Simplified HTTP Protocol

This protocol proposal is a copy and use of HTTP protocol, but changing rules of use to reduce data transfer and use custom messages. The client and server may be not process or send headers or body.

Request

To make a request to host is needle:

  • The client shall to send a method.
  • The client shall to send a resource.
  • The client shall to send the version of HTTP protocol.
  • The client may be not send a headers.
  • The client may be not send a body.
method " " resource " " protocol-version "rnrn"

Method

Same rules of HTTP, else:

  • All HTTP methods, according HTTP defined protocol, shall be recognized by host.
  • Custom methods may be recognized by host.
  • The host may be not accept specific method. In this situation, the response shall be 405, like normal HTTP behavior.

Resource

Same rules of HTTP. Any URL defined by host.

Protocol Version

The client may be send any HTTP protocol version, using same rules of HTTP protocol.

Responses

For all responses to clients from server is needle:

  • The server shall be process the method.
  • The server shall be process the resource.
  • The server shall be process the protocol version.
  • The server shall be send a protocol version.
  • The server shall be send a response code.
  • The server shall be send a response message.
  • The server shall be send a standardized HTTP response codes and messages, according defined protocol.
  • The server may be send a custom response code.
  • The server may be send a custom response message.
  • The server may be not a send headers.
  • The server may be not a send body.
  • The server may be not process a headers and body sent.
  • The client may be not process a headers and body received.
protocol-version " " response-code " " response-message "rnrn"

Version

Same rules of request

Response Code

  • Same rules of HTTP.
  • Custom codes allowed.

Response Message

  • Same rules of HTTP.
  • Custom messages allowed.
protocol version" "response code" "response message"rnrn"
A complete Simplified HTTP response message.

Examples

Simple request to root resource

GET / HTTP/1.1


HTTP/1.1 200 OK

Ping server

GET / HTTP/1.1


HTTP/1.1 200 OK