asio http client without istream

asio_range_util.hpp

#ifndef ASIO_RANGE_UTIL_HPP_
#define ASIO_RANGE_UTIL_HPP_

#include <boost/range/iterator_range.hpp>
#include <boost/range/algorithm/search.hpp>
#include <boost/asio/buffer.hpp>

namespace httpc {
	template <typename T>
	inline boost::iterator_range<T *> make_iterator_range_from_memory(T *head, size_t size) {
		return boost::make_iterator_range(head, head + size);
	}
	template <typename Ptr>
	inline boost::iterator_range<Ptr> make_iterator_range_from_buffer(const boost::asio::const_buffer &b) {
		return make_iterator_range_from_memory(boost::asio::buffer_cast<Ptr>(b), boost::asio::buffer_size(b));
	}
	struct lazy_range_search_t {
		template <typename R, typename S>
		struct result { typedef  BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME boost::range_iterator<R>::type type; };
		template <typename R, typename S>
		BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME result<R, S>::type operator ()(const R &r, const S &s) const {
			return boost::search(r, s);
		}
	};

	template <typename R, typename EndFinder>
	inline R make_partial_range(R r, const EndFinder &fn) { return R(boost::begin(r), fn(r)); }
}

#endif

http_client.hpp

#ifndef HTTP_CLIENT_HPP_
#define HTTP_CLIENT_HPP_

#include <string>
#include <map>
#include <algorithm>
#include <boost/range.hpp>
#include <boost/range/functions.hpp>
#include <boost/range/numeric.hpp>
#include <boost/range/adaptors.hpp>
#include <boost/range/join.hpp>
#include <boost/asio.hpp>
#include <boost/asio/ssl.hpp>
#include <boost/lexical_cast.hpp>
#include <boost/spirit/include/phoenix.hpp>

#include "util.hpp"
#include "http_connection.hpp"
#include "asio_range_util.hpp"
#include "http_response.hpp"

namespace httpc {
	using std::string;
	namespace asio = boost::asio;
	namespace ip = boost::asio::ip;
	using boost::asio::ip::tcp;
	namespace ssl = boost::asio::ssl;

	namespace detail {
		template <typename Con>
		inline string get_schema_string();
		template <>
		inline string get_schema_string<tcp_connection>() { return "http"; }
		template <>
		inline string get_schema_string<ssl_connection>() { return "https"; }

		struct gen_single_header: std::unary_function<const std::pair<string, string> &, string> {
			string operator ()(const std::pair<string, string> &p) const {
				return p.first + ": " + p.second + "\r\n";
			}
		};
		template <typename Range>
		inline std::vector<BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME boost::range_value<Range>::type> as_vector(const Range &r) {
			return std::vector<BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME boost::range_value<Range>::type>(boost::begin(r), boost::end(r));
		}
	}

	template <typename Connection>
	class basic_http_client {
	public:
		typedef basic_http_client<Connection> this_type;
		typedef Connection connection_type;
		typedef BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME Connection::stream_type stream_type;
		typedef tcp::resolver resolver_type;
		typedef asio::streambuf streambuf_type;
	public:
		basic_http_client(stream_type &s, const string &host)
			 : schema(detail::get_schema_string<Connection>()),
			   host(host), path(), query(), header(),
			   con(s, *resolver_type(s.get_io_service()).resolve(resolver_type::query(host, schema))),
			   st(s), sb() { }
		basic_http_client(stream_type &s, const resolver_type::endpoint_type &host)
			 : schema(detail::get_schema_string<Connection>()),
			   host(host), path(), query(), header(), con(s, host), st(s), sb() { }
		string get_uri() const { return schema + "://" + host + path; }
		template <typename HttpResult>
		void request(HttpResult &res) { send_request(res, string()); }
		template <typename HttpResult>
		void request(HttpResult &res, boost::none_t) { send_request(res, string()); }
		template <typename HttpResult, typename Range>
		void request(HttpResult &res, const Range &data) { send_request(res, data); }
	public:
		string schema;
		string host;
		string path;
		string query;
		std::map<string, string> header;
	private:
		string make_request(size_t content_length) const {
			const string request = (content_length ? "POST " : "GET ") + get_uri() + (query.empty() ? "" : "?") + query + " HTTP/1.1\r\nHost: " + host + "\r\n";
			if (content_length > 0) return request + "Content-Length: " + boost::lexical_cast<string>(content_length) + "\r\n";
			return request;
		}

		template <typename HttpResult>
		void header_read_complete(HttpResult &res, const boost::system::error_code &ec, std::size_t) {
			boost::asio::detail::throw_error(ec);
			{
				const string eoh = "\r\n\r\n";
				namespace phx = boost::phoenix;	
				sb.consume(res.parse_header(make_partial_range(
					make_iterator_range_from_buffer<const char *>(sb.data()),
					phx::bind(lazy_range_search_t(), phx::arg_names::_1, eoh) + eoh.length()
					)));
			}

