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httpd_conf

MODULE

httpd_conf

MODULE SUMMARY

Configuration utility functions to be used by the Erlang Web server API programmer.

DESCRIPTION

This module provides the Erlang Webserver API programmer with utility functions for adding run-time configuration directives.

EXPORTS

check_enum(EnumString,ValidEnumStrings) -> Result

Types:

EnumString = string()
ValidEnumStrings = [string()]
Result = {ok,atom()} | {error,not_valid}

check_enum/2 checks if EnumString is a valid enumeration of ValidEnumStrings in which case it is returned as an atom.

clean(String) -> Stripped

Types:

String = Stripped = string()

clean/1 removes leading and/or trailing white spaces from String.

custom_clean(String,Before,After) -> Stripped

Types:

Before = After = regexp()
String = Stripped = string()

custom_clean/3 removes leading and/or trailing white spaces and custom characters from String. Before and After are regular expressions, as defined in regexp(3), describing the custom characters.

is_directory(FilePath) -> Result

Types:

FilePath = string()
Result = {ok,Directory} | {error,Reason}
Directory = string()
Reason = string() | enoent | eaccess | enotdir | FileInfo
FileInfo = File info record

is_directory/1 checks if FilePath is a directory in which case it is returned. Please read file(3) for a description of enoent, eaccess and enotdir. The definition of the file info record can be found by including file.hrl from the kernel application, see file(3).

is_file(FilePath) -> Result

Types:

FilePath = string()
Result = {ok,File} | {error,Reason}
File = string()
Reason = string() | enoent | eaccess | enotdir | FileInfo
FileInfo = File info record

is_file/1 checks if FilePath is a regular file in which case it is returned. Read file(3) for a description of enoent, eaccess and enotdir. The definition of the file info record can be found by including file.hrl from the kernel application, see file(3).

make_integer(String) -> Result

Types:

String = string()
Result = {ok,integer()} | {error,nomatch}

make_integer/1 returns an integer representation of String.

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