[rfc][icedtea-web] Add last-modified information to TinyHttpdImpl

[Jie Kang]

----- Original Message -----
> On 12/02/2014 05:15 PM, Jie Kang wrote:
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> >> On 11/27/2014 10:07 PM, Jie Kang wrote:
> >>> Hello,
> >>>
> >>> This patch adds the Last-Modified field to responses from our reproducer
> >>> server TinyHttpdImpl. This allows for reproducers to also test the
> >>> re-download system that we currently have in Icedtea-Web, which uses the
> >>> last-modified field to determine whether or not to download things again.
> >>>
> >>> Thoughts?
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Regards,
> >>>
> >> hi!
> >>
> >> This is good idea. However I would like to add getter/setter for flag,
> >> which
> >> will allow to enable/disable adding of this header param.
> >>
> >> And by default have it off, and enable it on demand, when some test is
> >> testing redownloading. What do you think?
> >
> > Hello,
> >
> > I've attached a patch that does what I think you mean. Does it look right?
> 
> yy, go on and push.
> 
> Are you going to add some tests which will test how our caching is working
> when used against this
> new header entry?

Yes I will create a reproducer, ex. RedownloadTest, soon.


Cheers,

> >
> >
> > Also, I am curious, why would you like it to be off by default?
> 
> Because whole reprodcuers framework is/may be depending on it.(?)  (eg XslowX
> ?)
> And it does not mean that it will be turned on later...
> >
> 
> Thanx for this!
>    J.
> 
> 

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Jie Kang