curl: the libcurl handle is initiated once per request object, closed by GC or hand
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 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-# Curl services: `CurlHTTPRequest` and `CurlMail`
+# Data transfer powered by the native curl library
+#
+# Download or upload over HTTP with `CurlHTTPRequest` and send emails with `CurlMail`.
 module curl
 
 import native_curl
 
-redef class Sys
-       # Shared Curl library handle
-       #
-       # Usually, you do not have to use this attribute, it instancied by `CurlHTTPRequest` and `CurlMail`.
-       # But in some cases you may want to finalize it to free some small resources.
-       # However, if Curl services are needed once again, this attribute must be manually set.
-       var curl: Curl = new Curl is lazy, writable
-end
-
-# Curl library handle, it is initialized and released with this class
-class Curl
+# Curl library handle
+private class Curl
        super FinalizableOnce
 
-       private var native = new NativeCurl.easy_init
+       var native = new NativeCurl.easy_init
 
-       # Check for correct initialization
+       # Is this instance correctly initialized?
        fun is_ok: Bool do return self.native.is_init
 
        redef fun finalize_once do if is_ok then native.easy_clean
@@ -43,7 +36,7 @@ end
 # CURL Request
 class CurlRequest
 
-       private var curl: Curl = sys.curl
+       private var curl = new Curl
 
        # Shall this request be verbose?
        var verbose: Bool = false is writable
@@ -69,79 +62,221 @@ class CurlRequest
        do
                return new CurlResponseFailed(error_code, error_msg)
        end
+
+       # Close low-level resources associated to this request
+       #
+       # Once closed, this request can't be used again.
+       #
+       # If this service isn't called explicitly, low-level resources
+       # may be freed automatically by the GC.
+       fun close do curl.finalize
 end
 
-# CURL HTTP Request
+# HTTP request builder
+#
+# The request itself is sent by either `execute` or `download_to_file`.
+# The attributes of this class must be set before calling either of these two methods.
+#
+# ## Minimal usage example
+#
+# ~~~
+# var request = new CurlHTTPRequest("http://example.org/")
+# var response = request.execute
+# if response isa CurlResponseSuccess then
+#     print "Response status code: {response.status_code}"
+#     print response.body_str
+# else if response isa CurlResponseFailed then
+#     print_error response.error_msg
+# end
+# ~~~
 class CurlHTTPRequest
        super CurlRequest
        super NativeCurlCallbacks
 
+       # Address of the remote resource to request
        var url: String
-       var datas: nullable HeaderMap = null is writable
-       var headers: nullable HeaderMap = null is writable
-       var delegate: nullable CurlCallbacks = null is writable
+
+       # Data for the body of a POST request
+       var data: nullable HeaderMap is writable
+
+       # Raw body string
+       #
+       # Set this value to send raw data instead of the POST formatted `data`.
+       #
+       # If `data` is set, the body will not be sent.
+       var body: nullable String is writable
+
+       # Header content of the request
+       var headers: nullable HeaderMap is writable
+
+       # Delegates to customize the behavior when running `execute`
+       var delegate: nullable CurlCallbacks is writable
 
        # Set the user agent for all following HTTP requests
-       var user_agent: nullable String = null is writable
+       var user_agent: nullable String is writable
 
-       # Execute HTTP request with settings configured through attribute
+       # Set the Unix domain socket path to use
+       #
+       # When not null, enables using a Unix domain socket
+       # instead of a TCP connection and DNS hostname resolution.
+       var unix_socket_path: nullable String is writable
+
+       # The HTTP method, GET by default
+       #
+       # Must be a capitalized string with request name complying with RFC7231
+       var method: String = "GET" is optional, writable
+
+       # Execute HTTP request
+       #
+       # By default, the response body is returned in an instance of `CurlResponse`.
+       # This behavior can be customized by setting a custom `delegate`.
        fun execute: CurlResponse
        do
+               # Reset libcurl parameters as the lib is shared and options
+               # might affect requests from one another.
                if not self.curl.is_ok then return answer_failure(0, "Curl instance is not correctly initialized")
 
