GRPC Class
Properties Methods Events Config Settings Errors
The GRPC class is designed to send and receive messages over gRPC. The class can be used to both create messages to send as well as read incoming messages.
Syntax
ipworks.GRPC
Remarks
The GRPC class is designed to send and receive messages over gRPC and operates using an HTTP/2 client. This component can be used to construct a message with fields as defined in the .proto configuration file. The created message can be sent through gRPC using the Post method. If the request requires authorization, you can set the Authorization property to the authorization header. Also, the component can be used to read an incoming message from the server.
The GRPC class supports both plaintext and Secure Sockets Layer/Transport Layer Security (SSL/TLS) connections. When connecting over Secure Sockets Layer/Transport Layer Security (SSL/TLS) the SSLServerAuthentication event allows you to check the server identity and other security attributes. The SSLStatus event provides information about the SSL handshake. Additional SSL-related settings are also supported through the Config method.
Reading a Message
The GRPC class can be used to read an incoming message. To read an incoming message, listen to the MessageIn event. The MessageIn event will fire for each message response from the server. For each message response, the MessageData property will get populated with the raw message response from the server. The component can be used to read the response in a structured way.
There are two ways of reading an incoming message. The message can be navigated using the XPath property, or by sequentially reading the values in the message. By providing multiple ways to read a message, you can choose which best suits your needs.
XPath
XPath provides a simple way to navigate the fields within the received message using a subset of the XML XPath specification. The XPath property may be set to navigate to a specific field within the message structure. The HasXPath method may be used to determine whether or not an XPath exists before setting navigating to the location. The TryXPath method will attempt to navigate to the specified path and return True or False depending on the result.
XPath may be set to a series of one or more field accessors separated by '/'. The path can be absolute (starting with '/') or relative to the current XPath location. After setting the XPath property, use any of the following methods to read data or information about the field at the selected path:
- ReadBool
- ReadBytes
- ReadDouble
- ReadFieldNumber
- ReadFixed32
- ReadFixed64
- ReadFloat
- ReadInt32
- ReadInt64
- ReadString
The following are possible values for a field accessor:
field_number | The integer number of the field: for instance, /2 or /11 |
field_number[i] | The i-th occurrence of the field specified by the field_number: for instance, /2[1] or /11[3] |
[index] | The field at the position specified by index: for instance, /[2] would select the second field, regardless of the field number |
. | The current location |
.. | The parent of the current location |
Nested Messages
When a field of a message is itself another message, the fields of the submessage may be accessed by constructing an XPath to point to the submessage field. For example, /5/4 would move to field number 5 in the top-level message (which is itself a message), and then would move to field number 4 of the submessage.
Packed Repeated Fields
The following example shows the syntax to access values within packed repeated fields. The type of value within the packed repeated field must be known ahead of time. The XCount property can be used to obtain the number of values within the packed repeated field.
/10#v | Select field number 10, which is a packed repeated field of type variant |
/11#i | Select field number 11, which is a packed repeated field of type fixed32 |
/12#l | Select field number 12, which is a packed repeated field of type fixed64 |
/10#v[2] | Select the 2nd value of field number 10, which is a packed repeated field of type variant |
/11#v[2] | Select the 2nd value of field number 11, which is a packed repeated field of type fixed32 |
/12#v[2] | Select the 2nd value of field number 12, which is a packed repeated field of type fixed64 |
Example. Iterate through all values within a packed repeated field:
gRPC.XPath = "/10#v";
int count = gRPC.XCount;
for(int i=0;i<count;i++) {
gRPC.XPath = "/10#v[ " + i.ToString() + "]";
Console.WriteLine(Int32.Parse(gRPC.ReadInt32()));
}
Sequential Reads
An alternative to using the XPath property is sequentially reading each field within the message. This is done by making use of the MessageIn event and the Read* methods to read the message fields sequentially.
To read a message sequentially, first call BeginReadMessage. Next, call ReadFieldNumber to get the next field number. The component will move automatically to the next field number to read. Then call the appropriate method from the following list to read the field value:
Example 1. Read message:
// Begins reading a new message
grpc.BeginReadMessage();
// Gets the field number for the current field to read
String CurrentFieldNumber = grpc.ReadFieldNumber();
// Gets the string value of field with field number 1
String stringField = grpc.ReadString();
// Gets the next field number
CurrentFieldNumber = grpc.ReadFieldNumber();
// Gets the int32 value of the field
int Int32Field = grpc.ReadInt32();
// Ends reading a message
grpc.EndReadMessage();
If the field you want to read is a packed repeated field, then before calling any of the listed methods, call BeginReadPacked. BeginReadPacked returns the count of the repeated values. Call the ReadInt32 method to sequentially read each packed value. When done reading the packed repeated values, call EndReadPacked.
