[Opensim-dev] IStreamHandler vs IStreamedHandler

[Dr Scofield]

Stefan Andersson wrote:
> The general rule is that asynch stream processing is desirable, synch 
> read-to-eof and forward is not.
>  
> All this 'synchrounously read until eof, then write the whole chunk' 
> in every step along the way is probably causing severe and 
> unpredictable lag in the system.
>  
> Things are somewhat complicated by the fact that some constructs (like 
> the REST handler, I believe) actually returns a string, which is 
> fucked. It should be up to the handler to decide what content type it 
> will return, and consequently, how it will be written to the response 
> stream.
>  
> Also, if we're going to upload other things than text, then the REST 
> handler is probably just a StreamHandler, possibly subclassed into an 
> XmlHandler, AssetHandler, et c perhaps? I know there's a Binary 
> handler in there somewhere.
>  
> Once we had good momentum in changing this, then we got sidetracked, 
> as always. :D
;-) i'm willing to try and at least get rid of IStreamedHandler (as it 
sounds that was the intention then) --- quite agree with the streaming 
process comments.

    cheers,
    dr scofield

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