                var success_response = new CurlResponseSuccess
                var callback_receiver: CurlCallbacks = success_response
-               if self.delegate != null then callback_receiver = self.delegate.as(not null)
+               var err : CURLCode
+
+               # Prepare request
+               err = prepare_request(callback_receiver)
+               if not err.is_ok then return answer_failure(err.to_i, err.to_s)
+
+               # Perform request
+               var err_resp = perform
+               if err_resp != null then return err_resp
+
+               var st_code = self.curl.native.easy_getinfo_long(new CURLInfoLong.response_code)
+               if not st_code == null then success_response.status_code = st_code
+
+               return success_response
+       end
+
+       # Internal function that sets cURL options and request' parameters
+       private fun prepare_request(callback_receiver: CurlCallbacks) : CURLCode
+       do
+               var err
+
+               # cURL options and delegates
+               err = set_curl_options
+               if not err.is_ok then return err
+
+               # Callbacks
+               err = set_curl_callback(callback_receiver)
+               if not err.is_ok then return err
+
+               # HTTP Header
+               err = set_curl_http_header
+               if not err.is_ok then return err
+
+               # Set HTTP method and body
+               err = set_method
+               if not err.is_ok then return err
+               err = set_body
+
+               return err
+       end
+
+       # Set cURL parameters according to assigned HTTP method set in method
+       # attribute and body if the method allows it according to RFC7231
+       private fun set_method : CURLCode
+       do
+               var err : CURLCode
+
+               if self.method=="GET" then
+                       err=self.curl.native.easy_setopt(new CURLOption.get, 1)
+
+               else if self.method=="POST" then
+                       err=self.curl.native.easy_setopt(new CURLOption.post, 1)
+
+               else if self.method=="HEAD" then
+                       err=self.curl.native.easy_setopt(new CURLOption.no_body,1)
+
+               else
+                       err=self.curl.native.easy_setopt(new CURLOption.custom_request,self.method)
+               end
+               return err
+       end
+
+       # Set request's body
+       private fun set_body : CURLCode
+       do
+               var err
+               var data = self.data
+               var body = self.body
 
+               if data != null then
+                       var postdatas = data.to_url_encoded(self.curl)
+                       err = self.curl.native.easy_setopt(new CURLOption.postfields, postdatas)
+                       if not err.is_ok then return err
+               else if body != null then
+                       err = self.curl.native.easy_setopt(new CURLOption.postfields, body)
+                       if not err.is_ok then return err
+               end
+               return new CURLCode.ok
+       end
+
+       # Set cURL options
+       # such as delegate, follow location, URL, user agent and address family
+       private fun set_curl_options : CURLCode
+       do
                var err
 
                err = self.curl.native.easy_setopt(new CURLOption.follow_location, 1)
-               if not err.is_ok then return answer_failure(err.to_i, err.to_s)
+               if not err.is_ok then return err
 
                err = self.curl.native.easy_setopt(new CURLOption.url, url)
-               if not err.is_ok then return answer_failure(err.to_i, err.to_s)
+               if not err.is_ok then return err
 
                var user_agent = user_agent
                if user_agent != null then
                        err = curl.native.easy_setopt(new CURLOption.user_agent, user_agent)
-                       if not err.is_ok then return answer_failure(err.to_i, err.to_s)
+                       if not err.is_ok then return err
                end
 
-               # Callbacks
+               var unix_socket_path = unix_socket_path
+               if unix_socket_path != null then
+                       err = self.curl.native.easy_setopt(new CURLOption.unix_socket_path, unix_socket_path)
+                       if not err.is_ok then return err
+               end
+               return err
+       end
+
+       # Set cURL callback
+       private fun set_curl_callback(callback_receiver : CurlCallbacks) : CURLCode
+       do
+               var err
+
+               if self.delegate != null then callback_receiver = self.delegate.as(not null)
+
                err = self.curl.native.register_callback_header(callback_receiver)
-               if not err.is_ok then return answer_failure(err.to_i, err.to_s)
+               if not err.is_ok then return err
 
                err = self.curl.native.register_callback_body(callback_receiver)
-               if not err.is_ok then return answer_failure(err.to_i, err.to_s)
+               if not err.is_ok then return err
 
