1 Libsoup is an HTTP library implementation in C. It was originally part
2 of a SOAP (Simple Object Access Protocol) implementation called Soup, but
3 the SOAP and non-SOAP parts have now been split into separate packages.
5 libsoup uses the Glib main loop and is designed to work well with GTK
6 applications. This enables GNOME applications to access HTTP servers
7 on the network in a completely asynchronous fashion, very similar to
8 the Gtk+ programming model (a synchronous operation mode is also
9 supported for those who want it).
12 * Completely Asynchronous
14 * HTTP chunked transfer support
15 * HTTP, SOCKS4, and SOCKS5 authenticated proxy support
16 * SSL Support using OpenSSL or GnuTLS
17 * Client support for Digest, NTLM, and Basic authentication
19 * Server support for Digest and Basic authentication
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25 libsoup is licensed under the LGPL, see COPYING for more details.