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diff --git a/dev-haskell/snap-core/metadata.xml b/dev-haskell/snap-core/metadata.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..f00884306e68 --- /dev/null +++ b/dev-haskell/snap-core/metadata.xml @@ -0,0 +1,47 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE pkgmetadata SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/metadata.dtd"> +<pkgmetadata> + <maintainer type="project"> + <email>haskell@gentoo.org</email> + <name>Gentoo Haskell</name> + </maintainer> + <use> + <flag name="portable">No non-haskell unportable code.</flag> + </use> + <longdescription> + Snap is a simple and fast web development framework and server written in + Haskell. For more information or to download the latest version, you can + visit the Snap project website at <http://snapframework.com/>. + + This library contains the core definitions and types for the Snap framework, + including: + + 1. Primitive types and functions for HTTP (requests, responses, cookies, + post/query parameters, etc) + + 2. Type aliases and helper functions for Iteratee I/O + + 3. A monad for programming web handlers called \"Snap\", inspired by + happstack's (<http://happstack.com/index.html>), which allows: + + * Stateful access to the HTTP request and response objects + + * Monadic failure (i.e. MonadPlus/Alternative instances) for declining + to handle requests and chaining handlers together + + * Early termination of the computation if you know early what you want + to return and want to prevent further monadic processing + + /Quick start/: The 'Snap' monad and HTTP definitions are in "Snap.Core", + some iteratee utilities are in "Snap.Iteratee". + + Higher-level facilities for building web applications (like user/session + management, component interfaces, data modeling, etc.) are planned but not + yet implemented, so this release will mostly be of interest for those who: + + * need a fast and minimal HTTP API at roughly the same level of abstraction + as Java servlets, or + + * are interested in contributing to the Snap Framework project. + </longdescription> +</pkgmetadata> |