Added support for multiple file in form data.

Made clear what is the meaning of upload_filename, upload_data and form_data.

library/network/http_client/src/http_client_request_context.e

@@ -58,11 +58,11 @@ feature -- Access
 			-- Specific headers to use in addition to the one set in the related HTTP_CLIENT_SESSION
 			--| note: the value from Current context override the one from the session in case of conflict
 
-	query_parameters: HASH_TABLE [READABLE_STRING_32, READABLE_STRING_32]
+	query_parameters: HTTP_CLIENT_REQUEST_QUERY_PARAMETERS
 			-- Query parameters to be appended to the url
 			--| note: if the url already contains a query_string, the `query_parameters' will be appended to the url
 
-	form_parameters: HASH_TABLE [READABLE_STRING_32, READABLE_STRING_32]
+	form_parameters: HTTP_CLIENT_REQUEST_FORM_PARAMETERS
 			-- Form parameters
 
 	upload_data: detachable READABLE_STRING_8
@@ -145,13 +145,25 @@ feature -- Element change
 	add_query_parameter (k: READABLE_STRING_GENERAL; v: READABLE_STRING_GENERAL)
 			-- Add a query parameter `k=v'.
 		do
-			query_parameters.force (v.to_string_32, k.to_string_32)
+			query_parameters.force (create {HTTP_CLIENT_REQUEST_STRING_PARAMETER}.make (k, v))
 		end
 
 	add_form_parameter (k: READABLE_STRING_GENERAL; v: READABLE_STRING_GENERAL)
 			-- Add a form parameter `k'= `v'.
 		do
-			form_parameters.force (v.to_string_32, k.to_string_32)
+			form_parameters.force (create {HTTP_CLIENT_REQUEST_STRING_PARAMETER}.make (k, v))
+		end
+
+	add_file_form_parameter (k: READABLE_STRING_GENERAL; a_location: READABLE_STRING_GENERAL; a_content_type: detachable READABLE_STRING_8)
+			-- Add a form file parameter named `k`, located at `a_location`, with optional content type `a_content_type`.
+		require
+			has_no_upload_data_or_filename: not has_upload_data and not has_upload_filename
+		local
+			param: HTTP_CLIENT_REQUEST_FILE_PARAMETER
+		do
+			create param.make_with_path (k, create {PATH}.make_from_string (a_location))
+			param.set_content_type (a_content_type)
+			form_parameters.force (param)
 		end
 
 	set_credentials_required (b: BOOLEAN)
@@ -164,7 +176,8 @@ feature -- Element change
 			-- Set `upload_data' to `a_data'
 			--| note: the Current context can have upload_data XOR upload_filename, but not both.
 		require
-			has_upload_filename: (a_data /= Void and then not a_data.is_empty) implies not has_upload_filename
+			has_no_upload_filename: (a_data /= Void and then not a_data.is_empty) implies not has_upload_filename
+			has_no_form_data: (a_data /= Void and then not a_data.is_empty) implies  not has_form_data
 		do
 			if a_data = Void or else a_data.is_empty then
 				upload_data := Void
@@ -180,6 +193,7 @@ feature -- Element change
 			--| note: the Current context can have upload_data XOR upload_filename, but not both.	
 		require
 			has_no_upload_data: (a_fn /= Void and then not a_fn.is_empty) implies not has_upload_data
+			has_no_form_data: (a_fn /= Void and then not a_fn.is_empty) implies  not has_form_data
 		do
 			if a_fn = Void or else a_fn.is_empty then
 				upload_filename := Void
@@ -266,9 +280,9 @@ feature -- URL helpers
 						a_url.append_character ('&')
 					end
 					l_first_param := False
-					uri_percent_encoder.append_query_name_encoded_string_to (ic.key, a_url)
+					uri_percent_encoder.append_query_name_encoded_string_to (ic.item.name, a_url)
 					a_url.append_character ('=')
-					uri_percent_encoder.append_query_value_encoded_string_to (ic.item, a_url)
+					ic.item.append_query_value_encoded_to (a_url)
 				end
 			end
 		end
@@ -315,38 +329,35 @@ feature {NONE} -- Implementation
 			end
 		end
 
-	parameters_to_uri_percent_encoded_string (ht: HASH_TABLE [READABLE_STRING_32, READABLE_STRING_32]): STRING_8
+	parameters_to_uri_percent_encoded_string (a_params: HTTP_CLIENT_REQUEST_PARAMETERS [HTTP_CLIENT_REQUEST_PARAMETER]): STRING_8
-			-- Build query urlencoded string using parameters from `ht'.
+			-- Build query urlencoded string using parameters from `a_params'.
 		do
 			create Result.make (64)
 			across
-				ht as ic
+				a_params as ic
 			loop
 				if not Result.is_empty then
 					Result.append_character ('&')
 				end
-				uri_percent_encoder.append_query_name_encoded_string_to (ic.key, Result)
+				uri_percent_encoder.append_query_name_encoded_string_to (ic.item.name, Result)
 				Result.append_character ('=')
-				uri_percent_encoder.append_query_value_encoded_string_to (ic.item, Result)
+				ic.item.append_query_value_encoded_to (Result)
 			end
 		end
 
-	parameters_to_x_www_form_urlencoded_string (ht: HASH_TABLE [READABLE_STRING_32, READABLE_STRING_32]): STRING_8
+	parameters_to_x_www_form_urlencoded_string (a_params: HTTP_CLIENT_REQUEST_PARAMETERS [HTTP_CLIENT_REQUEST_PARAMETER]): STRING_8
-			-- Build x-www-form-urlencoded string using parameters from `ht'.
+			-- Build x-www-form-urlencoded string using parameters from `a_params'.
 		do
 			create Result.make (64)
-			from
+			across
-				ht.start
+				a_params as ic
-			until
-				ht.after
 			loop
 				if not Result.is_empty then
 					Result.append_character ('&')
 				end
-				Result.append (x_www_form_url_encoder.encoded_string (ht.key_for_iteration))
+				x_www_form_url_encoder.append_percent_encoded_string_to (ic.item.name, Result)
 				Result.append_character ('=')
-				Result.append (x_www_form_url_encoder.encoded_string (ht.item_for_iteration))
+				ic.item.append_form_url_encoded_to (Result)
-				ht.forth
 			end
 		end
 

library/network/http_client/src/implementation/http_client_request_file_parameter.e

