Project Summary
libsoup is an HTTP client/server library for GNOME. It uses GObjects and the glib main loop, to integrate well with GNOME applications.
Features include:
* Both asynchronous (GMainLoop and callback-based) and synchronous APIs
* Automatically caches connections
* SSL Support using GnuTLS
* Proxy support, including authentication and SSL tunneling
* Client support for Digest, NTLM, and Basic authentication
* Server support for Digest and Basic authentication
* Basic client-side SOAP and XML-RPC support
In a Nutshell, libsoup...
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has a well established, mature codebase
maintained by a very large development team
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took an estimated 24 years of effort (COCOMO model)
starting with its first commit in December, 2000
ending with its most recent commit about 1 month ago
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Include License
Include Install Instructions
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