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Classes
Application
CORSMiddleware
EndpointCache
- Initializers
- init(uri: URI, client: any Client)
- Instance Methods
- func get() async throws -> T
- func get(using: any Client) async throws -> T
ErrorMiddleware
- Initializers
- init(@Sendable (Request, any Error) -> (Response))
- Instance Methods
- func respond(to: Request, chainingTo: any Responder) async throws -> Response
- Type Methods
- static func `default`(environment: Environment) -> ErrorMiddleware
FileETagHashCache
FileMiddleware
MetricsMiddleware
- Initializers
- init()
- Instance Methods
- func respond(to: Request, chainingTo: any Responder) async throws -> Response
RouteLoggingMiddleware
- Initializers
- init(logLevel: Logger.Level)
- Instance Properties
- let logLevel: Logger.Level
- Instance Methods
- func respond(to: Request, chainingTo: any Responder) async throws -> Response
Session
- Initializers
- init(id: SessionID?, data: SessionData)
- Instance Properties
- var data: SessionData
- var id: SessionID?
- Instance Methods
- func authenticate<A>(A)
- func authenticated<A>(A.Type) -> A.SessionID?
- func destroy()
- func unauthenticate<A>(A.Type)
SessionsMiddleware
- Initializers
- init(session: any SessionDriver, configuration: SessionsConfiguration)
- Instance Properties
- let session: any SessionDriver
- Instance Methods
- func respond(to: Request, chainingTo: any Responder) async throws -> Response
TracingMiddleware
- Initializers
- init(setCustomAttributes: @Sendable (inout SpanAttributes, Request) -> Void)
- Instance Methods
- func respond(to: Request, chainingTo: any Responder) async throws -> Response
Protocols
AbortError
AnyOptionalType
Authenticatable
BasicAuthenticator
- Instance Properties
- var realm: String
  - BasicAuthenticator Implementations
  - var realm: String
- Instance Methods
- func authenticate(basic: BasicAuthorization, for: Request) async throws
BearerAuthenticator
- Instance Properties
- var realm: String
  - BearerAuthenticator Implementations
  - var realm: String
- Instance Methods
- func authenticate(bearer: BearerAuthorization, for: Request) async throws
Cache
Client
Content
ContentContainer
- Instance Properties
- var contentConfiguration: ContentConfiguration
- var contentType: HTTPMediaType?
- Instance Methods
- func decode(_:)
- func decode(_:as:)
- func decode<D>(D.Type, using: any ContentDecoder) async throws -> D
- func encode(_:)
- func encode(_:as:)
- func encode(some Encodable, using: any ContentEncoder) throws
- func get(_:at:)
- Subscripts
- subscript(_:at:)
ContentDecoder
- Instance Methods
- func decode<D>(D.Type, from: Data, headers: HTTPFields, userInfo: [CodingUserInfoKey : any Sendable]) throws -> D
ContentEncoder
- Instance Methods
- func encode(some Encodable, to: inout Data, headers: inout HTTPFields, userInfo: [CodingUserInfoKey : any Sendable]) throws
CredentialsAuthenticator
- Associated Types
- Credentials
- Instance Methods
- func authenticate(credentials: Credentials, for: Request) async throws
DebuggableError
Extendable
- Instance Properties
- var extend: Extend
HTTPBodyWriter
LifecycleHandler
Middleware
OptionalType
- Associated Types
- WrappedType
- Instance Properties
- var wrapped: WrappedType?
- Type Methods
- static func makeOptionalType(WrappedType?) -> Self
RequestAuthenticator
- Instance Methods
- func authenticate(request: Request) async throws
  - RequestAuthenticator Implementations
  - func authenticate(request: Request) async throws
  - func authenticate(request: Request) async throws
  - func authenticate(request: Request) async throws
  - func authenticate(request: Request) async throws
RequestBodyReader
RequestDecodable
- Type Methods
- static func decodeRequest(Request) async throws -> Self
  - RequestDecodable Implementations
  - static func decodeRequest(Request) async throws -> Self
Responder
- Instance Methods
- func respond(to: Request) async throws -> Response
ResponseEncodable
RouteCollection
- Instance Methods
- func boot(routes: any RoutesBuilder) async throws
RoutesBuilder
Server
- Instance Properties
- var listeningAddress: SocketAddress
SessionAuthenticatable
- Associated Types
- SessionID
- Instance Properties
- var sessionID: SessionID
SessionAuthenticator
- Associated Types
- User
- Instance Methods
- func authenticate(sessionID: User.SessionID, for: Request) async throws
SessionDriver
URLQueryContainer
- Instance Properties
- var contentConfiguration: ContentConfiguration
- Instance Methods
- func decode(_:)
- func decode<D>(D.Type, using: any URLQueryDecoder) throws -> D
- func encode(_:)
- func encode(some Encodable, using: any URLQueryEncoder) throws
- func get(_:at:)
- Subscripts
- subscript<D>(any CodingKeyRepresentable...) -> D?