@@ -0,0 +1,155 @@
+note
+	description: "Summary description for {HTTP_CLIENT_REQUEST_FILE_PARAMETER}."
+	author: ""
+	date: "$Date$"
+	revision: "$Revision$"
+
+class
+	HTTP_CLIENT_REQUEST_FILE_PARAMETER
+
+inherit
+	HTTP_CLIENT_REQUEST_PARAMETER
+
+create
+	make_with_path
+
+feature {NONE} -- Initialization
+
+	make_with_path (a_name: READABLE_STRING_GENERAL; a_path: PATH)
+		do
+			set_name (a_name)
+			location := a_path
+			if attached a_path.entry as e then
+				file_name := e.name
+			end
+			set_content_type ("application/octet-stream") -- Default
+		end
+
+feature -- Access
+
+	count: INTEGER
+		local
+			f: RAW_FILE
+		do
+			create f.make_with_path (location)
+			if f.exists and then f.is_access_readable then
+				Result := f.count
+			end
+		end
+
+	location: PATH
+
+	file_name: detachable READABLE_STRING_32
+
+feature -- Element change
+
+	set_file_name (fn: detachable READABLE_STRING_GENERAL)
+		do
+			if fn = Void then
+				file_name := Void
+			else
+				file_name := fn.to_string_32
+			end
+		end
+
+feature -- Status report	
+
+	exists: BOOLEAN
+		local
+			fut: FILE_UTILITIES
+		do
+			Result := fut.file_path_exists (location)
+		end
+
+feature {NONE} -- Data
+
+	file_content: detachable STRING_8
+		require
+			exists: exists
+		local
+			f: RAW_FILE
+		do
+			create f.make_with_path (location)
+			if f.exists and then f.is_access_readable then
+				create Result.make (f.count)
+				f.open_read
+				from
+				until
+					f.exhausted or f.end_of_file
+				loop
+					f.read_stream_thread_aware (2_048)
+					Result.append (f.last_string)
+				end
+				f.close
+			end
+		end
+
+feature -- Data
+
+	append_file_content_to (a_output: STRING)
+			-- Append content of file located at `location`to `a_output'.
+		require
+			exists: exists
+		local
+			f: RAW_FILE
+			l_buffer_size: INTEGER
+		do
+			create f.make_with_path (location)
+			if f.exists and then f.is_access_readable then
+				f.open_read
+				from
+					l_buffer_size := 2_048
+				until
+					f.exhausted or f.end_of_file
+				loop
+					f.read_stream_thread_aware (l_buffer_size)
+					a_output.append (f.last_string)
+				end
+				f.close
+			end
+		end
+
+feature -- Conversion
+
+	append_form_url_encoded_to (a_output: STRING_8)
+			-- Append as form url encoded string to `a_output`.
+		do
+			if exists and then attached file_content as s then
+				x_www_form_url_encoder.append_percent_encoded_string_to (s, a_output)
+			else
+				check exists: False end
+			end
+		end
+
+	append_query_value_encoded_to (a_output: STRING_8)
+		do
+			if exists and then attached file_content as s then
+				uri_percent_encoder.append_query_value_encoded_string_to (s, a_output)
+			else
+				check exists: False end
+			end
+		end
+
+	append_as_mime_encoded_to (a_output: STRING_8)
+			-- Encoded unicode string for mime value.
+			-- For instance uploaded filename, or form data key or values.
+		do
+				-- FIXME: find the proper encoding!
+			if exists then
+				append_file_content_to (a_output)
+			else
+				check exists: False end
+			end
+		end
+
+note
+	copyright: "2011-2017, Jocelyn Fiat, Javier Velilla, Eiffel Software and others"
+	license: "Eiffel Forum License v2 (see http://www.eiffel.com/licensing/forum.txt)"
+	source: "[
+			Eiffel Software
+			5949 Hollister Ave., Goleta, CA 93117 USA
+			Telephone 805-685-1006, Fax 805-685-6869
+			Website http://www.eiffel.com
+			Customer support http://support.eiffel.com
+		]"
+end

library/network/http_client/src/implementation/http_client_request_form_parameters.e

@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+note
+	description: "Summary description for {HTTP_CLIENT_REQUEST_FORM_PARAMETERS}."
+	author: ""
+	date: "$Date$"
+	revision: "$Revision$"
+
+class
+	HTTP_CLIENT_REQUEST_FORM_PARAMETERS
+
+inherit
+	HTTP_CLIENT_REQUEST_PARAMETERS [HTTP_CLIENT_REQUEST_PARAMETER]
+
+create
+	make
+
+feature -- Status report
+
+	has_file_parameter: BOOLEAN
+			-- Has any file parameter?
+		do
+			Result := across items as ic some attached {HTTP_CLIENT_REQUEST_FILE_PARAMETER} ic.item end
+		end
+
+note
+	copyright: "2011-2017, Jocelyn Fiat, Javier Velilla, Eiffel Software and others"
+	license: "Eiffel Forum License v2 (see http://www.eiffel.com/licensing/forum.txt)"
+	source: "[
+			Eiffel Software
+			5949 Hollister Ave., Goleta, CA 93117 USA
+			Telephone 805-685-1006, Fax 805-685-6869
+			Website http://www.eiffel.com
+			Customer support http://support.eiffel.com
+		]"
+end

library/network/http_client/src/implementation/http_client_request_parameter.e

@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+note
+	description: "Summary description for {HTTP_CLIENT_REQUEST_PARAMETER}."
+	author: ""
+	date: "$Date$"
+	revision: "$Revision$"
+
+deferred class
+	HTTP_CLIENT_REQUEST_PARAMETER
+
+feature -- Access
+
+	name: READABLE_STRING_32
+
+	content_type: detachable READABLE_STRING_8
+
+	count: INTEGER
+			-- Integer representing the length of source value.
+		deferred
+		end
+
+feature -- Conversion
+
+	append_form_url_encoded_to (a_output: STRING_8)
+			-- Append as form url encoded string to `a_output`.
+		deferred
+		end
+
+	append_query_value_encoded_to (a_output: STRING_8)
+		deferred
+		end
+
+	append_as_mime_encoded_to (a_output: STRING_8)
+		deferred
+		end
+
+feature -- Element change
+
+	set_name (a_name: READABLE_STRING_GENERAL)
+		do
+			name := a_name.as_string_32
+		end
+
+	set_content_type (ct: detachable READABLE_STRING_8)
+		do
+			content_type := ct
+		end
+
+feature {NONE} -- Implementation
+
+	x_www_form_url_encoder: X_WWW_FORM_URL_ENCODER
+			-- Shared x-www-form-urlencoded encoder.
+		once
+			create Result
+		end
+
+	uri_percent_encoder: URI_PERCENT_ENCODER
+		once
+			create Result
+		end
+
+note
+	copyright: "2011-2017, Jocelyn Fiat, Javier Velilla, Eiffel Software and others"
+	license: "Eiffel Forum License v2 (see http://www.eiffel.com/licensing/forum.txt)"
+	source: "[
+			Eiffel Software
+			5949 Hollister Ave., Goleta, CA 93117 USA
+			Telephone 805-685-1006, Fax 805-685-6869
+			Website http://www.eiffel.com
+			Customer support http://support.eiffel.com
+		]"
+end

library/network/http_client/src/implementation/http_client_request_parameters.e

@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+note
+	description: "Summary description for {HTTP_CLIENT_REQUEST_PARAMETERS}."
+	author: ""
+	date: "$Date$"
+	revision: "$Revision$"
+
+deferred class
+	HTTP_CLIENT_REQUEST_PARAMETERS [G -> HTTP_CLIENT_REQUEST_PARAMETER]
+
+inherit
+	ITERABLE [G]
+
+feature {NONE} -- Initialization
+
+	make (nb: INTEGER)
+		do
+			create items.make (nb)
+		end
+
+feature -- Access
+
+	is_empty: BOOLEAN
+		do
+			Result := items.is_empty
+		end
+
+	count: INTEGER
+		do
+			Result := items.count
+		end
+
+feature -- Element change
+
+	extend, force (i: G)
+		do
+			items.force (i)
+		end
+
+feature -- Iteration
+
+	new_cursor: ARRAYED_LIST_ITERATION_CURSOR [G]
+			-- <Precursor>
+		do
+			Result := items.new_cursor
+		end
+
+feature {NONE} -- Implementation
+
+	items: ARRAYED_LIST [G]
+
+invariant
+note
+	copyright: "2011-2017, Jocelyn Fiat, Javier Velilla, Eiffel Software and others"
+	license: "Eiffel Forum License v2 (see http://www.eiffel.com/licensing/forum.txt)"
+	source: "[
+			Eiffel Software
+			5949 Hollister Ave., Goleta, CA 93117 USA
+			Telephone 805-685-1006, Fax 805-685-6869
+			Website http://www.eiffel.com
+			Customer support http://support.eiffel.com
+		]"
+end

library/network/http_client/src/implementation/http_client_request_query_parameters.e