Example 2. Read message example, including a packed repeated field:
// Begins reading a new message
grpc.BeginReadMessage();
// Gets the field number for the current field to read
String CurrentFieldNumber = grpc.ReadFieldNumber();
// Gets the count of the packed repeated field
int count = grpc.BeginReadPacked(0);
int[] theValues = new int[count];
for(int i=0 ;i < count; i++) {
// Get the values and store them in the theValues array
theValues[i] = grpc.ReadInt32();
}
// Ends reading a packed repeated field
grpc.EndReadPacked();
// Ends reading a message
grpc.EndReadMessage();
As a last step, call EndReadMessage.
Writing a Message
The GRPC class can be used to construct a new message. The message can be written sequentially, one field at a time. The message then can be sent through gRPC by using the Post method.
To write a message, first call BeginWriteMessage. Next, call WriteFieldNumber and pass the field number to write. Then call the appropriate method from the following list to write the field value.
- WriteString
- WriteInt32
- WriteInt64
- WriteFloat
- WriteFixed32
- WriteFixed64
- WriteDouble
- WriteBytes
- WriteBool
Example 1. Write message:
// Begins writing a new message
grpc.BeginWriteMessage();
// Specifies the field number for the current field to write
grpc.WriteFieldNumber(1);
// Specifies the value of field with field number 1
grpc.WriteString("test");
grpc.WriteFieldNumber(2);
grpc.WriteInt32(2);
// Ends writing a message
grpc.EndWriteMessage();
Example 2. Write message, including a packed repeated field:
int[] RepeatedVarInt = new int[] { 3, 270, 86942 };
// Begins writing a new message
grpc.BeginWriteMessage();
//Specifies the field number for the current field to write
grpc.WriteFieldNumber(1);
// Begins writing a packed repeated field
grpc.BeginWritePacked();
for(int i=0 ;i < RepeatedVarInt.Length; i++) {
// Write each packed value
grpc.WriteInt32(RepeatedVarInt[i]);
}
// Ends writing a packed repeated field
grpc.EndWritePacked();
// Ends writing a new message
grpc.EndWriteMessage();
As a last step, call EndWriteMessage.
Property List
The following is the full list of the properties of the class with short descriptions. Click on the links for further details.
Authorization | This is the authorization string to be sent to the server. |
Connected | This property shows whether the class is connected. |
Firewall | A set of properties related to firewall access. |
FollowRedirects | This property determines what happens when the server issues a redirect. |
GRPCTimeout | The gRPC timeout. |
Idle | The current status of the class. |
MessageData | This property contains the message in a raw format. |
OtherHeaders | This property includes other headers as determined by the user (optional). |
ParsedHeaders | This property includes a collection of headers returned from the last request. |
Proxy | A set of properties related to proxy access. |
SSLAcceptServerCert | Instructs the class to unconditionally accept the server certificate that matches the supplied certificate. |
SSLCert | The certificate to be used during Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) negotiation. |
SSLProvider | The Secure Sockets Layer/Transport Layer Security (SSL/TLS) implementation to use. |
SSLServerCert | The server certificate for the last established connection. |
Status | This property includes the gRPC status code. |
StatusDescription | This property includes a unicode string description of an error, which is physically encoded as UTF-8 followed by percent-encoding. |
StatusLine | This property is the first line of the last server response. |
Timeout | The timeout for the class. |
TransferredData | This property includes the contents of the last response from the server. |
TransferredDataLimit | This property specifies the maximum amount of data to be transferred. |
TransferredHeaders | This property includes the complete set of headers as received from the server. |
URL | This property includes the URL to post. |
XCount | This property includes the number of packed fields or instances of the field specified by XPath . |
XPath | This property provides a way to point to a specific field in the message. |
Method List
The following is the full list of the methods of the class with short descriptions. Click on the links for further details.
