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doc: http: add cross-links for easier clicking

Make it a little easier to navigate the http module documentation by
turning class names and methods into links to the appropriate section.
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Ben Noordhuis 2013-10-16 12:20:25 +02:00
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@ -56,8 +56,8 @@ This is an [EventEmitter][] with the following events:
Emitted each time there is a request. Note that there may be multiple requests
per connection (in the case of keep-alive connections).
`request` is an instance of `http.IncomingMessage` and `response` is
an instance of `http.ServerResponse`
`request` is an instance of [http.IncomingMessage][] and `response` is
an instance of [http.ServerResponse][].
### Event: 'connection'
@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ Emitted each time a request with an http Expect: 100-continue is received.
If this event isn't listened for, the server will automatically respond
with a 100 Continue as appropriate.
Handling this event involves calling `response.writeContinue` if the client
Handling this event involves calling [response.writeContinue()][] if the client
should continue to send the request body, or generating an appropriate HTTP
response (e.g., 400 Bad Request) if the client should not continue to send the
request body.
@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ The response implements the [Writable Stream][] interface. This is an
`function () { }`
Indicates that the underlying connection was terminated before
`response.end()` was called or able to flush.
[response.end()][] was called or able to flush.
### response.writeContinue()
@ -255,9 +255,9 @@ Example:
'Content-Type': 'text/plain' });
This method must only be called once on a message and it must
be called before `response.end()` is called.
be called before [response.end()][] is called.
If you call `response.write()` or `response.end()` before calling this, the
If you call [response.write()][] or [response.end()][] before calling this, the
implicit/mutable headers will be calculated and call this function for you.
Note: that Content-Length is given in bytes not characters. The above example
@ -284,9 +284,9 @@ sockets.
### response.statusCode
When using implicit headers (not calling `response.writeHead()` explicitly), this property
controls the status code that will be sent to the client when the headers get
flushed.
When using implicit headers (not calling [response.writeHead()][] explicitly),
this property controls the status code that will be sent to the client when
the headers get flushed.
Example:
@ -342,8 +342,8 @@ Example:
### response.write(chunk, [encoding])
If this method is called and `response.writeHead()` has not been called, it will
switch to implicit header mode and flush the implicit headers.
If this method is called and [response.writeHead()][] has not been called,
it will switch to implicit header mode and flush the implicit headers.
This sends a chunk of the response body. This method may
be called multiple times to provide successive parts of the body.
@ -424,7 +424,7 @@ Options:
- `false`: opts out of connection pooling with an Agent, defaults request to
`Connection: close`.
`http.request()` returns an instance of the `http.ClientRequest`
`http.request()` returns an instance of the [http.ClientRequest][]
class. The `ClientRequest` instance is a writable stream. If one needs to
upload a file with a POST request, then write to the `ClientRequest` object.
@ -556,7 +556,7 @@ data chunk or when closing the connection.
To get the response, add a listener for `'response'` to the request object.
`'response'` will be emitted from the request object when the response
headers have been received. The `'response'` event is executed with one
argument which is an instance of `http.IncomingMessage`.
argument which is an instance of [http.IncomingMessage][].
During the `'response'` event, one can add listeners to the
response object; particularly to listen for the `'data'` event.
@ -581,7 +581,7 @@ The request implements the [Writable Stream][] interface. This is an
`function (response) { }`
Emitted when a response is received to this request. This event is emitted only
once. The `response` argument will be an instance of `http.IncomingMessage`.
once. The `response` argument will be an instance of [http.IncomingMessage][].
Options:
@ -760,9 +760,10 @@ Once a socket is assigned to this request and is connected
## http.IncomingMessage
An `IncomingMessage` object is created by `http.Server` or `http.ClientRequest`
and passed as the first argument to the `'request'` and `'response'` event
respectively. It may be used to access response status, headers and data.
An `IncomingMessage` object is created by [http.Server][] or
[http.ClientRequest][] and passed as the first argument to the `'request'`
and `'response'` event respectively. It may be used to access response status,
headers and data.
It implements the [Readable Stream][] interface, as well as the
following additional events, methods, and properties.
@ -813,14 +814,14 @@ Calls `message.connection.setTimeout(msecs, callback)`.
### message.method
**Only valid for request obtained from `http.Server`.**
**Only valid for request obtained from [http.Server][].**
The request method as a string. Read only. Example:
`'GET'`, `'DELETE'`.
### message.url
**Only valid for request obtained from `http.Server`.**
**Only valid for request obtained from [http.Server][].**
Request URL string. This contains only the URL that is
present in the actual HTTP request. If the request is:
@ -867,21 +868,29 @@ request.connection.getPeerCertificate() to obtain the client's
authentication details.
[Agent]: #http_class_http_agent
['checkContinue']: #http_event_checkcontinue
['listening']: net.html#net_event_listening
[Agent]: #http_class_http_agent
[Buffer]: buffer.html#buffer_buffer
[EventEmitter]: events.html#events_class_events_eventemitter
[Readable Stream]: stream.html#stream_readable_stream
[Writable Stream]: stream.html#stream_writable_stream
[global Agent]: #http_http_globalagent
[http.ClientRequest]: #http_class_http_clientrequest
[http.IncomingMessage]: #http_http_incomingmessage
[http.ServerResponse]: #http_class_http_serverresponse
[http.Server]: #http_class_http_server
[http.request()]: #http_http_request_options_callback
[http.request()]: #http_http_request_options_callback
[http.IncomingMessage]: #http_class_http_incomingmessage
['listening']: net.html#net_event_listening
[net.Server.close()]: net.html#net_server_close_callback
[net.Server.listen(path)]: net.html#net_server_listen_path_callback
[net.Server.listen(port)]: net.html#net_server_listen_port_host_backlog_callback
[Readable Stream]: stream.html#stream_readable_stream
[response.end()]: #http_response_end_data_encoding
[response.write()]: #http_response_write_chunk_encoding
[response.writeContinue()]: #http_response_writecontinue
[response.writeHead()]: #http_response_writehead_statuscode_reasonphrase_headers
[socket.setKeepAlive()]: net.html#net_socket_setkeepalive_enable_initialdelay
[socket.setNoDelay()]: net.html#net_socket_setnodelay_nodelay
[socket.setTimeout()]: net.html#net_socket_settimeout_timeout_callback
[stream.setEncoding()]: stream.html#stream_stream_setencoding_encoding
[url.parse()]: url.html#url_url_parse_urlstr_parsequerystring_slashesdenotehost
[Writable Stream]: stream.html#stream_writable_stream