@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+note
+	description: "Summary description for {HTTP_CLIENT_REQUEST_QUERY_PARAMETERS}."
+	author: ""
+	date: "$Date$"
+	revision: "$Revision$"
+
+class
+	HTTP_CLIENT_REQUEST_QUERY_PARAMETERS
+
+inherit
+	HTTP_CLIENT_REQUEST_PARAMETERS [HTTP_CLIENT_REQUEST_STRING_PARAMETER]
+
+create
+	make
+
+note
+	copyright: "2011-2017, Jocelyn Fiat, Javier Velilla, Eiffel Software and others"
+	license: "Eiffel Forum License v2 (see http://www.eiffel.com/licensing/forum.txt)"
+	source: "[
+			Eiffel Software
+			5949 Hollister Ave., Goleta, CA 93117 USA
+			Telephone 805-685-1006, Fax 805-685-6869
+			Website http://www.eiffel.com
+			Customer support http://support.eiffel.com
+		]"
+end

library/network/http_client/src/implementation/http_client_request_string_parameter.e

@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+note
+	description: "Summary description for {HTTP_CLIENT_REQUEST_STRING_PARAMETER}."
+	author: ""
+	date: "$Date$"
+	revision: "$Revision$"
+
+class
+	HTTP_CLIENT_REQUEST_STRING_PARAMETER
+
+inherit
+	HTTP_CLIENT_REQUEST_PARAMETER
+
+create
+	make
+
+feature {NONE} -- Initialization
+
+	make (a_name, a_value: READABLE_STRING_GENERAL)
+		do
+			set_name (a_name)
+			value := a_value.as_string_32
+		end
+
+feature -- Access
+
+	value: READABLE_STRING_32
+
+	count: INTEGER
+		do
+			Result := value.count
+		end
+
+feature -- Conversion
+
+	append_form_url_encoded_to (a_output: STRING_8)
+			-- Append as form url encoded string to `a_output`.
+		do
+			x_www_form_url_encoder.append_percent_encoded_string_to (value, a_output)
+		end
+
+	append_query_value_encoded_to (a_output: STRING_8)
+		do
+			uri_percent_encoder.append_query_value_encoded_string_to (value, a_output)
+		end
+
+	append_as_mime_encoded_to (a_output: STRING_8)
+			-- Encoded unicode string for mime value.
+			-- For instance uploaded filename, or form data key or values.
+		local
+			utf: UTF_CONVERTER
+		do
+				-- FIXME: find the proper encoding!
+			utf.utf_32_string_into_utf_8_string_8 (value, a_output)
+		end
+
+invariant
+
+note
+	copyright: "2011-2017, Jocelyn Fiat, Javier Velilla, Eiffel Software and others"
+	license: "Eiffel Forum License v2 (see http://www.eiffel.com/licensing/forum.txt)"
+	source: "[
+			Eiffel Software
+			5949 Hollister Ave., Goleta, CA 93117 USA
+			Telephone 805-685-1006, Fax 805-685-6869
+			Website http://www.eiffel.com
+			Customer support http://support.eiffel.com
+		]"
+end

library/network/http_client/src/spec/libcurl/libcurl_http_client_request.e

@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ feature -- Execution
 			ctx: like context
 			p_slist: POINTER
 			retried: BOOLEAN
-			l_form_data: detachable HASH_TABLE [READABLE_STRING_32, READABLE_STRING_32]
 			l_upload_data: detachable READABLE_STRING_8
 			l_upload_filename: detachable READABLE_STRING_GENERAL
 			l_headers: like headers
@@ -151,70 +150,19 @@ feature -- Execution
 							--| Credentials not provided ...
 						end
 					end
-
 					if ctx.has_upload_data then
 						l_upload_data := ctx.upload_data
 					end
 					if ctx.has_upload_filename then
 						l_upload_filename := ctx.upload_filename
 					end
-					if ctx.has_form_data then
-						l_form_data := ctx.form_parameters
-						check non_empty_form_data: not l_form_data.is_empty end
-						if l_upload_data = Void and l_upload_filename = Void then
-							-- Send as form-urlencoded
-							if
-								attached l_headers.item ("Content-Type") as l_ct
-							then
-								if l_ct.starts_with ("application/x-www-form-urlencoded") then
-									-- Content-Type is already application/x-www-form-urlencoded
-									l_upload_data := ctx.form_parameters_to_x_www_form_url_encoded_string
-								elseif l_ct.starts_with ("multipart/form-data") then
-									l_use_curl_form := True
-								else
-										-- Not supported, use libcurl form.
-									l_use_curl_form := True
-								end
-							else
-								l_upload_data := ctx.form_parameters_to_x_www_form_url_encoded_string
-							end
-						else
-							l_use_curl_form := True
-						end
-						if l_use_curl_form then
-							create l_form.make
-							create l_last.make
-							from
-								l_form_data.start
-							until
-								l_form_data.after
-							loop
-								curl.formadd_string_string (l_form, l_last,
-										{CURL_FORM_CONSTANTS}.curlform_copyname, l_form_data.key_for_iteration,
-										{CURL_FORM_CONSTANTS}.curlform_copycontents, l_form_data.item_for_iteration,
-										{CURL_FORM_CONSTANTS}.curlform_end
-									)
-								l_form_data.forth
-							end
-							if l_upload_filename /= Void then
-								curl.formadd_string_string (l_form, l_last,
-										{CURL_FORM_CONSTANTS}.curlform_copyname, "file",
-										{CURL_FORM_CONSTANTS}.curlform_file, l_upload_filename,
-										{CURL_FORM_CONSTANTS}.curlform_end
-									)
-									l_upload_filename := Void
-							end
-							l_last.release_item
-							curl_easy.setopt_form (curl_handle, {CURL_OPT_CONSTANTS}.curlopt_httppost, l_form)
-						end
-					end
-
 					if l_upload_data /= Void then
 						check
 							post_or_put_request_method:	request_method.is_case_insensitive_equal ("POST")
 														or request_method.is_case_insensitive_equal ("PUT")
 														or request_method.is_case_insensitive_equal ("PATCH")
 						end
+						check no_form_data: not ctx.has_form_data end
 
 						curl_easy.setopt_string (curl_handle, {CURL_OPT_CONSTANTS}.curlopt_postfields, l_upload_data)
 						curl_easy.setopt_integer (curl_handle, {CURL_OPT_CONSTANTS}.curlopt_postfieldsize, l_upload_data.count)
@@ -224,6 +172,7 @@ feature -- Execution
 														or request_method.is_case_insensitive_equal ("PUT")
 														or request_method.is_case_insensitive_equal ("PATCH")
 						end
+						check no_form_data: not ctx.has_form_data end
 