- subscript(_:at:)
URLQueryDecoder
URLQueryEncoder
Validatable
ValidatorResult
- Instance Properties
- var failureDescription: String?
- var isFailure: Bool
- var successDescription: String?
ViewRenderer
Structures
Abort
AnyResponse
- Initializers
- init(any ResponseEncodable)
- Instance Methods
- func encodeResponse(for: Request) async throws -> Response
BaseNEncoding
- Instance Properties
- let bits: Int
- Instance Methods
- func decode(_:)
- func encode(_:)
BasicAuthorization
- Initializers
- init(username: String, password: String)
- Instance Properties
- let password: String
- let username: String
BasicResponder
- Initializers
- init(closure: @Sendable (Request) async throws -> Response)
- Instance Methods
- func respond(to: Request) async throws -> Response
BearerAuthorization
- Initializers
- init(token: String)
- Instance Properties
- let token: String
BlackholeClient
- Instance Properties
- var contentConfiguration: ContentConfiguration
- Instance Methods
- func send(ClientRequest) async throws -> ClientResponse
ByteCount
ClientRequest
- Initializers
- init(method: HTTPRequest.Method, url: URI, headers: HTTPFields, body: Body, timeout: Duration?, maxResponseBodySize: Int, contentConfiguration: ContentConfiguration)
- Instance Properties
- var body: Body
- var content: any ContentContainer
- var headers: HTTPFields
- var maxResponseBodySize: Int
- var method: HTTPRequest.Method
- var query: any URLQueryContainer
- var timeout: Duration
- var url: URI
- Type Aliases
- ClientRequest.Body
ClientResponse
ContentConfiguration
DirectoryConfiguration
- Initializers
- init(workingDirectory: String)
- Instance Properties
- var publicDirectory: String
- var resourcesDirectory: String
- var viewsDirectory: String
- var workingDirectory: String
- Type Methods
- static func detect() -> DirectoryConfiguration
DotEnvFile
Environment
ErrorSource
- Initializers
- init(file: String, function: String, line: UInt, column: UInt, range: Range<UInt>?)
- Instance Properties
- var column: UInt
- var file: String
- var function: String
- var line: UInt
- var range: Range<UInt>?
- Type Methods
- static func capture(file: String, function: String, line: UInt, column: UInt, range: Range<UInt>?) -> ErrorSource
Extend
- Initializers
- init()
- init(dictionaryLiteral: (String, Any)...)
- init(from: any Decoder) throws
- Instance Properties
- var storage: [String : Any]
- Instance Methods
- func encode(to: any Encoder) throws
- func get(_:default:)
- func set(_:to:)
- Subscripts
- subscript(String) -> Any?
File
FileIO
- Instance Methods
- func streamFile(at: String, for: Request, chunkSize: Int64, mediaType: HTTPMediaType?, advancedETagComparison: Bool, onCompleted: @Sendable (Result<Void, any Error>) async throws -> Void) async throws -> Response
HTTPCookies
HTTPMediaType
HTTPMediaTypePreference
- Instance Properties
- var mediaType: HTTPMediaType
- var q: Double?