-               # HTTP Header
+               return err
+       end
+
+       # Set cURL request header according to attribute headers
+       private fun set_curl_http_header : CURLCode
+       do
                var headers = self.headers
                if headers != null then
                        var headers_joined = headers.join_pairs(": ")
-                       err = self.curl.native.easy_setopt(new CURLOption.httpheader, headers_joined.to_curlslist)
-                       if not err.is_ok then return answer_failure(err.to_i, err.to_s)
-               end
-
-               # Datas
-               var datas = self.datas
-               if datas != null then
-                       var postdatas = datas.to_url_encoded(self.curl)
-                       err = self.curl.native.easy_setopt(new CURLOption.postfields, postdatas)
-                       if not err.is_ok then return answer_failure(err.to_i, err.to_s)
+                       var err = self.curl.native.easy_setopt(new CURLOption.httpheader, headers_joined.to_curlslist)
+                       if not err.is_ok then return err
                end
-
-               var err_resp = perform
-               if err_resp != null then return err_resp
-
-               var st_code = self.curl.native.easy_getinfo_long(new CURLInfoLong.response_code)
-               if not st_code == null then success_response.status_code = st_code
-
-               return success_response
+               return new CURLCode.ok
        end
 
        # Download to file given resource
        fun download_to_file(output_file_name: nullable String): CurlResponse
        do
+               if not self.curl.is_ok then return answer_failure(0, "Curl instance is not correctly initialized")
+
                var success_response = new CurlFileResponseSuccess
 
                var callback_receiver: CurlCallbacks = success_response
@@ -165,7 +300,7 @@ class CurlHTTPRequest
                if not output_file_name == null then
                        opt_name = output_file_name
                else if not self.url.substring(self.url.length-1, self.url.length) == "/" then
-                       opt_name = self.url.basename("")
+                       opt_name = self.url.basename
                else
                        return answer_failure(0, "Unable to extract file name, please specify one")
                end
@@ -196,6 +331,7 @@ class CurlHTTPRequest
        end
 end
 
+
 # CURL Mail Request
 #
 # ~~~
@@ -252,7 +388,10 @@ class CurlMail
        # Content header
        var headers_body = new HeaderMap is lazy, writable
 
-       private var supported_outgoing_protocol: Array[String] = ["smtp", "smtps"]
+       # Protocols supported to send mail to a server
+       #
+       # Default value at `["smtp", "smtps"]`
+       var supported_outgoing_protocol = ["smtp", "smtps"]
 
        # Helper method to add pair values to mail content while building it (ex: "To:", "address@mail.com")
        private fun add_pair_to_content(str: String, att: String, val: nullable String): String
@@ -396,7 +535,10 @@ end
 class CurlResponseFailed
        super CurlResponse
 
+       # Curl error code
        var error_code: Int
+
+       # Curl error message
        var error_msg: String
 
        redef fun to_s do return "{error_msg} ({error_code})"
@@ -424,23 +566,27 @@ end
 class CurlResponseSuccess
        super CurlResponseSuccessIntern
 
-       var body_str = ""
+       # Server HTTP response code
        var status_code = 0
 
-       # Receive body from request due to body callback registering
-       redef fun body_callback(line) do
-               self.body_str = "{self.body_str}{line}"
-       end
+       # Response body as a `String`
+       var body_str = ""
+
+       # Accept part of the response body
+       redef fun body_callback(line) do self.body_str += line
 end
 
 # Success Response Class of a downloaded File
 class CurlFileResponseSuccess
        super CurlResponseSuccessIntern
 
+       # Server HTTP response code
        var status_code = 0
+
        var speed_download = 0.0
        var size_download = 0.0
        var total_time = 0.0
+
        private var file: nullable FileWriter = null
 
        # Receive bytes stream from request due to stream callback registering
@@ -477,7 +623,7 @@ class HeaderMap
        # Get `self` as a single string for HTTP POST
        #
        # Require: `curl.is_ok`
-       fun to_url_encoded(curl: Curl): String
+       private fun to_url_encoded(curl: Curl): String
        do
                assert curl.is_ok