FastMM4 vs FastMM5 vs FastMM4-AVX

Recently a new version of FastMM, developed by Pierre le Riche, has been released, the new version is called FastMM5 and has been rewritten to improve the performance on multi threaded applications, can be configured for better speed or less memory usage and more. Support from Delphi XE3 Compiler and can used on Windows32 and Windows64. FastMM...

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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...

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File not found bplrtl270.dylib

Compiling sgcWebSockets in Rad Studio 10.4.1, some users reported problems compiling under OSX64, they get this error: Directory not found for option 'Lc:\Program Files (x86)\embarcadero\studio\21.0\redist\OSX64 file not found bplrtl270.dylib Fix bplrtl270.dylib error Seems latest Rad Studio version breaks something, and some required files are mis...

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HTTP/2 Conformance Tests

sgcWebSockets supports HTTP/2 protocol on Server and Client components, implementation is made in 100% pure Delphi code without using any external library. We have tested our HTTP/2 implementation using h2spec which is a great tool for testing HTTP/2 protocol https://github.com/summerwind/h2spec The sgcWebSockets HTTP/2 Server and Client compo...

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sgcWebSockets 4.4.5

Here is the comprehensive list of new features and bug fixes included in sgcWebSockets 4.4.5: [+] : New Component TsgcHTTP_OAuth2_Server, server implementation of OAuth2 protocol, allows to Authorize and Issue Access Tokens to OAuth2 clients. [+] : New Demo which shows how enable OAuth2 on Server Components (is located in folder Demos\20.HTTP_Proto...

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OAuth2 Customize Sign-In HTML

When an OAuth2 client do a request to get a new Access Token, a Web-Page is shown in a web-browser to Allow this connection and login with an User and Password. The HTML page is included by default in Server component, but this code can be customized using OnAuth2BeforeDispatchPage event. procedure OnOAuth2BeforeDispatchPage(Sender: TObject; OAuth2...

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OAuth2 Server Allow none authenticated requests

By default, when OAuth2 is enabled on Server Side, all the HTTP Requests require Authentication using Bearer Tokens. If you want allow some URLs to be accessed without the need of use a Bearer Token, you can use the event OnOAuth2BeforeRequest Find below a sample code which shows the use of the event. procedure OnOAuth2BeforeRequest(Sender: TObject...

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OAuth2 Server Register Apps

Before a new OAuth2 is requested by a client, the App must be registered in the server. Register a new App requires the following information:   App Name: is the name of the Application. Example: MyApp  RedirectURI: is where the responses will be redirected. Example: http://127.0.0.1:8080  ClientId: is public information and is the I...

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OAuth2 Server Endpoints

By default, the OAuth2 Server uses the following Endpoints:   Authorization: /sgc/oauth2/auth   Token: /sgc/oauth2/token Which means that if your server listens on IP 80.54.41.30 and port 8443, the full OAuth2 Endpoints will be:   Authorization: https://80.54.41.30:8443/sgc/oauth2/auth   Token: https://80.54.41.30:8443/sgc/oauth...

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OAuth2 Server Authorization

From sgcWebSockets 4.4.5 OAuth2 protocol is supported on Server Components. OAuth2 allows third-party applications to receive a limited access to an HTTP service which is either on behalf of a resource owner or by allowing a third-party application obtain access on its own behalf. Thanks to OAuth2, service providers and consumer applications can in...

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