HTTPMediaTypeSet
HTTPVersion
- Initializers
- init(major: Int, minor: Int)
- Instance Properties
- var major: Int
- var minor: Int
- Type Properties
- static var http0_9: HTTPVersion
- static var http1_0: HTTPVersion
- static var http1_1: HTTPVersion
- static var http2: HTTPVersion
- static var http3: HTTPVersion
MemorySessions
Middlewares
- Initializers
- init()
- Instance Methods
- func resolve() -> [any Middleware]
- func use(any Middleware, at: Position)
- Enumerations
- Middlewares.Position
  - Enumeration Cases
  - case beginning
  - case end
PlaintextDecoder
- Initializers
- init()
- Instance Methods
- func decode<D>(D.Type, from: Data, headers: HTTPFields, userInfo: [CodingUserInfoKey : any Sendable]) throws -> D
PlaintextEncoder
- Initializers
- init(HTTPMediaType)
- Instance Methods
- func encode(some Encodable, to: inout Data, headers: inout HTTPFields, userInfo: [CodingUserInfoKey : any Sendable]) throws
PlaintextRenderer
- Initializers
- init(viewsDirectory: String)
- Instance Methods
- func `for`(Request) -> any ViewRenderer
- func render<E>(String, E) async throws -> View
Redirect
- Instance Properties
- var status: HTTPResponse.Status
- Type Properties
- static var normal: Redirect
- static var permanent: Redirect
- static var permanentPost: Redirect
- static var temporary: Redirect
Request
RequestBodyAlreadyBeingRead
- Default Implementations
- AbortError Implementations
  - Instance Properties
  - var reason: String
  - var status: HTTPResponse.Status
RequestBodyPartiallyConsumed
- Default Implementations
- AbortError Implementations
  - Instance Properties
  - var reason: String
  - var status: HTTPResponse.Status
RequestBodyReadFailed
- Default Implementations
- AbortError Implementations
  - Instance Properties
  - var reason: String
  - var status: HTTPResponse.Status
RequestBodyTransportFailed
Response
ResponseCompressionMiddleware
- Initializers
- init(override: HTTPFields.ResponseCompression, force: Bool)
- Instance Properties
- var responseCompressionOverride: HTTPFields.ResponseCompression
- var shouldForce: Bool
- Instance Methods
- func respond(to: Request, chainingTo: any Responder) async throws -> Response
Route
RouteNotFound
Routes
- Instance Properties
- var all: [Route]
- var caseInsensitive: Bool
- var defaultMaxBodySize: ByteCount
- var description: String
- Instance Methods
- func add(Route)
ServerConfiguration
SessionData
SessionID
SessionsConfiguration
- Initializers
- init(cookieName: String, cookieFactory: @Sendable (SessionID) -> HTTPCookies.Value)
- Instance Properties
- var cookieFactory: @Sendable (SessionID) -> HTTPCookies.Value
- var cookieName: String
- Type Methods
- static func `default`() -> SessionsConfiguration
SocketAddress
URI
URLEncodedFormDecoder
URLEncodedFormEncoder
Validation
ValidationCharacterSet
ValidationResult
Validations
ValidationsError
ValidationsResult
- Instance Properties
- var error: ValidationsError?
- let results: [ValidationResult]
- Instance Methods
- func assert() throws
Validator
ValidatorResults
View
- Initializers
- init(data: Data)
- Instance Properties
- var data: Data
- Instance Methods
- func encodeResponse(for: Request) async throws -> Response
Operators
func ! <T>(Validator<T>) -> Validator<T>
func &&(_:_:)
func + (ValidationCharacterSet, ValidationCharacterSet) -> ValidationCharacterSet
func ||(_:_:)
Type Aliases
VaporSendableMetatype
Enumerations
Base32
Base64
- Type Properties
- static let bcrypt: BaseNEncoding
- static let canonical: BaseNEncoding
- static let `default`: BaseNEncoding
BasicCodingKey
BindAddress
- Enumeration Cases
- case hostname(String, port: Int)
- case unixDomainSocket(path: String)
BodySizeLimit
CacheExpirationTime
- Enumeration Cases
- case days(Int)
- case hours(Int)
- case minutes(Int)
- case seconds(Int)
- Instance Properties
- var seconds: Int
EndpointCacheError
- Enumeration Cases
- case contentDecodeFailure(any Error)
- case unexpectedResponseStatus(HTTPResponse.Status, uri: URI)
- Type Methods
- static func unexpctedResponseStatus(HTTPResponse.Status, uri: URI) -> EndpointCacheError
HelpFormat
- Enumeration Cases
- case long
- case short
RangeResult
- Enumeration Cases
- case between(min: T, max: T)
- case greaterThanMax(T)
- case greaterThanOrEqualToMin(T)
- case lessThanMin(T)
- case lessThanOrEqualToMax(T)
ServerError
- Enumeration Cases
- case addressInUse(host: String, port: Int)
- Instance Properties
- var description: String
Extended Modules
FoundationEssentials
HTTPTypes
Logging
- Extended Structures
- Logger
  - Instance Methods
  - func report(error: any Error, level: Logger.Level?, metadata: @autoclosure () -> Logger.Metadata?, file: String, function: String, line: UInt)
MultipartKit
RoutingKit
- Extended Structures
- Parameters
  - Instance Methods
  - func require(String) throws -> String
  - func require<T>(String, as: T.Type) throws -> T
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