQUEST_SETTINGS; conn: like connector)
 		do
-			make
+			make (a_request_settings)
 			connector := conn
---			if conn /= Void then
---				set_is_verbose (is_connector_verbose (conn))
---			end
 		end
 
 feature -- Access		
@@ -56,11 +53,6 @@ feature -- SCOOP helpers
 			Result := conn.base
 		end
 
-	is_connector_verbose (conn: separate WGI_STANDALONE_CONNECTOR [G]): BOOLEAN
-		do
-			Result := conn.is_verbose
-		end
-
 feature -- Request processing
 
 	process_request (a_socket: HTTPD_STREAM_SOCKET)
@@ -87,7 +79,7 @@ feature -- Request processing
 				else
 					l_output.set_http_version (version)
 				end
-				res.set_is_persistent_connection_supported ({HTTPD_SERVER}.is_persistent_connection_supported)
+				res.set_is_persistent_connection_supported (is_persistent_connection_supported and is_next_persistent_connection_supported)
 				res.set_is_persistent_connection_requested (is_persistent_connection_requested)
 
 				req.set_meta_string_variable ("RAW_HEADER_DATA", request_header)

library/server/ewsgi/connectors/standalone/src/implementation/wgi_httpd_request_handler_factory.e

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 note
-	description: "Implementation of WGI request handler factory for WGI_STANDALOE_CONNECTOR."
+	description: "Implementation of WGI request handler factory for WGI_STANDALONE_CONNECTOR."
 	date: "$Date$"
 	revision: "$Revision$"
 
@@ -14,19 +14,23 @@ feature -- Access
 	connector: detachable separate WGI_STANDALONE_CONNECTOR [G]
 			-- httpd solution.
 
+	request_settings: HTTPD_REQUEST_SETTINGS
+			-- Settings specific to request handling.
+
 feature -- Element change
 
-	set_connector (conn: like connector)
+	update_with (conn: like connector; a_conf: separate HTTPD_CONFIGURATION)
 			-- Set `connector' with `conn'.
 		do
 			connector := conn
+			request_settings := a_conf.request_settings
 		end
 
 feature -- Factory
 
 	new_handler: separate WGI_HTTPD_REQUEST_HANDLER [G]
 		do
-			create Result.make_with_connector (connector)
+			create Result.make_with_connector (request_settings, connector)
 		end
 
 note

library/server/ewsgi/connectors/standalone/src/wgi_standalone_connector.e

@@ -26,12 +26,12 @@ feature {NONE} -- Initialization
 			create on_launched_actions
 
 				-- Server
-			create fac
+			create <NONE> fac
+			request_handler_factory := fac
 			create server.make (fac)
-			create observer
+			create <NONE> observer
 			configuration := server_configuration (server)
 			controller := server_controller (server)
-			set_factory_connector (Current, fac)
 			initialize_server (server)
 		end
 
@@ -51,9 +51,9 @@ feature {NONE} -- Separate helper
 			a_server.set_observer (observer)
 		end
 
-	set_factory_connector (conn: detachable separate WGI_STANDALONE_CONNECTOR [G]; fac: separate WGI_HTTPD_REQUEST_HANDLER_FACTORY [G])
+	update_factory (conn: detachable separate WGI_STANDALONE_CONNECTOR [G]; fac: separate WGI_HTTPD_REQUEST_HANDLER_FACTORY [G]; a_conf: separate HTTPD_CONFIGURATION)
 		do
-			fac.set_connector (conn)
+			fac.update_with (conn, a_conf)
 		end
 
 	server_configuration (a_server: like server): like configuration
@@ -74,6 +74,9 @@ feature -- Access
 	server: separate HTTPD_SERVER
 			-- HTTPd server object.
 
+	request_handler_factory: separate WGI_HTTPD_REQUEST_HANDLER_FACTORY [G]
+			-- Factory for request handlers.
+
 	controller: separate HTTPD_CONTROLLER
 			-- Controller used to shutdown server.
 
@@ -97,9 +100,6 @@ feature -- Status report
 			-- Listening port.
 			--| 0: not launched
 
-	is_verbose: BOOLEAN
-			-- Is verbose?
-
 feature -- Callbacks
 
 	on_launched_actions: ACTION_SEQUENCE [TUPLE [WGI_STANDALONE_CONNECTOR [WGI_EXECUTION]]]
@@ -190,18 +190,22 @@ feature {NONE} -- Implementation
 			Result := a_server.controller
 		end
 
-	configure_server (a_configuration: like configuration)
+	apply_configuration (a_configuration: like configuration)
+		local
+			v: BOOLEAN
 		do
-			if a_configuration.is_verbose then
-				if attached base as l_base then
+			v := a_configuration.is_verbose
+			if v then
+				if attached base as l_base and then not l_base.is_whitespace then
 					io.error.put_string ("Base=" + l_base + "%N")
 				end
 			end
+			update_factory (Current, request_handler_factory, a_configuration)
 		end
 
 	launch_server (a_server: like server)
 		do
-			configure_server (a_server.configuration)
+			apply_configuration (a_server.configuration)
 			a_server.launch
 		end
 