 						create l_upload_file.make_with_name (l_upload_filename)
 						if l_upload_file.exists and then l_upload_file.is_readable then
@@ -238,12 +187,59 @@ feature -- Execution
 							l_upload_file.open_read
 							curl_easy.set_curl_function (l_custom_function)
 						end
+					elseif
+						ctx.has_form_data and
+						attached ctx.form_parameters as l_form_data
+					then
+						check non_empty_form_data: not l_form_data.is_empty end
+						-- Send as form-urlencoded
+						if
+							attached l_headers.item ("Content-Type") as l_ct
+						then
+							if l_ct.starts_with ("application/x-www-form-urlencoded") then
+								-- Content-Type is already application/x-www-form-urlencoded
+								l_upload_data := ctx.form_parameters_to_x_www_form_url_encoded_string
+							elseif l_ct.starts_with ("multipart/form-data") or l_form_data.has_file_parameter then
+								l_use_curl_form := True
+							else
+									-- Not supported, use libcurl form.
+								l_use_curl_form := True
+							end
+						else
+							l_upload_data := ctx.form_parameters_to_x_www_form_url_encoded_string
+						end
+						if l_use_curl_form then
+							create l_form.make
+							create l_last.make
+							across
+								l_form_data as ic
+							loop
+								if attached {HTTP_CLIENT_REQUEST_STRING_PARAMETER} ic.item as strparam then
+									curl.formadd_string_string (l_form, l_last,
+											{CURL_FORM_CONSTANTS}.curlform_copyname, strparam.name,
+											{CURL_FORM_CONSTANTS}.curlform_copycontents, strparam.value,
+											{CURL_FORM_CONSTANTS}.curlform_end
+										)
+								elseif attached {HTTP_CLIENT_REQUEST_FILE_PARAMETER} ic.item as fileparam then
+									curl.formadd_string_string (l_form, l_last,
+											{CURL_FORM_CONSTANTS}.curlform_copyname, "file",
+											{CURL_FORM_CONSTANTS}.curlform_file, fileparam.location.name,
+											{CURL_FORM_CONSTANTS}.curlform_end
+										)
+								else
+									check supported_parameter_type: False end
+								end
+							end
+							l_last.release_item
+							curl_easy.setopt_form (curl_handle, {CURL_OPT_CONSTANTS}.curlopt_httppost, l_form)
+						end
 					else
-						check no_upload_data: l_upload_data = Void and l_upload_filename = Void end
+							-- No form, or upload data to send!
+						check no_data: not (ctx.has_upload_data or ctx.has_upload_filename or ctx.has_form_data) end
 					end
 				end -- ctx /= Void
 
-				--| Header
+					--| Header
 				across
 					l_headers as curs
 				loop

library/network/http_client/src/spec/net/net_http_client_request.e

@@ -91,8 +91,8 @@ feature -- Access
 			l_authorization: HTTP_AUTHORIZATION
 			l_platform: STRING
 			l_upload_data: detachable READABLE_STRING_8
-			l_form_data: detachable HASH_TABLE [READABLE_STRING_32, READABLE_STRING_32]
 			ctx: like context
+			l_ct: detachable READABLE_STRING_8
 			l_upload_file: detachable RAW_FILE
 			l_upload_filename: detachable READABLE_STRING_GENERAL
 			l_form_string: STRING
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ feature -- Access
 						then
 							create l_authorization.make_basic_auth (u_name, u_pass)
 							if attached l_authorization.http_authorization as auth then
-								headers.extend (auth, "Authorization")
+								headers.force (auth, "Authorization")
 							end
 							check headers.has_key ("Authorization") end
 						end
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ feature -- Access
 						else
 							l_platform := "Unknown"
 						end
-						headers.extend ("eiffelhttpclient/" + net_http_client_version + " (" + l_platform + ")", "User-Agent")
+						headers.force ("eiffelhttpclient/" + net_http_client_version + " (" + l_platform + ")", "User-Agent")
 					end
 
 						-- handle sending data
@@ -191,67 +191,52 @@ feature -- Access
 							l_upload_data := ctx.upload_data
 						end
 
-						if ctx.has_form_data then
+						if l_upload_data /= Void then
-							l_form_data := ctx.form_parameters
-							if l_upload_data = Void and l_upload_filename = Void then
-								if
-									attached headers.item ("Content-Type") as l_ct
-								then
-									if l_ct.starts_with ("application/x-www-form-urlencoded") then
-										l_upload_data := ctx.form_parameters_to_x_www_form_url_encoded_string
-									elseif l_ct.starts_with ("multipart/form-data") then
-											-- create form using multipart/form-data encoding
-										l_boundary := new_mime_boundary (l_form_data)
-										headers.extend ("multipart/form-data; boundary=" + l_boundary, "Content-Type")
-										l_upload_data := form_date_and_uploaded_files_to_mime_string (l_form_data, l_upload_filename, l_boundary)
-									else
-											-- not supported !
-											-- Send as form-urlencoded
-										headers.extend ("application/x-www-form-urlencoded", "Content-Type")
-										l_upload_data := ctx.form_parameters_to_x_www_form_url_encoded_string
-									end
-								else
-										-- Send as form-urlencoded
-									headers.extend ("application/x-www-form-urlencoded", "Content-Type")
-									l_upload_data := ctx.form_parameters_to_x_www_form_url_encoded_string
-								end
-								headers.extend (l_upload_data.count.out, "Content-Length")
-								if l_is_chunked_transfer_encoding then
-										-- Discard chunked transfer encoding
-									headers.remove ("Transfer-Encoding")
-									l_is_chunked_transfer_encoding := False
-								end
-							elseif l_form_data /= Void then
-								check l_upload_data = Void end
-
-									-- create form using multipart/form-data encoding
-								l_boundary := new_mime_boundary (l_form_data)
-								headers.extend ("multipart/form-data; boundary=" + l_boundary, "Content-Type")
-								l_upload_data := form_date_and_uploaded_files_to_mime_string (l_form_data, l_upload_filename, l_boundary)
-								headers.extend (l_upload_data.count.out, "Content-Length")
-								if l_is_chunked_transfer_encoding then
-										-- Discard chunked transfer encoding
-									headers.remove ("Transfer-Encoding")
-									l_is_chunked_transfer_encoding := False
-								end
-							end
-						elseif l_upload_data /= Void then
 							check ctx.has_upload_data end
+							check no_form_data: not ctx.has_form_data end
 							if not headers.has ("Content-Type") then
-								headers.extend ("application/x-www-form-urlencoded", "Content-Type")
+								headers.force ("application/x-www-form-urlencoded", "Content-Type")
 							end
 							if not l_is_chunked_transfer_encoding then
-								headers.extend (l_upload_data.count.out, "Content-Length")
+								headers.force (l_upload_data.count.out, "Content-Length")
 							end
 						elseif l_upload_filename /= Void then
 							check ctx.has_upload_filename end
+							check no_form_data: not ctx.has_form_data end
 							create l_upload_file.make_with_name (l_upload_filename)
 							if l_upload_file.exists and then l_upload_file.is_access_readable then
 								if not l_is_chunked_transfer_encoding then
-									headers.extend (l_upload_file.count.out, "Content-Length")
+									headers.force (l_upload_file.count.out, "Content-Length")
 								end
 							end
 							check l_upload_file /= Void end
+						elseif
+							ctx.has_form_data and
+							attached ctx.form_parameters as l_form_data
+						then
+							l_ct := headers.item ("Content-Type")
+							if l_ct /= Void and then l_ct.starts_with ("application/x-www-form-urlencoded") then
+								l_upload_data := ctx.form_parameters_to_x_www_form_url_encoded_string
+							elseif
+								(l_ct /= Void and then l_ct.starts_with ("multipart/form-data"))
+								or l_form_data.has_file_parameter
+							then
+									-- create form using multipart/form-data encoding
+								l_boundary := new_mime_boundary (l_form_data)
+								headers.force ("multipart/form-data; boundary=" + l_boundary, "Content-Type")
+								l_upload_data := form_date_and_uploaded_files_to_mime_string (l_form_data, l_boundary)
+							else
+									-- not supported !
+									-- Send as form-urlencoded
+								headers.force ("application/x-www-form-urlencoded", "Content-Type")
+								l_upload_data := ctx.form_parameters_to_x_www_form_url_encoded_string
+							end
+							headers.force (l_upload_data.count.out, "Content-Length")
+							if l_is_chunked_transfer_encoding then
+									-- Discard chunked transfer encoding
+								headers.remove ("Transfer-Encoding")
+								l_is_chunked_transfer_encoding := False
+							end
 						end
 					end
 
