[vtkusers] VTK httpserver class?

[Matthew Green]

Hi Seb,

That's okay! The main use case would be:
User runs application on their pc
A window is displayed with a visualization and starts listening for http on port 10000
User opens a browser to http://localhost:10000
A form is displayed in browser
User configures visualization options in browser
User closes browser and watches/rotates/zooms the visualization window as usual

No server required, all local. The user doesn't have to install apache. Think of it as an alternate to using a QT user interface for input. 

Thanks for your response. Hope this answers your questions :)!

Sent from my iPhone

On 17/01/2011, at 4:28 AM, Sebastien Jourdain <sebastien.jourdain at kitware.com> wrote:

> Hi Matt,
> 
> What do you mean by "ParaViewWeb is too overkill for a portable client
> side app" ?
> Is the application you are trying to do involved a web server and some
> clients connecting to that web server ? Which kind of client are you
> talking about ?
> 
> Sorry to ask you so many questions but as a ParaViewWeb developer, I'm
> very interested in your comments.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Seb
> 
> On Sun, Jan 16, 2011 at 9:19 AM, Matthew Green <babygguy at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hi,
>> 
>> I've been looking at implementing a basic http interface for my VTK
>> project to accept options. I don't need to render within the browser
>> but rather use it to control a rendered window. To do this I've
>> started looking at implementing a reusable http server class
>> (hopefully something I can share). Before I start I'm wondering if
>> there is any crossover with other tools and if anyone has done this
>> before. ParaViewWeb seems to be the only similar implementation I can
>> find but that looks to be too overkill for a portable client side app.
>> So far am considering 2 options:
>> 
>> Wt - Seems like it would be the best option except it's GPL (major problem)
>> bozohttpd - Light weight, BSD variant, contains a ready to use API
>> 
>> I haven't used bozohttpd as of yet but it seems to be moderately
>> active with security fixes and new features. Anyone have any thoughts
>> on additional options?
>> 
>> Thanks!
>> Matt
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