Can the HTTP Response Code Be Changed?

[igorBUSvRhc]

Hi all,

I am trying to setup a RESTful server in On-Rev. If the client is trying to perform an operation at a certain URL, and that operation is not allowed - ie., the client is trying to 'POST' information to a URL that only accepts 'GET' requests - then my response should contain a "405" status code + a list of the acceptable http methods at that URL. By default, however, the On-Rev server always issues "200 OK" status, if the script file is found and run.

I cannot find a way to change the http response code in On-Rev. Is this possible?

[igorBUSvRhc]

Worked it out on my own - posting what I found here, for future reference by others, and in case someone else may have a different solution.

In order to set the HTTP response's status code, before sending any output to the client, set a 'status' header, like this:

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put header "Status: 405 Method Not Allowed"

I have not tested it with LiveCode Server, but in On-Rev, setting the 'Status' header does not add a 'Status' header line, but instead makes the On-Rev server automatically output a properly formatted first-line for the response, like:

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HTTP/1.1 405 Method Not Allowed

That's all there is to it!