@@ -482,14 +467,9 @@ feature {NONE} -- Helpers
 			Result := a_status >= 300 and a_status < 400
 		end
 
-	form_date_and_uploaded_files_to_mime_string (a_form_parameters: HASH_TABLE [READABLE_STRING_32, READABLE_STRING_32]; a_upload_filename: detachable READABLE_STRING_GENERAL; a_mime_boundary: READABLE_STRING_8): STRING
+	form_date_and_uploaded_files_to_mime_string (a_form_parameters: ITERABLE [HTTP_CLIENT_REQUEST_PARAMETER]; a_mime_boundary: READABLE_STRING_8): STRING
 			-- Form data and uploaded files converted to mime string.
 			-- TODO: design a proper MIME... component.
-		local
-			l_path: PATH
-			l_mime_type: READABLE_STRING_8
-			l_upload_file: detachable RAW_FILE
-			l_mime_type_mapping: HTTP_FILE_EXTENSION_MIME_MAPPING
 		do
 			create Result.make (100)
 			across
@@ -500,48 +480,26 @@ feature {NONE} -- Helpers
 				Result.append (http_end_of_header_line)
 				Result.append ("Content-Disposition: form-data; name=")
 				Result.append_character ('%"')
-				Result.append (string_to_mime_encoded_string (ic.key))
+				Result.append (string_to_mime_encoded_string (ic.item.name))
 				Result.append_character ('%"')
-				Result.append (http_end_of_header_line)
-				Result.append (http_end_of_header_line)
-				Result.append (string_to_mime_encoded_string (ic.item))
-				Result.append (http_end_of_header_line)
-			end
-
-			if a_upload_filename /= Void then
-					-- get file extension, otherwise set default
-				create l_mime_type_mapping.make_default
-				create l_path.make_from_string (a_upload_filename)
 				if
-					attached l_path.extension as ext and then
+					attached {HTTP_CLIENT_REQUEST_FILE_PARAMETER} ic.item as fileparam and then
-					attached l_mime_type_mapping.mime_type (ext) as l_mt
+					attached fileparam.file_name as fn
 				then
-					l_mime_type := l_mt
+					Result.append ("; filename=")
-				else
+					Result.append_character ('%"')
-					l_mime_type := "application/octet-stream"
+					Result.append (string_to_mime_encoded_string (fn))
+					Result.append_character ('%"')
 				end
-				Result.append ("--")
+				if attached ic.item.content_type as ct then
-				Result.append (a_mime_boundary)
+					Result.append (http_end_of_header_line)
-				Result.append (http_end_of_header_line)
+					Result.append ("Content-Type: ")
-				Result.append ("Content-Disposition: form-data; name=%"")
+					Result.append (ct)
-				Result.append (string_to_mime_encoded_string (a_upload_filename))
-				Result.append_character ('%"')
-				Result.append ("; filename=%"")
-				Result.append (string_to_mime_encoded_string (a_upload_filename))
-				Result.append_character ('%"')
-				Result.append (http_end_of_header_line)
-				Result.append ("Content-Type: ")
-				Result.append (l_mime_type)
-				Result.append (http_end_of_header_line)
-				Result.append (http_end_of_header_line)
-
-				create l_upload_file.make_with_path (l_path)
-				if l_upload_file.exists and then l_upload_file.is_access_readable then
-					append_file_content_to (l_upload_file, l_upload_file.count, Result)
-						-- Reset l_upload_file to Void, since the related content is already processed.
-					l_upload_file := Void
 				end
 				Result.append (http_end_of_header_line)
+				Result.append (http_end_of_header_line)
+				ic.item.append_as_mime_encoded_to (Result)
+				Result.append (http_end_of_header_line)
 			end
 			Result.append ("--")
 			Result.append (a_mime_boundary)
@@ -893,7 +851,7 @@ feature {NONE} -- Helpers
 			end
 		end
 
-	new_mime_boundary (a_data: HASH_TABLE [READABLE_STRING_32, READABLE_STRING_32]): STRING
+	new_mime_boundary (a_data: ITERABLE [HTTP_CLIENT_REQUEST_PARAMETER]): STRING
 			-- New MIME boundary.
 		local
 			s: STRING
@@ -904,7 +862,7 @@ feature {NONE} -- Helpers
 			across
 				a_data as ic
 			loop
-				i := i + ic.item.count + ic.key.count
+				i := i + ic.item.count + ic.item.name.count
 			end
 			create ran.set_seed (i) -- FIXME: use a real random seed.
 			ran.start

library/network/http_client/tests/test.ecf

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
-<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="test_http_client" uuid="920E5C50-41E1-4DAC-8D48-D9C860E49228">
+<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="testing_http_client" uuid="920E5C50-41E1-4DAC-8D48-D9C860E49228">
-	<target name="test_http_client">
+	<target name="testing_http_client">
 		<root class="TEST" feature="make"/>
 		<file_rule>
 			<exclude>/.git$</exclude>
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@
 		<option warning="true"  void_safety="all">
 			<assertions precondition="true" postcondition="true" check="true" invariant="true" loop="true" supplier_precondition="true"/>
 		</option>
-		<variable name="netssl_http_client_enabled" value="false"/>
+		<variable name="ssl_enabled" value="true"/>
+		<variable name="netssl_http_client_enabled" value="true"/>
 		<variable name="net_http_client_disabled" value="false"/>
 		<variable name="libcurl_http_client_disabled" value="false"/>
 		<library name="base" location="$ISE_LIBRARY\library\base\base-safe.ecf"/>

library/network/http_client/tests/test_libcurl_with_web.e

@@ -59,6 +59,11 @@ feature -- Tests
 			test_post_with_file_and_form_data
 		end
 
+	libcurl_test_post_with_multiple_file_and_form_data
+		do
+			test_post_with_multiple_file_and_form_data
+		end
+
 	libcurl_test_get_with_redirection
 		do
 			test_get_with_redirection

library/network/http_client/tests/test_net_with_web.e

@@ -59,6 +59,11 @@ feature -- Tests
 			test_post_with_file_and_form_data
 		end
 
+	net_test_post_with_multiple_file_and_form_data
+		do
+			test_post_with_multiple_file_and_form_data
+		end
+
 	net_test_get_with_redirection
 		do
 			test_get_with_redirection

library/network/http_client/tests/test_with_web_i.e

@@ -21,8 +21,7 @@ feature -- Initialization
 	on_prepare
 		do
 			Precursor
-			global_requestbin_path := "/s0jkhhs0"
+			if is_using_requestbin and global_requestbin_path = Void then
-			if global_requestbin_path = Void then
 				global_requestbin_path := new_requestbin_path
 			end
 		end
@@ -35,6 +34,12 @@ feature -- Factory
 
 feature -- Requestbin
 
+	is_using_requestbin: BOOLEAN = False
+	is_using_mockbincom: BOOLEAN
+		do
+			Result := not is_using_requestbin
+		end
+
 	global_requestbin_path: detachable READABLE_STRING_8
 
 	new_requestbin_path: detachable STRING
@@ -42,7 +47,7 @@ feature -- Requestbin
 			i,j: INTEGER
 		do
 			if
-				attached new_session ("http://requestb.in") as sess and then
+				attached new_session ("https://requestb.in") as sess and then
 				attached sess.post ("/api/v1/bins", Void, Void) as resp
 			then
 				if resp.error_occurred then
@@ -67,13 +72,30 @@ feature -- Requestbin
 							if not Result.starts_with ("/") then
 								Result.prepend_character ('/')
 							end
-							print ("new_requestbin_path => http://requestb.in" + Result + "?inspect%N")
+							print ("new_requestbin_path => " + sess.base_url + Result + "?inspect%N")
 						end
 					end
 				end
 			end
 		end
 
