HTTPMessage

• function
• new in 1.53
• convert a property list to an HTTP message
• The HTTP message to be sent should be in the form of a property list that may include these properties:

    HTTP Request Message:

    Method: GET or POST (if omitted, GET will be assumed if no Body is supplied, and POST if a Body is supplied).

    Request: path to the resource being requested on the server (required).

    Version: if not supplied, HTTP/1.1 will be assumed.

    Header: if given, must be a property list of header keys and values.

    Body: the body of the message. The body may be text, or it may be a property list, in which case it will automatically be encoded in key/value pairs.

    HTTP Response Message:

    Version: if not supplied, HTTP/1.1 will be assumed.

    Status: a numeric status value to send. If not specified, defaults to 200 (meaning OK).

    Reason: text of the reason for the returned status; defaults to OK.

    Body: the content being sent. For a web server, this would typically be the HTML code of a page. The body may be a property list, in which case it will automatically be encoded in key/value pairs.