@@ -229,7 +233,6 @@ feature {NONE} -- Implementation: element change
 
 	set_is_verbose_on_configuration (b: BOOLEAN; cfg: like configuration)
 		do
-			is_verbose := b
 			cfg.set_is_verbose (b)
 		end
 

library/server/ewsgi/connectors/standalone/src/wgi_standalone_httpd_logger_constants.e

@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+note
+	description: "Export HTTPD_LOGGER_CONSTANTS to Standlone connector interfaces."
+
+class
+	WGI_STANDALONE_HTTPD_LOGGER_CONSTANTS
+
+inherit
+	HTTPD_LOGGER_CONSTANTS
+
+end

library/server/ewsgi/connectors/standalone/src/wgi_standalone_response_stream.e

@@ -108,7 +108,6 @@ feature -- Header output operation
 					l_connection := s.substring (i + 12, j - 1)
 					l_connection.adjust
 					if
-						not is_http_version_1_0 and
 						not l_connection.is_case_insensitive_equal_general ("close")
 					then
 						s.replace_substring ("Connection: close", i + 1, j - 1)

library/server/wsf/connector/standalone/wsf_standalone_service_launcher.e

@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ inherit
 			launchable
 		end
 
+	WGI_STANDALONE_HTTPD_LOGGER_CONSTANTS
+
 create
 	make,
 	make_and_launch
@@ -34,38 +36,68 @@ feature {NONE} -- Initialization
 	initialize
 		local
 			conn: like connector
+			s: READABLE_STRING_GENERAL
 		do
 			create on_launched_actions
 			create on_stopped_actions
 
 			port_number := 80 --| Default, but quite often, this port is already used ...
+			max_concurrent_connections := 100
+			max_tcp_clients := 100
+			socket_timeout := 300 -- 300 seconds
+			keep_alive_timeout := 15 -- 15 seconds.
+			max_keep_alive_requests := 100
+			verbose := False
+			verbose_level := notice_level
+
 			base_url := ""
 
 			if attached options as opts then
 				if attached {READABLE_STRING_GENERAL} opts.option ("server_name") as l_server_name then
 					server_name := l_server_name.to_string_8
 				end
-				if attached {INTEGER} opts.option ("port") as l_port then
-					port_number := l_port
-				elseif
-					attached {READABLE_STRING_GENERAL} opts.option ("port") as l_port_str and then
-					l_port_str.is_integer
-				then
-					port_number := l_port_str.as_string_8.to_integer
-				end
 				if attached {READABLE_STRING_GENERAL} opts.option ("base") as l_base_str then
 					base_url := l_base_str.as_string_8
 				end
-				if attached {BOOLEAN} opts.option ("force_single_threaded") as l_single_threaded then
-					single_threaded := l_single_threaded
-				elseif attached {READABLE_STRING_GENERAL} opts.option ("force_single_threaded") as l_single_threaded_str then
-					single_threaded := l_single_threaded_str.as_lower.same_string ("true")
+				verbose := opts.option_boolean_value ("verbose", verbose)
+					-- See `{HTTPD_REQUEST_HANDLER_I}.*_verbose_level`
+					
+				if opts.has_integer_option ("verbose_level") then
+					verbose_level := opts.option_integer_value ("verbose_level", verbose_level)
+				elseif attached {READABLE_STRING_GENERAL} opts.option ("verbose_level") as s_verbose_level then
+					verbose_level := 0 -- Reset
+					across
+						s_verbose_level.split ('+') as ic
+					loop
+						s := ic.item
+						if s.is_case_insensitive_equal ("alert") then
+							verbose_level := verbose_level | alert_level
+						elseif s.is_case_insensitive_equal ("critical") then
+							verbose_level := verbose_level | critical_level
+						elseif s.is_case_insensitive_equal ("error") then
+							verbose_level := verbose_level | error_level
+						elseif s.is_case_insensitive_equal ("warning") then
+							verbose_level := verbose_level | warning_level
+						elseif s.is_case_insensitive_equal ("notice") then
+							verbose_level := verbose_level | notice_level
+						elseif s.is_case_insensitive_equal ("information") then
+							verbose_level := verbose_level | information_level
+						elseif s.is_case_insensitive_equal ("debug") then
+							verbose_level := verbose_level | debug_level
+						else
+						end
+					end
 				end
-				if attached {BOOLEAN} opts.option ("verbose") as l_verbose then
-					verbose := l_verbose
-				elseif attached {READABLE_STRING_GENERAL} opts.option ("verbose") as l_verbose_str then
-					verbose := l_verbose_str.as_lower.same_string ("true")
+				port_number := opts.option_integer_value ("port", port_number)
+
+				if opts.option_boolean_value ("force_single_threaded", False) then
+					force_single_threaded
 				end
+				max_concurrent_connections := opts.option_integer_value ("max_concurrent_connections", max_concurrent_connections)
+				max_tcp_clients := opts.option_integer_value ("max_tcp_clients", max_tcp_clients)
+				socket_timeout := opts.option_integer_value ("socket_timeout", socket_timeout)
+				keep_alive_timeout := opts.option_integer_value ("keep_alive_timeout", keep_alive_timeout)
+				max_keep_alive_requests := opts.option_integer_value ("max_keep_alive_requests", max_keep_alive_requests)
 			end
 