+	new_web_session: like new_session
+		do
+			if is_using_mockbincom then
+				Result := new_session ("http://mockbin.com/request")
+			end
+			if Result = Void and is_using_requestbin then
+				if attached global_requestbin_path as l_path then
+					Result := new_session ("https://requestb.in" + l_path)
+				else
+					assert ("Has requestbin path", False)
+				end
+			end
+			if Result = Void then
+				Result := new_session ("http://mockbin.com/request") -- Default
+			end
+		end
+
 feature -- Factory
 
 	test_post_url_encoded
@@ -81,288 +103,200 @@ feature -- Factory
 			sess: HTTP_CLIENT_SESSION
 			h: STRING_8
 		do
-			if attached global_requestbin_path as requestbin_path then
+				-- URL ENCODED POST REQUEST
-					-- URL ENCODED POST REQUEST
+				-- check requestbin to ensure the "Hello World" has been received in the raw body
-					-- check requestbin to ensure the "Hello World" has been received in the raw body
+				-- also check that User-Agent was sent
-					-- also check that User-Agent was sent
+			create h.make_empty
-				create h.make_empty
+			sess := new_web_session
-				sess := new_session ("http://requestb.in")
+			if
-				if
+				attached sess.post ("", Void, "Hello World") as res
-					attached sess.post (requestbin_path, Void, "Hello World") as res and then
+			then
-					attached res.headers as hds
+				check_response (res)
-				then
-					across
-						hds as c
-					loop
-						h.append (c.item.name + ": " + c.item.value + "%R%N")
-					end
-				end
-				print (h)
-			else
-				assert ("Has requestbin path", False)
 			end
 		end
 
 	test_post_with_form_data
 		local
 			sess: HTTP_CLIENT_SESSION
-			h: STRING_8
 			l_ctx: HTTP_CLIENT_REQUEST_CONTEXT
 		do
-			if attached global_requestbin_path as requestbin_path then
+				-- POST REQUEST WITH FORM DATA
-
+				-- check requestbin to ensure the form parameters are correctly received
-					-- POST REQUEST WITH FORM DATA
+			sess := new_web_session
-					-- check requestbin to ensure the form parameters are correctly received
+			create l_ctx.make
-				sess := new_session ("http://requestb.in")
+			l_ctx.add_form_parameter ("First Key", "First Value")
-				create l_ctx.make
+			l_ctx.add_form_parameter ("Second Key", "Second Value")
-				l_ctx.add_form_parameter ("First Key", "First Value")
+			l_ctx.add_form_parameter ("unicode", {STRING_32} "Hello / 你好 !")
-				l_ctx.add_form_parameter ("Second Key", "Second Value")
+			l_ctx.add_form_parameter ({STRING_32} "Field 你好 !", "How are you?")
-				l_ctx.add_form_parameter ("unicode", {STRING_32} "Hello / 你好 !")
+			if
-				l_ctx.add_form_parameter ({STRING_32} "Field 你好 !", "How are you?")
+				attached sess.post ("", l_ctx, "") as res
-				create h.make_empty
+			then
-				if
+				check_response (res)
-					attached sess.post (requestbin_path, l_ctx, "") as res and then
-					attached res.headers as hds
-				then
-					across
-						hds as c
-					loop
-						h.append (c.item.name + ": " + c.item.value + "%R%N")
-					end
-				end
-				print (h)
-			else
-				assert ("Has requestbin path", False)
 			end
 		end
 
 	test_post_with_uncommon_form_data
 		local
 			sess: HTTP_CLIENT_SESSION
-			h: STRING_8
 			l_ctx: HTTP_CLIENT_REQUEST_CONTEXT
 		do
-			if attached global_requestbin_path as requestbin_path then
+				-- POST REQUEST WITH FORM DATA
+				-- check requestbin to ensure the form parameters are correctly received
+			sess := new_web_session
+			create l_ctx.make
 
-					-- POST REQUEST WITH FORM DATA
+			l_ctx.add_form_parameter ("title", "Eiffel World!") -- space and !
-					-- check requestbin to ensure the form parameters are correctly received
+			l_ctx.add_form_parameter ("path", "foo/bar") -- slash
-				sess := new_session ("http://requestb.in")
+			l_ctx.add_form_parameter ("unreserved", ":!@[]{}()*") -- ...
-				create l_ctx.make
+			l_ctx.add_form_parameter ("reserved", "+=?&_#_") -- ...
+			l_ctx.add_form_parameter ("a=b", "a=b") -- equal sign
+			l_ctx.add_form_parameter ("test", "!$&'()*") --
+			l_ctx.add_form_parameter ("lst[a][b]", "[123][456]") -- brackets
+			l_ctx.add_form_parameter ("pos{1,2}", "loc{a,b}") -- curly brackets
+			l_ctx.add_form_parameter ("?foo", "?bar") -- question mark
+			l_ctx.add_form_parameter ("?", "?") -- question mark
+			l_ctx.add_form_parameter ("&bar", "&bar") -- ampersand
+			l_ctx.add_form_parameter ("&", "&") -- ampersand
 
-				l_ctx.add_form_parameter ("title", "Eiffel World!") -- space and !
+			assert ("form data well generated", l_ctx.form_parameters_to_x_www_form_url_encoded_string.same_string ("title=Eiffel+World!&path=foo%%2Fbar&unreserved=%%3A!%%40%%5B%%5D%%7B%%7D()*&reserved=%%2B%%3D%%3F%%26_%%23_&a%%3Db=a%%3Db&test=!%%24%%26'()*&lst%%5Ba%%5D%%5Bb%%5D=%%5B123%%5D%%5B456%%5D&pos%%7B1%%2C2%%7D=loc%%7Ba%%2Cb%%7D&%%3Ffoo=%%3Fbar&%%3F=%%3F&%%26bar=%%26bar&%%26=%%26"))
-				l_ctx.add_form_parameter ("path", "foo/bar") -- slash
-				l_ctx.add_form_parameter ("unreserved", ":!@[]{}()*") -- ...
-				l_ctx.add_form_parameter ("reserved", "+=?&_#_") -- ...
-				l_ctx.add_form_parameter ("a=b", "a=b") -- equal sign
-				l_ctx.add_form_parameter ("test", "!$&'()*") --
-				l_ctx.add_form_parameter ("lst[a][b]", "[123][456]") -- brackets
-				l_ctx.add_form_parameter ("pos{1,2}", "loc{a,b}") -- curly brackets
-				l_ctx.add_form_parameter ("?foo", "?bar") -- question mark
-				l_ctx.add_form_parameter ("?", "?") -- question mark
-				l_ctx.add_form_parameter ("&bar", "&bar") -- ampersand
-				l_ctx.add_form_parameter ("&", "&") -- ampersand
 
