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I have written a small embedded TCP/IP server application but it needs to work lock-step: one query then one response.
My problem is that the client (not under my control) making the requests is running ahead and I don't have the resources to buffer-up an arbitrarily large number of queries.
When a query comes in to the server, it arrives in the tcp_callback function. Data is arriving before I've fully sent the response to the previous one.
How do I impose some flow control on incoming data so that I can do things lock-step ?
Thanks Mike. The web server is a 'bolt on' for an existing project commercial project and unfortunately use of an OS like Linux just isn't going to be able to happen, but I certainly take your point and appreciate the advice.
The secure web server applications I've been looking at are those available from the likes of Unicoi and Allegro; I was thinking that the most hassle-free solution might be to get the HTTPS server and TCP/IPv4 stack from the same vendor. From the company point of view it's probably best to buy a commercial license that gets us the support and so forth.
I'll have a look at lwIP - thanks for the pointer. I'll have to find out what their licensing terms are for a commercial project.
Trevor, I agree that getting a commercial license for a TCP/IP stack and HTTPS server from the same vendor makes a lot of sense. The cost of licensing is substancial for me, so I tend to explore open-source solutions first. That's why I suggested lwip. By the way, its license is BSD-like. But I believe you are aware of these subtleties, and my suggestions will not throw you off course.
Regards, - mike