 			create conn.make
@@ -76,18 +108,25 @@ feature {NONE} -- Initialization
 			update_configuration (conn.configuration)
 		end
 
+	force_single_threaded
+			-- Set `single_threaded' to True.
+		do
+			max_concurrent_connections := 1
+ 		end		
+
 feature -- Execution
 
 	update_configuration (cfg: like connector.configuration)
 		do
-			if single_threaded then
-				cfg.set_force_single_threaded (True)
-			end
 			cfg.set_is_verbose (verbose)
-			if attached server_name as l_server_name then
-				cfg.set_http_server_name (l_server_name)
-			end
+			cfg.set_verbose_level (verbose_level)
+			cfg.set_http_server_name (server_name)
 			cfg.http_server_port := port_number
+			cfg.set_max_concurrent_connections (max_concurrent_connections)
+			cfg.set_max_tcp_clients (max_tcp_clients)
+			cfg.set_socket_timeout (socket_timeout)
+			cfg.set_keep_alive_timeout (keep_alive_timeout)
+			cfg.set_max_keep_alive_requests (max_keep_alive_requests)
 		end
 
 	launch
@@ -98,7 +137,7 @@ feature -- Execution
 		do
 			conn := connector
 			conn.set_base (base_url)
-			debug ("nino")
+			debug ("ew_standalone")
 				if verbose then
 					io.error.put_string ("Launching standalone web server on port " + port_number.out)
 					if attached server_name as l_name then
@@ -134,8 +173,20 @@ feature {NONE} -- Implementation
 	base_url: READABLE_STRING_8
 
 	verbose: BOOLEAN
+	verbose_level: INTEGER
+			-- Help defining the verbosity.
+			-- The higher, the more output.
+
+	max_concurrent_connections: INTEGER
+	max_tcp_clients: INTEGER
+	socket_timeout: INTEGER
+	keep_alive_timeout: INTEGER	
+	max_keep_alive_requests: INTEGER
 
 	single_threaded: BOOLEAN
+		do
+			Result := max_concurrent_connections = 0
+		end
 
 feature -- Status report
 

library/server/wsf/src/service/wsf_service_launcher_options.e

@@ -83,6 +83,57 @@ feature -- Access
 			Result := options.item (a_name)
 		end
 
+feature -- Helpers
+
+	has_integer_option (a_opt_name: READABLE_STRING_GENERAL): BOOLEAN
+			-- Is there any INTEGER value associated to option name `a_opt_name'?
+		local
+			s: READABLE_STRING_GENERAL
+		do
+			if attached option (a_opt_name) as opt then
+				if attached {INTEGER} opt as i then
+					Result := True
+				else
+					s := opt.out
+					Result := s.is_integer
+				end
+			end			
+		end
+
+	option_integer_value (a_opt_name: READABLE_STRING_GENERAL; a_default: INTEGER): INTEGER
+			-- INTEGER value associated to option name `a_opt_name', other return `a_default'.
+		local
+			s: READABLE_STRING_GENERAL
+		do
+			Result := a_default
+			if attached option (a_opt_name) as opt then
+				if attached {INTEGER} opt as i then
+					Result := i
+				else
+					s := opt.out
+					if s.is_integer then
+						Result := s.to_integer
+					end
+				end
+			end			
+		end
+
+	option_boolean_value (a_opt_name: READABLE_STRING_GENERAL; a_default: BOOLEAN): BOOLEAN
+			-- BOOLEAN value associated to option name `a_opt_name', other return `a_default'.
+		local
+			s: READABLE_STRING_GENERAL
+		do
+			Result := a_default
+			if attached option (a_opt_name) as opt then
+				if attached {BOOLEAN} opt as b then
+					Result := b
+				else
+					s := opt.out
+					Result := s.is_case_insensitive_equal ("true")
+				end
+			end			
+		end
+
 feature -- Access
 
 	new_cursor: TABLE_ITERATION_CURSOR [detachable ANY, READABLE_STRING_GENERAL]