Martin T Dengler wrote:
> [apologies if this is a FAQ or misdirected; please let me know]
>
> The Catalina TODO mentions an item under "Servlet Provided
> Functionality" which involves designing and implementing a CGI emulation
> servlet.
>
> Where/To whom can I go for clarification on what the requirement is? Is
> this something like a servlet which will run native programs in an
> environment conformant to CGI specs, exactly as a regular web server would?
>
That was exactly the original thinking -- create a servlet that would be able
to execute external applications in conformance with the CGI spec requirements
(principally related to environment variables, and connecting standard input
and output of the application program to the request and response streams
appropriately.
Having this functionality implemented as a servlet means that you can map it to
a directory path ("/cgi-bin/*") and/or a filename extension ("*.cgi"), in the
same way that you would do so in a web server. Or, in a security conscious
environment, you could just remove the mappings to make CGI service
unavailable.
>
> Being a developer in real life, I would like to help out with any
> development needs. I also wanted to start small, and this sounds like
> something that would be appropriate.
>
That would be great! I will sign you up for that item.
>
> Chrs,
> Martin
>
Craig McClanahan
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