C/C++ HTTP Client Library for Embedded Projects
c, c++, client, embedded, http
Solution
Have you taken a look at the HTTPClient on mbed? Looks like there are lots of forks of an original from a few years ago that wasn't maintained. I haven't used this...
http://mbed.org/users/WiredHome/code/HTTPClient/
Problem
So I have trawled through pages and pages of search results on StackOverflow and Google and I have come across very few C/C++ HTTP client libraries suitable for a resource-constrained, embedded environment (e.g. an ARM). I have however come across quite a few that are suitable for desktop-class applications. Essentially, I am after a simple, easy-to-use and convenient API to make HTTP GET, POST and HEAD calls (with support for authentication, download resume and payload compression). It would be ideal if it had a small footprint (i.e. no or minimal external dependencies) and is open-source (with a permissive license). Here's a list of what I've come across so far and why they are not suitable - - curl - too heavyweight - poco - too heavyweight - neon - GPL - qlibc - relies on POSIX libraries - cpp-netlib - relies on Boost libraries - serf - relies on the Apache Portable Runtime library - urdl - relies on Boost libraries - HTTP Client C API - promising but requires a C++ wrapper Are there any libraries out there that I am unaware of or am I better off rolling my own?