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Posted to cvs@httpd.apache.org by ni...@apache.org on 2005/10/26 12:03:18 UTC

svn commit: r328616 - in /httpd/httpd/trunk/docs/manual/mod: mod_filter.html.en mod_filter.xml

Author: niq
Date: Wed Oct 26 03:03:13 2005
New Revision: 328616

URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewcvs?rev=328616&view=rev
Log:
Update mod_filter docs to mention API functions and promote
out of experimental.

Modified:
    httpd/httpd/trunk/docs/manual/mod/mod_filter.html.en
    httpd/httpd/trunk/docs/manual/mod/mod_filter.xml

Modified: httpd/httpd/trunk/docs/manual/mod/mod_filter.html.en
URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewcvs/httpd/httpd/trunk/docs/manual/mod/mod_filter.html.en?rev=328616&r1=328615&r2=328616&view=diff
==============================================================================
--- httpd/httpd/trunk/docs/manual/mod/mod_filter.html.en (original)
+++ httpd/httpd/trunk/docs/manual/mod/mod_filter.html.en Wed Oct 26 03:03:13 2005
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 <p><span>Available Languages: </span><a href="../en/mod/mod_filter.html" title="English">&nbsp;en&nbsp;</a></p>
 </div>
 <table class="module"><tr><th><a href="module-dict.html#Description">Description:</a></th><td>Context-sensitive smart filter configuration module</td></tr>
-<tr><th><a href="module-dict.html#Status">Status:</a></th><td>Experimental</td></tr>
+<tr><th><a href="module-dict.html#Status">Status:</a></th><td>Base</td></tr>
 <tr><th><a href="module-dict.html#ModuleIdentifier">Module Identifier:</a></th><td>filter_module</td></tr>
 <tr><th><a href="module-dict.html#SourceFile">Source File:</a></th><td>mod_filter.c</td></tr>
 <tr><th><a href="module-dict.html#Compatibility">Compatibility:</a></th><td>Version 2.1 and higher</td></tr></table>
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@
 <tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Syntax">Syntax:</a></th><td><code>FilterChain [+=-@!]<var>filter-name</var> <var>...</var></code></td></tr>
 <tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Context">Context:</a></th><td>server config, virtual host, directory, .htaccess</td></tr>
 <tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Override">Override:</a></th><td>Options</td></tr>
-<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Status">Status:</a></th><td>Experimental</td></tr>
+<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Status">Status:</a></th><td>Base</td></tr>
 <tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Module">Module:</a></th><td>mod_filter</td></tr>
 </table>
     <p>This configures an actual filter chain, from declared filters.
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@
 <tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Syntax">Syntax:</a></th><td><code>FilterDeclare <var>filter-name</var> <var>[type]</var></code></td></tr>
 <tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Context">Context:</a></th><td>server config, virtual host, directory, .htaccess</td></tr>
 <tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Override">Override:</a></th><td>Options</td></tr>
-<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Status">Status:</a></th><td>Experimental</td></tr>
+<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Status">Status:</a></th><td>Base</td></tr>
 <tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Module">Module:</a></th><td>mod_filter</td></tr>
 </table>
     <p>This directive declares an output filter together with a
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@
     <var>proto-flags</var></code></td></tr>
 <tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Context">Context:</a></th><td>server config, virtual host, directory, .htaccess</td></tr>
 <tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Override">Override:</a></th><td>Options</td></tr>
-<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Status">Status:</a></th><td>Experimental</td></tr>
+<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Status">Status:</a></th><td>Base</td></tr>
 <tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Module">Module:</a></th><td>mod_filter</td></tr>
 </table>
     <p>This directs <code class="module"><a href="../mod/mod_filter.html">mod_filter</a></code> to deal with ensuring the
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@
  [req|resp|env]=<var>dispatch</var> <var>match</var></code></td></tr>
 <tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Context">Context:</a></th><td>server config, virtual host, directory, .htaccess</td></tr>
 <tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Override">Override:</a></th><td>Options</td></tr>
-<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Status">Status:</a></th><td>Experimental</td></tr>
+<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Status">Status:</a></th><td>Base</td></tr>
 <tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Module">Module:</a></th><td>mod_filter</td></tr>
 </table>
     <p>This directive registers a <em>provider</em> for the smart filter.
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@
     <code class="module"><a href="../mod/mod_filter.html">mod_filter</a></code></td></tr>
 <tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Syntax">Syntax:</a></th><td><code>FilterTrace <var>filter-name</var> <var>level</var></code></td></tr>
 <tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Context">Context:</a></th><td>server config, virtual host, directory</td></tr>
-<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Status">Status:</a></th><td>Experimental</td></tr>
+<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Status">Status:</a></th><td>Base</td></tr>
 <tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Module">Module:</a></th><td>mod_filter</td></tr>
 </table>
     <p>This directive generates debug information from
@@ -432,4 +432,4 @@
 </div><div id="footer">
 <p class="apache">Copyright 1995-2005 The Apache Software Foundation or its licensors, as applicable.<br />Licensed under the <a href="http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0">Apache License, Version 2.0</a>.</p>
 <p class="menu"><a href="../mod/">Modules</a> | <a href="../mod/directives.html">Directives</a> | <a href="../faq/">FAQ</a> | <a href="../glossary.html">Glossary</a> | <a href="../sitemap.html">Sitemap</a></p></div>
-</body></html>
\ No newline at end of file
+</body></html>

Modified: httpd/httpd/trunk/docs/manual/mod/mod_filter.xml
URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewcvs/httpd/httpd/trunk/docs/manual/mod/mod_filter.xml?rev=328616&r1=328615&r2=328616&view=diff
==============================================================================
--- httpd/httpd/trunk/docs/manual/mod/mod_filter.xml (original)
+++ httpd/httpd/trunk/docs/manual/mod/mod_filter.xml Wed Oct 26 03:03:13 2005
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 
 <name>mod_filter</name>
 <description>Context-sensitive smart filter configuration module</description>
-<status>Experimental</status>
+<status>Base</status>
 <sourcefile>mod_filter.c</sourcefile>
 <identifier>filter_module</identifier>
 <compatibility>Version 2.1 and higher</compatibility>
@@ -207,13 +207,21 @@
     details of filter implementation, reducing the complexity required of
     content filter modules. This is work-in-progress; the
     <directive module="mod_filter">FilterProtocol</directive> implements
-    some of this functionality, but there are no API calls yet.</p>
+    some of this functionality for back-compatibility with Apache 2.0
+    modules.  For httpd 2.1 and up, the
+    <code>ap_register_output_filter_protocol</code> and
+    <code>ap_filter_protocol</code> API enables filter modules to
+    declare their own behaviour.</p>
 
     <p>At the same time, <module>mod_filter</module> should not interfere
     with a filter that wants to handle all aspects of the protocol.  By
     default (i.e. in the absence of any <directive module="mod_filter"
     >FilterProtocol</directive> directives), <module>mod_filter</module>
     will leave the headers untouched.</p>
+
+    <p>At the time of writing, this feature is largely untested,
+    as modules in common use are designed to work with 2.0.
+    Modules using it should test it carefully.</p>
 </section>
 
 <directivesynopsis>