1 files changed, 111 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/include/kingate/cgi_gateway.h b/include/kingate/cgi_gateway.h
index f683580..a5c4056 100644
--- a/include/kingate/cgi_gateway.h
+++ b/include/kingate/cgi_gateway.h
@@ -4,6 +4,14 @@
 #include <map>
 #include "kingate/cgi_interface.h"
 
+#ifndef __deprecated
+#if ( __GNUC__ == 3 && __GNUC_MINOR__ > 0 ) || __GNUC__ > 3
+#define __deprecated    __attribute__((deprecated))
+#else
+#define __deprecated
+#endif
+#endif
+
 /**
  * @file
  * @brief the cgi_gateway -- main interface to CGI.
@@ -59,7 +67,7 @@ namespace kingate {
              * @see exception_notfound
              * @see cgi_interface::get_meta()
              */
-            string get_meta(const string& n) const { return iface.get_meta(n); }
+            const string& get_meta(const string& n) const { return iface.get_meta(n); }
 
             /**
              * fetch reference to the 'stdin' stream.
@@ -98,7 +106,7 @@ namespace kingate {
              * @return the parameter contents.
              * @see exception_notfound
              */
-            string get_GET(const string& n) const;
+            const string& get_GET(const string& n) const;
             /**
              * Check to see whether the parameter was passed via POST.
              * @param n the parameter name.
@@ -111,7 +119,7 @@ namespace kingate {
              * @return the parameter contents.
              * @see exception_notfound
              */
-            string get_POST(const string& n) const;
+            const string& get_POST(const string& n) const;
             /**
              * Check to see whether the parameter was passed either via POST or
              * GET.
@@ -126,26 +134,123 @@ namespace kingate {
              * @return true if yes.
              * @see exception_notfound.
              */
-            string get_param(const string& n) const;
+            const string& get_param(const string& n) const;
 
             /**
              * Retrieve the POST content-type (as passed via CONTENT_TYPE
              * environment variable).
              * @return the content type.
              */
-            const string& get_content_type() const;
+            const string& __deprecated get_content_type() const;
             /**
              * Retrieve the POST content length (as passed via the
              * CONTENT_LENGTH environment variable).
              * @return the content length.
              */
-            unsigned long get_content_length() const;
+            unsigned long __deprecated get_content_length() const;
 
             /**
              * Check to see whether the content from stdin stream was parsed.
              * @return true if yes.
              */
             bool is_content_parsed() const { return b_parsed_content; }
+
+            /**
+             * Retrieve the HTTP header value from the HTTP_ meta-variable.
+             * (see RFC3875)
+             * @param hn header field name.
+             * @return the HTTP header value.
+             */
+            const string& http_request_header(const string& hn) const;
+
+            /**
+             * Retrieve the AUTH_TYPE meta-variable (see RFC3875)
+             * @return authentication type.
+             */
+            const string& auth_type() const;
+            /**
+             * Retrieve the CONTENT_LENGTH meta-variable (see RFC3875)
+             * @return size of the request message body.
+             */
+            unsigned long cgi_gateway::content_length() const;
+            /**
+             * Retrieve the CONTENT_TYPE meta-variable (see RFC3875)
+             * @return media type of the request message body.
+             */
+            const string& content_type() const;
+            /**
+             * Retrieve the GATEWAY_INTERFACE meta-variable (see RFC3875)
+             * @return the gateway interface dialect.
+             */
+            const string& gateway_interface() const;
+            /**
+             * Retrieve the PATH_INFO meta-variable (see RFC3875)
+             * @return path to be interpreted by the script.
+             */
+            const string& path_info() const;
+            /**
+             * Retrieve the PATH_TRANSLATED meta-variable (see RFC3875)
+             * @return the translated path to the document.
+             */
+            const string& path_translated() const;
+            /**
+             * Retrieve the QUERY_STRING meta-variable (see RFC3875)
+             * @return the query string.
+             */
+            const string& query_string() const;
+            /**
+             * Retrieve the REMOTE_ADDR meta-variable (see RFC3875)
+             * @return the network address of the remote host.
+             */
+            const string& remote_addr() const;
+            /**
+             * Retrieve the REMOTE_HOST meta-variable (see RFC3875)
+             * @return the fully qualified domain name of the client if
+             * available. REMOTE_ADDR otherwise.
+             * @see remote_addr()
+             */
+            const string& remote_host() const;
+            /**
+             * Retrieve the REMOTE_IDENT meta-variable (see RFC3875)
+             * @return remote user identity (see RFC1413).
+             */
+            const string& remote_ident() const;
+            /**
+             * Retrieve the REMOTE_USER meta-variable (see RFC3875)
+             * @return the authenticated user name.
+             */
+            const string& remote_user() const;
+            /**
+             * Retrieve the REQUEST_METHOD meta-variable (see RFC3875)
+             * @return the http request method.
+             */
+            const string& request_method() const;
+            /**
+             * Retrieve the SCRIPT_NAME meta-variable (see RFC3875)
+             * @return the uri path identifying the script.
+             */
+            const string& script_name() const;
+            /**
+             * Retrieve the SERVER_NAME meta-variable (see RFC3875)
+             * @return the server name of the script.
+             */
+            const string& server_name() const;
+            /**
+             * Retrieve the SERVER_PORT meta-variable (see RFC3875)
+             * @return the port on which request was received.
+             */
+            unsigned int server_port() const;
+            /**
+             * Retrieve the SERVER_PROTOCOL meta-variable (see RFC3875)
+             * @return the protocol used for the request.
+             */
+            const string& server_protocol() const;
+            /**
+             * Retrieve the SERVER_SOFTWARE meta-variable (see RFC3875)
+             * @return the name and version of server software.
+             */
+            const string& server_software() const;
+
         private:
             /**
              * Parse the query string, putting the parameters into the map