			const string trn_enc = util::map_get_or(res.header, "Transfer-Encoding", "");
			if (trn_enc == "chunked") {
				asio::async_read_until(st, sb, "\r\n", boost::bind(
					&this_type::chunk_size_read_complete<HttpResult>,
					this,
					res,
					asio::placeholders::error,
					asio::placeholders::bytes_transferred
					));
			} else {
				plain_body_read_complete(
					res,
					0,
					boost::lexical_cast<size_t>(util::map_get_or(res.header, "Content-Length", "0")),
					ec,
					asio::buffer_size(sb.data())
					);
			}
		}
		template <typename HttpResult>
		void plain_body_read_complete(HttpResult &res, size_t prev_txed, size_t length, const boost::system::error_code &ec, std::size_t txed) {
			boost::asio::detail::throw_error(ec);
			if (prev_txed + txed < length) {
				asio::async_read(st, sb, asio::transfer_at_least(1), boost::bind(
					&this_type::plain_body_read_complete<HttpResult>,
					this,
					res,
					prev_txed + txed,
					length,
					asio::placeholders::error,
					asio::placeholders::bytes_transferred
					));
			}
			sb.consume(res.append_data_body(make_iterator_range_from_buffer<const char *>(sb.data())));
		}
		template <typename HttpResult>
		void chunk_size_read_complete(HttpResult &res, const boost::system::error_code &ec, std::size_t) {
			boost::asio::detail::throw_error(ec);
			size_t chunk_size = 0;
			{
				const string eol = "\r\n";
				namespace phx = boost::phoenix;
				sb.consume(detail::parse_chunk_size(make_partial_range(
					make_iterator_range_from_buffer<const char *>(sb.data()),
					phx::bind(lazy_range_search_t(), phx::arg_names::_1, eol) + eol.length()
					), chunk_size));
			}
			if (chunk_size == 0) return;
			const size_t bufsize = asio::buffer_size(sb.data());
			if (chunk_size+2 > bufsize) {
				asio::async_read(st, sb, asio::transfer_at_least(chunk_size+2-bufsize), boost::bind(
					&this_type::chunk_body_read_complete<HttpResult>,
					this,
					res,
					chunk_size,
					asio::placeholders::error,
					asio::placeholders::bytes_transferred
					));
			} else {
				chunk_body_read_complete(res, chunk_size, ec, 0);
			}
		}
		template <typename HttpResult>
		void chunk_body_read_complete(HttpResult &res, size_t chunk_size, const boost::system::error_code &ec, std::size_t) {
			boost::asio::detail::throw_error(ec);
			sb.consume(res.append_data_body(make_iterator_range_from_memory(asio::buffer_cast<const char *>(sb.data()), chunk_size))+2);
			asio::async_read_until(st, sb, "\r\n", boost::bind(
				&this_type::chunk_size_read_complete<HttpResult>,
				this,
				res,
				asio::placeholders::error,
				asio::placeholders::bytes_transferred
				));
		}
		template <typename HttpResult, typename Range>
		void send_request(HttpResult &res, const Range &data) {
			asio::write(
				st,
				asio::buffer(detail::as_vector(boost::join(
					boost::accumulate(
						header | boost::adaptors::transformed(detail::gen_single_header()),
						make_request(data.size())
						) + "\r\n",
					data))));
			query.clear();

			asio::async_read_until(st, sb, "\r\n\r\n", boost::bind(
				&this_type::header_read_complete<HttpResult>,
				this,
				res,
				asio::placeholders::error,
				asio::placeholders::bytes_transferred
				));
		}
		template <typename Buffer, typename Handler>
		void async_send_request(Buffer &b, Handler) {
		}
	private:
		connection_type con;
		stream_type &st;
		streambuf_type sb;
	};
	typedef basic_http_client<tcp_connection> http_client;
	typedef basic_http_client<ssl_connection> https_client;
}

#endif

http_response.hpp

#ifndef HTTP_RESPONSE_HPP_
#define HTTP_RESPONSE_HPP_

#include <map>
#include <string>
#include <algorithm>
#include <exception>
#include <boost/range.hpp>
#include <boost/range/algorithm/copy.hpp>
#include <boost/spirit/include/qi.hpp>
#include <boost/spirit/include/phoenix.hpp>

namespace httpc {
	struct http_response_header {
		typedef std::string string;
		std::pair<int, string> status;
		std::map<string, string> header;
		template <typename Range>
		size_t parse_header(const Range &r) {
			namespace phx = boost::phoenix;
			namespace qi = boost::spirit::qi;
			typedef BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME boost::range_iterator<const Range>::type iterator;
			iterator ite = boost::begin(r);
			const iterator end = boost::end(r);

			typedef std::pair<string, string> pair_type;

			const qi::rule<iterator, pair_type()> header_line((qi::as_string[+(qi::char_-'\r'-':')] > ':' > *qi::lit(' ') > qi::as_string[+(qi::char_- '\r')] > "\r\n")[qi::_val = phx::construct<pair_type>(qi::_1, qi::_2)]);
			qi::parse(ite, end, ("HTTP/" > qi::digit > '.' > qi::digit > ' ' > qi::int_[phx::ref(status.first) = qi::_1] > ' ' > qi::as_string[+(qi::char_-'\r')][phx::ref(status.second) = qi::_1] > "\r\n"));
			qi::parse(ite, end, *(header_line)[phx::insert(phx::ref(header), qi::_1)] > "\r\n");
			if (ite != end) throw std::runtime_error("invalid header");
			return boost::size(r);
		}
	};
	struct plain_response: http_response_header {
		template <typename Range>
		size_t append_data_body(const Range &r) {
			boost::copy(r, std::ostream_iterator<char>(std::cout));
			std::cout << "\n******" << std::endl;
			return boost::size(r);
		}
	};
	namespace detail {
		template <typename Range>
		inline size_t parse_chunk_size(const Range &r, size_t &s) {
			namespace phx = boost::phoenix;
			namespace qi = boost::spirit::qi;
			typedef BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME boost::range_iterator<const Range>::type iterator;
			iterator ite = boost::begin(r);
			const iterator end = boost::end(r);

			qi::parse(ite, end, (qi::hex[phx::ref(s) = qi::_1] >> +(qi::char_-'\r') > "\r\n"));
			return std::distance(ite, end);
		}
	}
}

#endif

The following two includes are missing:

include "util.hpp"

include "http_connection.hpp"

Can you post them here?

Also can you provide a quick snippet of code on a simple HTTP GET request?

Thanks.