By Admin on Monday, 07 December 2020
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HTTP/2 Server Push

​A new feature has been added to Indy Servers, now Server Push is supported by sgcWebSockets library.

HTTP usually works with Request/Response pattern, where client REQUEST a resource to SERVER and SERVER sends a RESPONSE with the resource requested or an error. Usually the client, like a browser, makes a bunch of requests for those assets which are provided by the server.

The main problem of this approach is that first client must send a request to get the resource, example: index.html, wait till server sends the response, the client reads the content and then make all other requests, example: styles.css

HTTP/2 server push tries to solve this problem, when the client requests a file, if server thinks that this file needs another file/s, those files will be PUSHED to client automatically. 

In the prior screenshot, first client request index.html, server reads this request and sends as a response 2 files: index.html and styles.css, so it avoids a second request to get styles.css

Configure Server Push 

Following the prior screenshots, you can configure your server so every time there is a new request for /index.html file, server will send index.html and styles.css
Use the method PushPromiseAddPreLoadLinks, to associate every request to a push promise list. 

​When the client request /index.html, automatically the server will send the 2 files, index.html and styles.css. You can check this behaviour using google chrome developer tools.

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