xojo.net.HTTPSocket Useless On Windows?

General
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Is anyone actually using the new xojo.net.HTTPSocket on Windows desktop builds? If so, how are you doing it? Are you subclassing the socket or just using the socket class directly?

I cannot use it at all when subclassed, and I’ve filed a feedback and have the behavior verified from Xojo, but have no hope that it will actually be fixed any time soon. I really wanted to use the new sockets for a variety of reasons, but until they are fixed I am going to be forced to go back to the old framework sockets instead. :frowning:

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If you would like to use the new sockets in a subclass on Windows, please sign onto this feedback: <https://xojo.com/issue/42596>

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I’m with Bob - holding off on using the new framework until it matures some more.

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Yeah, I’m afraid that I’m going to have to agree with @Tim Parnell and @Bob Keeney - the new framework is currently unusable on the desktop.

I guess shame on me for assuming it was ready enough to use, since the new sockets have been available for several releases, now.

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GlueKit provides an HTTPSecureSocket that mimics the new framework’s API but downgrades to the old socket on desktop/console/web. See https://github.com/1701software/GlueKit/tree/GlueKit-for-Xojo-2014-3.1

This way you can share code between iOS & other without having to maintain two different code bases.

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If you need good SSL, FTP/HTTP/SFTP and HTTP 1.1, maybe you check the CURLSMBS class in MBS Plugin…

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Think this cannot be stated in general.
But agreed, things should work finally. The introduction of the new framework is quite some releases ago.

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Well, mixing new framework with old is often an exercise in frustration.

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Unless one develops in iOS where there is no choice, I would tend to use the new framework only when it provides features not found in the classic framework.

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I’d really love to be able to use HTTP 1.1, which is ONLY available in the new framework.

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Sure. But until it is bug free, it is a good as non existing…

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If you would like HTTP1.1 support on Windows as well, please sign onto this feedback request: <https://xojo.com/issue/42596>

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To clarify for people here- xojo.net.HTTPSocket works fine in most Windows projects (subclassed or otherwise). This bug is really about using it from inside a Thread on a Windows desktop project.

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Thanks for the clarification. That is indeed how I was using the threads. :frowning:

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Same here.

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It also doesn’t work on Windows Console or Service projects with no threading, but it did use to. Now I have to try & track down which version it did work on :frowning:

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Did you ever find which version of Xojo where it does work for console apps?