prebuffering of output is controllable now.

2 files changed, 55 insertions, 8 deletions

diff --git a/include/sitecing/sitecing_interface_cgi.h b/include/sitecing/sitecing_interface_cgi.h
index cab947c..da538d6 100644
--- a/include/sitecing/sitecing_interface_cgi.h
+++ b/include/sitecing/sitecing_interface_cgi.h
@@ -33,30 +33,51 @@ namespace sitecing {
              * The list of headers to spit out.
              */
             headers_t headers;
             /**
              * Here is where we prebuffer output.
              */
-            ostringstream prebuffer;
+            stringbuf prebuffer;
+            /**
+             * Output stream, initially going to prebuffer.
+             */
+            ostream outs;
+            /**
+             * Have headers been sent yet?
+             */
+            bool headers_flushed;
             /**
              * Pointer to the sitespace object.
              */
             sitespace *ss; // XXX: or does it belong to the generic interface? or should this 'generic' interface exist at all?
 
             /**
              * @param s Pointer to the sitespace object.
              */
             sitecing_interface_cgi(sitespace *s);
 
             /**
-             * @todo TODO: wish I could remember -- document me.
+             * Set up interface for the (possibly, new) cgi gateway object,
+             * reset headers, empty buffer, etc.
              */
             void prepare(kingate::cgi_gateway *cg);
             /**
-             * @todo TODO: wish I could remember -- document me.
+             * Flush output stream.
+             */
+            void flush(bool keep_buffering=false);
+            /**
+             * Send headers to the output stream, if we haven't yet.
+             */
+            void flush_headers();
+            /**
+             * Are we buffering now?
+             */
+            bool is_buffering();
+            /**
+             * Control output buffering.
              */
-            void flush();
+            void set_buffering(bool do_buffer);
 
     };
 }
 
 #endif /* __SITECING_SITECING_INTERFACE_CGI_H */
diff --git a/lib/sitecing_interface_cgi.cc b/lib/sitecing_interface_cgi.cc
index 5c3d295..f2bd093 100644
--- a/lib/sitecing_interface_cgi.cc
+++ b/lib/sitecing_interface_cgi.cc
@@ -1,25 +1,51 @@
 #include <cassert>
 #include "sitecing/sitecing_interface_cgi.h"
 
 namespace sitecing {
 
     sitecing_interface_cgi::sitecing_interface_cgi(sitespace *s)
-        : sitecing_interface(&prebuffer), ss(s), cgigw(NULL) {
+        : outs(&prebuffer), sitecing_interface(&outs), ss(s), cgigw(NULL), headers_flushed(false) {
         }
 
     void sitecing_interface_cgi::prepare(kingate::cgi_gateway *cg) {
         cgigw = cg;
         headers.clear();
         headers["Content-Type"] = "text/html";
         prebuffer.str("");
+        headers_flushed = false;
+        set_buffering(true);
     }
 
-    void sitecing_interface_cgi::flush() {
+    void sitecing_interface_cgi::flush(bool keep_buffering) {
         assert(cgigw);
+        flush_headers();
+        if(is_buffering()) {
+            streampos count = prebuffer.pubseekoff(0,ios_base::cur,ios_base::out);
+            cgigw->out().write(prebuffer.str().c_str(),count);
+            prebuffer.str("");
+        }
+        cgigw->out().flush();
+        set_buffering(keep_buffering);
+    }
+
+    void sitecing_interface_cgi::set_buffering(bool do_buffer) {
+        if(!do_buffer)
+            flush_headers();
+        outs.rdbuf(do_buffer?&prebuffer:cgigw->out().rdbuf());
+    }
+
+    bool sitecing_interface_cgi::is_buffering() {
+        return outs.rdbuf()==&prebuffer;
+    }
+
+    void sitecing_interface_cgi::flush_headers() {
+        assert(cgigw);
+        if(headers_flushed)
+            return;
         for(headers_t::const_iterator i=headers.begin();i!=headers.end();i++)
             cgigw->out() << i->first << ": " << i->second << "\n";
-        (cgigw->out() << "\n").write(prebuffer.str().c_str(),prebuffer.tellp());
-        cgigw->out().flush();
+        cgigw->out() << "\n";
+        headers_flushed = true;
     }
 
 }