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HTTP Header parser #4

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@pz325

using /r/n to parse HTTP header can be faulty. Would suggest using finite state machine strategy.

Please find the following snippet, hope it helps.

Cheers,
Ping

           /**
     * parse HTTP header
     */ 
    public function parseHeader():void
    {
        _data.position = 0;
        var response:String = _data.readUTFBytes(_data.length);
        _cursor = 0;
        while(_cursor < response.length)
        {
            var ch:String = response.charAt(_cursor);
            switch(_state)
            {
                case RESPONSE_START:
                    if (ch == "H")
                    {
                        _state = RESPONSE_VERSION;
                        _version += ch;
                    }
                    break;
                case RESPONSE_VERSION:
                    if (ch == " ")
                    {
                        _state = RESPONSE_WAIT_STATUS;
                        //_logger.debug("version: " + _version);
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        _version += ch;
                    }
                    break;
                case RESPONSE_WAIT_STATUS:
                    if (ch != " ")
                    {
                        _state = RESPONSE_STATUS_CODE;
                        _statusCode += ch;
                    }
                    break;
                case RESPONSE_STATUS_CODE:
                    if (ch == " ")
                    {
                        _state = RESPONSE_WAIT_STATUS_INFO;
                        //_logger.debug("status code: " + _statusCode);
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        _statusCode += ch;
                    }
                    break;
                case RESPONSE_WAIT_STATUS_INFO:
                    if (ch != " ")
                    {
                        _state = RESPONSE_STATUS_INFO;
                        _statusInfo += ch;
                    }
                    break;
                case RESPONSE_STATUS_INFO:
                    if (ch == "\r")
                    {
                        _state = RESPONSE_CR;
                        //_logger.debug("status info: " + _statusInfo);
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        _statusInfo += ch;
                    }
                    break;
                case RESPONSE_CR:
                    if (ch == "\n")
                    {
                        _state = RESPONSE_LF;
                    }
                    break;
                case RESPONSE_LF:
                    if (ch == "\r")
                    {
                        _state = RESPONSE_HDR_ALMOST_DONE;
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        _state = RESPONSE_KEY;
                        _keyTemp += ch;
                    }
                    break;
                case RESPONSE_KEY:
                    if (ch == ":")
                    {
                        _state = RESPONSE_KEY_SPACE;
                        _key = _keyTemp;
                        _keyTemp = "";
                        //_logger.debug("KEY: " + _key);
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        _keyTemp += ch;
                    }
                    break;
                case RESPONSE_KEY_SPACE:
                    if (ch != " ")
                    {
                        _state = RESPONSE_VALUE;
                        _valueTemp += ch;
                    }
                    break;
                case RESPONSE_VALUE:
                    if (ch != "\r")
                    {
                        _valueTemp += ch;
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        _state = RESPONSE_CR;
                        _value = _valueTemp;
                        _valueTemp = "";
                        _httpHeader.add(_key, _value);
                        //_logger.debug("VALUE: " + _value);
                    }
                    break;
                case RESPONSE_HDR_ALMOST_DONE:
                    if (ch == "\n")
                    {
                        _state = RESPONES_HDR_DONE;
                    }
                    break;
            } // end of switch
            _cursor ++;
            if (_state == RESPONES_HDR_DONE) break;
        } // end of while

        _httpResponse = new HttpResponse(_version, _statusCode, _statusInfo, _httpHeader);
    }

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