-				assert ("form data well generated", l_ctx.form_parameters_to_x_www_form_url_encoded_string.same_string ("title=Eiffel+World!&path=foo%%2Fbar&unreserved=%%3A!%%40%%5B%%5D%%7B%%7D()*&reserved=%%2B%%3D%%3F%%26_%%23_&a%%3Db=a%%3Db&test=!%%24%%26'()*&lst%%5Ba%%5D%%5Bb%%5D=%%5B123%%5D%%5B456%%5D&pos%%7B1%%2C2%%7D=loc%%7Ba%%2Cb%%7D&%%3Ffoo=%%3Fbar&%%3F=%%3F&%%26bar=%%26bar&%%26=%%26"))
+			if
-
+				attached sess.post ("", l_ctx, "") as res
-				create h.make_empty
+			then
-				if
+				check_response (res)
-					attached sess.post (requestbin_path, l_ctx, "") as res and then
-					attached res.headers as hds
-				then
-					across
-						hds as c
-					loop
-						h.append (c.item.name + ": " + c.item.value + "%R%N")
-					end
-				end
-				print (h)
-			else
-				assert ("Has requestbin path", False)
 			end
 		end
 
 	test_post_with_file
 		local
 			sess: HTTP_CLIENT_SESSION
-			h: STRING_8
 			l_ctx: HTTP_CLIENT_REQUEST_CONTEXT
 		do
-			if attached global_requestbin_path as requestbin_path then
+				-- POST REQUEST WITH A FILE
-
+				-- check requestbin to ensure the form parameters are correctly received
-					-- POST REQUEST WITH A FILE
+				-- set filename to a local file
-					-- check requestbin to ensure the form parameters are correctly received
+			sess := new_web_session
-					-- set filename to a local file
+			create l_ctx.make
-				sess := new_session ("http://requestb.in")
+			l_ctx.set_upload_filename ("test.txt")
-				create l_ctx.make
+			if
-				l_ctx.set_upload_filename ("test.txt")
+				attached sess.post ("", l_ctx, Void) as res
-				create h.make_empty
+			then
-				if
+				check_response (res)
-					attached sess.post (requestbin_path, l_ctx, Void) as res and then
-					attached res.headers as hds
-				then
-					across
-						hds as c
-					loop
-						h.append (c.item.name + ": " + c.item.value + "%R%N")
-					end
-				end
-				print (h)
-			else
-				assert ("Has requestbin path", False)
 			end
 		end
 
 	test_put_with_file
 		local
 			sess: HTTP_CLIENT_SESSION
-			h: STRING_8
 			l_ctx: HTTP_CLIENT_REQUEST_CONTEXT
 		do
-			if attached global_requestbin_path as requestbin_path then
+				-- PUT REQUEST WITH A FILE
-
+				-- check requestbin to ensure the file is correctly received
-					-- PUT REQUEST WITH A FILE
+				-- set filename to a local file
-					-- check requestbin to ensure the file is correctly received
+			sess := new_web_session
-					-- set filename to a local file
+			create l_ctx.make
-				sess := new_session ("http://requestb.in")
+			l_ctx.set_upload_filename ("test.txt")
-				create l_ctx.make
+			if
-				l_ctx.set_upload_filename ("test.txt")
+				attached sess.put ("", l_ctx, Void) as res
-				create h.make_empty
+			then
-				if
+				check_response (res)
-					attached sess.put (requestbin_path, l_ctx, Void) as res and then
-					attached res.headers as hds
-				then
-					across
-						hds as c
-					loop
-						h.append (c.item.name + ": " + c.item.value + "%R%N")
-					end
-				end
-				print (h)
-			else
-				assert ("Has requestbin path", False)
 			end
 		end
 
 	test_put_with_data
 		local
 			sess: HTTP_CLIENT_SESSION
-			h: STRING_8
 			l_ctx: HTTP_CLIENT_REQUEST_CONTEXT
 		do
-			if attached global_requestbin_path as requestbin_path then
+				-- PUT REQUEST WITH A FILE
-
+				-- check requestbin to ensure the file is correctly received
-					-- PUT REQUEST WITH A FILE
+				-- set filename to a local file
-					-- check requestbin to ensure the file is correctly received
+			sess := new_web_session
-					-- set filename to a local file
+			create l_ctx.make
-				sess := new_session ("http://requestb.in")
+			l_ctx.set_upload_data ("name=This is a test for http client.%N")
-				create l_ctx.make
+			if
-				l_ctx.set_upload_data ("name=This is a test for http client.%N")
+				attached sess.put ("", l_ctx, Void) as res
-				create h.make_empty
+			then
-				if
+				check_response (res)
-					attached sess.put (requestbin_path, l_ctx, Void) as res and then
-					attached res.headers as hds
-				then
-					across
-						hds as c
-					loop
-						h.append (c.item.name + ": " + c.item.value + "%R%N")
-					end
-				end
-				print (h)
-			else
-				assert ("Has requestbin path", False)
 			end
+
 		end
 
 	test_post_with_file_and_form_data
 		local
 			sess: HTTP_CLIENT_SESSION
-			h: STRING_8
 			l_ctx: HTTP_CLIENT_REQUEST_CONTEXT
 		do
-			if attached global_requestbin_path as requestbin_path then
+				-- POST REQUEST WITH A FILE AND FORM DATA
+				-- check requestbin to ensure the file and form parameters are correctly received
+				-- set filename to a local file
+			sess := new_web_session
+			create l_ctx.make
+--			l_ctx.add_file_form_parameter ("image", "test.txt", "image/jpeg")
+			l_ctx.add_file_form_parameter ("text", "test.txt", "plain/text")
+			l_ctx.add_form_parameter ("First", "Value")
+			l_ctx.add_form_parameter ("Second", "and last value")
+			if
+				attached sess.post ("", l_ctx, Void) as res
+			then
+				check_response (res)
+			end
+		end
 
-					-- POST REQUEST WITH A FILE AND FORM DATA
+	test_post_with_multiple_file_and_form_data
-					-- check requestbin to ensure the file and form parameters are correctly received
+		local
-					-- set filename to a local file
+			sess: HTTP_CLIENT_SESSION
-				sess := new_session ("http://requestb.in")
+			l_ctx: HTTP_CLIENT_REQUEST_CONTEXT
---				sess := new_session ("http://localhost:9090")
+		do
-				create l_ctx.make
+				-- POST REQUEST WITH A FILE AND FORM DATA
---				l_ctx.set_upload_filename ("logo.jpg")
+				-- check requestbin to ensure the file and form parameters are correctly received
-				l_ctx.set_upload_filename ("test.txt")
+				-- set filename to a local file
-				l_ctx.add_form_parameter ("First", "Value")
+			sess := new_web_session
-				l_ctx.add_form_parameter ("Second", "and last value")
+			create l_ctx.make
-				create h.make_empty
+			l_ctx.add_header ("Content-Type", "multipart/form-data")
-				if
+
-					attached sess.post (requestbin_path, l_ctx, Void) as res and then
+			l_ctx.add_file_form_parameter ("first_file", "test.txt", "plain/text")
-					attached res.headers as hds
+			l_ctx.add_file_form_parameter ("image", "logo.jpg", "image/jpeg")
-				then
+			l_ctx.add_form_parameter ("First", "Value")
-					across
+			l_ctx.add_form_parameter ("Second", "and last value")
-						hds as c
+			l_ctx.add_file_form_parameter ("last_file", "test.txt", Void)
-					loop
+
-						h.append (c.item.name + ": " + c.item.value + "%R%N")
+			if
-					end
+				attached sess.post ("", l_ctx, Void) as res
-				end
+			then
-				print (h)
+				check_response (res)
-			else
-				assert ("Has requestbin path", False)
 			end
 		end
 
 	test_post_with_file_using_chunked_transfer_encoding
 		local
 			sess: HTTP_CLIENT_SESSION
-			h: STRING_8
 			l_ctx: HTTP_CLIENT_REQUEST_CONTEXT
 		do
-			if attached global_requestbin_path as requestbin_path then
+				-- POST REQUEST WITH A FILE AND FORM DATA
-
+				-- check requestbin to ensure the file and form parameters are correctly received
-					-- POST REQUEST WITH A FILE AND FORM DATA
+				-- set filename to a local file
-					-- check requestbin to ensure the file and form parameters are correctly received
+			sess := new_web_session
-					-- set filename to a local file
+			create l_ctx.make
-				sess := new_session ("http://requestb.in")
+			l_ctx.add_header ("Transfer-Encoding", "chunked")
-				create l_ctx.make
+			l_ctx.set_upload_filename ("logo.jpg")
-				l_ctx.add_header ("Transfer-Encoding", "chunked")
+			if
-				l_ctx.set_upload_filename ("logo.jpg")
+				attached sess.post ("", l_ctx, Void) as res
-				create h.make_empty
+			then
-				if
+				check_response (res)
-					attached sess.post (requestbin_path, l_ctx, Void) as res and then
-					attached res.headers as hds
-				then
-					across
-						hds as c
-					loop
-						h.append (c.item.name + ": " + c.item.value + "%R%N")
-					end
-				end
-				print (h)
-			else
-				assert ("Has requestbin path", False)
 			end
 		end
 
 	test_get_with_redirection
 		local
 			sess: HTTP_CLIENT_SESSION
-			h: STRING_8
 		do
-			if attached global_requestbin_path as requestbin_path then
+				-- GET REQUEST, Forwarding (google's first answer is a forward)
-
+				-- check headers received (printed in console)
-					-- GET REQUEST, Forwarding (google's first answer is a forward)
+			sess := new_session ("http://google.com")
-					-- check headers received (printed in console)
+			if attached sess.get ("/", Void) as res then
-				sess := new_session ("http://google.com")
+				check_response (res)
-				create h.make_empty
+				assert("was redirected", res.redirections_count > 0)
-				if attached sess.get ("/", Void) as res and then attached res.headers as hds then
-					assert("was redirected", res.redirections_count > 0)
-					across
-						hds as c
-					loop
-						h.append (c.item.name + ": " + c.item.value + "%R%N")
-					end
-				end
-				print (h)
-			else
-				assert ("Has requestbin path", False)
 			end
 		end
 
@@ -377,6 +311,7 @@ feature -- Factory
 			sess.set_credentials ("test", "test")
 			create ctx.make_with_credentials_required
 			if attached sess.get ("/password-ok.php", ctx) as res then
+				check_response (res)
 				if attached {READABLE_STRING_8} res.body as l_body then
 					assert ("Fetch all body, including closing html tag", l_body.has_substring ("</html>"))
 				else
@@ -388,50 +323,58 @@ feature -- Factory
 	test_get_with_query_parameters
 		local
 			sess: HTTP_CLIENT_SESSION
-			h: STRING_8
 			l_ctx: HTTP_CLIENT_REQUEST_CONTEXT
 			q: STRING
 		do
-			if attached global_requestbin_path as requestbin_path then
+				-- GET REQUEST WITH A FILE AND FORM DATA
-
+				-- check requestbin to ensure the file and form parameters are correctly received
-					-- GET REQUEST WITH A FILE AND FORM DATA
+				-- set filename to a local file
-					-- check requestbin to ensure the file and form parameters are correctly received
+			sess := new_web_session
-					-- set filename to a local file
+			create l_ctx.make
-				sess := new_session ("http://requestb.in")
+			l_ctx.add_query_parameter ("?", "?first&arg")
-				create l_ctx.make
+			l_ctx.add_query_parameter ("title", "Eiffel World!")
-				l_ctx.add_query_parameter ("?", "?first&arg")
+			l_ctx.add_query_parameter ("path", "foo/bar")
-				l_ctx.add_query_parameter ("title", "Eiffel World!")
+			l_ctx.add_query_parameter ("reserved", "+=&?")
-				l_ctx.add_query_parameter ("path", "foo/bar")
+			l_ctx.add_query_parameter ("unreserved", ":!@'()*")
-				l_ctx.add_query_parameter ("reserved", "+=&?")
+			l_ctx.add_query_parameter ("unsafe", "%"[]{}")
-				l_ctx.add_query_parameter ("unreserved", ":!@'()*")
+			l_ctx.add_query_parameter ("test", "!$&'()*")
-				l_ctx.add_query_parameter ("unsafe", "%"[]{}")
+			l_ctx.add_query_parameter ("a&b", "a&b")
-				l_ctx.add_query_parameter ("test", "!$&'()*")
+			l_ctx.add_query_parameter ("lst[a][b]", "[abc][123]")
-				l_ctx.add_query_parameter ("a&b", "a&b")
+			l_ctx.add_query_parameter ("foo(a,b)", "bar(1,2)*pi")
-				l_ctx.add_query_parameter ("lst[a][b]", "[abc][123]")
+			create q.make_empty
-				l_ctx.add_query_parameter ("foo(a,b)", "bar(1,2)*pi")
+			l_ctx.append_query_parameters_to_url (q)
-				create q.make_empty
+			assert("query", q.same_string ("??=?first%%26arg&title=Eiffel+World!&path=foo/bar&reserved=%%2B=%%26?&unreserved=:!@'()*&unsafe=%%22%%5B%%5D%%7B%%7D&test=!$%%26'()*&a%%26b=a%%26b&lst%%5Ba%%5D%%5Bb%%5D=%%5Babc%%5D%%5B123%%5D&foo(a,b)=bar(1,2)*pi"))
-				l_ctx.append_query_parameters_to_url (q)
-				assert("query", q.same_string ("??=?first%%26arg&title=Eiffel+World!&path=foo/bar&reserved=%%2B=%%26?&unreserved=:!@'()*&unsafe=%%22%%5B%%5D%%7B%%7D&test=!$%%26'()*&a%%26b=a%%26b&lst%%5Ba%%5D%%5Bb%%5D=%%5Babc%%5D%%5B123%%5D&foo(a,b)=bar(1,2)*pi"))
 
 
-				create h.make_empty
+			if
-				if
+				attached sess.get ("", l_ctx) as res
-					attached sess.get (requestbin_path, l_ctx) as res and then
+			then
-					attached res.headers as hds
+				check_response (res)
-				then
-					across
-						hds as c
-					loop
-						h.append (c.item.name + ": " + c.item.value + "%R%N")
-					end
-				end
-				print (h)
-			else
-				assert ("Has requestbin path", False)
 			end
 		end
 
+feature {NONE} -- Implementation
 
+	check_response (res: HTTP_CLIENT_RESPONSE)
+		local
+			h: STRING
+		do
+			assert ("ok", not res.error_occurred)
+			create h.make_empty
+			if
+				attached res.headers as hds
+			then
+				across
+					hds as c
+				loop
+					h.append (c.item.name + ": " + c.item.value + "%R%N")
+				end
+			end
+			print (h)
+			if attached res.body as b then
+				print (b)
+			end
+		end
 
 end