BeginReadMessage | This method begins reading a message. |
BeginReadPacked | This method begins reading a repeated packed field. |
BeginWriteMessage | This method begins writing a new message. |
BeginWritePacked | This method begins writing a new packed repeated field. |
CalcAuthorization | This method calculates the Authorization header based on provided credentials. |
Config | Sets or retrieves a configuration setting. |
DoEvents | This method processes events from the internal message queue. |
EndReadMessage | This method ends reading a message. |
EndReadPacked | This method ends reading a packed repeated field. |
EndWriteMessage | This method ends writing a message. |
EndWritePacked | This method ends writing a packed repeated field. |
HasXPath | This method determines whether a specific element exists in the document. |
Interrupt | This method interrupts the current method. |
Post | This method posts a message to the HTTP server using the HTTP POST method. |
ReadBool | This method reads the Boolean value from the current field number and returns it. |
ReadBytes | This method reads the value of type byte from the current field number and returns it. |
ReadDouble | This method reads the value of type double from the current field number and returns it. |
ReadFieldNumber | This method reads the next field number and returns it. |
ReadFixed32 | This method reads the fixed int32 value from the current field number and returns it. |
ReadFixed64 | This method reads the fixed int64 value from the current field number and returns it. |
ReadFloat | This method reads the float value from the current field number and returns it. |
ReadInt32 | This method reads the int32 value from the current field number and returns it. |
ReadInt64 | This method reads the int64 value from the current field number and returns it. |
ReadSint32 | This method reads the sint32 value from the current field number and returns it. |
ReadSint64 | This method reads the sint64 value from the current field number and returns it. |
ReadSkip | This method skips reading a value from the current field. |
ReadString | This method reads the string value from the current field number and returns it. |
Reset | This method will reset the class. |
TryXPath | This method navigates to the specified XPath if it exists. |
WriteBool | This method writes a Boolean value to the current field number. |
WriteBytes | This method writes a value of type byte to the current field number. |
WriteDouble | This method writes a value of type double to the current field number. |
WriteFieldNumber | This method specifies the field number to write. |
WriteFixed32 | This method writes a fixed32 value to the current field number. |
WriteFixed64 | This method writes a fixed64 value to the current field number. |
WriteFloat | This method writes a float value to the current field number specified. |
WriteInt32 | This method writes an int32 value to the current field number. |
WriteInt64 | This method writes an int64 value to the current field number. |
WriteSint32 | This method writes an sint32 value to the current field number. |
WriteSint64 | This method writes an sint64 value to the current field number. |
WriteString | This method writes a string value to the current field number. |
Event List
The following is the full list of the events fired by the class with short descriptions. Click on the links for further details.
Connected | Fired immediately after a connection completes (or fails). |
ConnectionStatus | Fired to indicate changes in the connection state. |
Disconnected | Fired when a connection is closed. |
EndTransfer | Fired when a document finishes transferring. |
Error | Fired when information is available about errors during data delivery. |
Log | Fired once for each log message. |
MessageIn | This event fires when a message response is sent by the server. |
Redirect | Fired when a redirection is received from the server. |
SSLServerAuthentication | Fired after the server presents its certificate to the client. |
SSLStatus | Fired when secure connection progress messages are available. |
StartTransfer | Fired when a document starts transferring (after the headers). |
Status | Fired when the HTTP status line is received from the server. |
Transfer | Fired while a document transfers (delivers document). |
Config Settings
The following is a list of config settings for the class with short descriptions. Click on the links for further details.
ContentType | The HTTP2 content-type header value. |
HTTP2KeepaliveInterval | The keepalive interval in seconds. |
MessageDataHex | The hex encoded data for the current message. |
UserAgent | The HTTP2 user-agent header value. |
AcceptEncoding | Used to tell the server which types of content encodings the client supports. |
AllowHTTPCompression | This property enables HTTP compression for receiving data. |
AllowHTTPFallback | Whether HTTP/2 connections are permitted to fallback to HTTP/1.1. |
AllowNTLMFallback | Whether to allow fallback from Negotiate to NTLM when authenticating. |
Append | Whether to append data to LocalFile. |
Authorization | The Authorization string to be sent to the server. |
BytesTransferred | Contains the number of bytes transferred in the response data. |
ChunkSize | Specifies the chunk size in bytes when using chunked encoding. |
CompressHTTPRequest | Set to true to compress the body of a PUT or POST request. |
EncodeURL | If set to True the URL will be encoded by the class. |
FollowRedirects | Determines what happens when the server issues a redirect. |
GetOn302Redirect | If set to True the class will perform a GET on the new location. |
HTTP2HeadersWithoutIndexing | HTTP2 headers that should not update the dynamic header table with incremental indexing. |
HTTPVersion | The version of HTTP used by the class. |
IfModifiedSince | A date determining the maximum age of the desired document. |
KeepAlive | Determines whether the HTTP connection is closed after completion of the request. |
KerberosSPN | The Service Principal Name for the Kerberos Domain Controller. |
LogLevel | The level of detail that is logged. |
MaxHeaders | Instructs class to save the amount of headers specified that are returned by the server after a Header event has been fired. |
MaxHTTPCookies | Instructs class to save the amount of cookies specified that are returned by the server when a SetCookie event is fired. |
MaxRedirectAttempts | Limits the number of redirects that are followed in a request. |
NegotiatedHTTPVersion | The negotiated HTTP version. |
OtherHeaders | Other headers as determined by the user (optional). |
ProxyAuthorization | The authorization string to be sent to the proxy server. |
ProxyAuthScheme | The authorization scheme to be used for the proxy. |
ProxyPassword | A password if authentication is to be used for the proxy. |
ProxyPort | Port for the proxy server (default 80). |
ProxyServer | Name or IP address of a proxy server (optional). |
ProxyUser | A user name if authentication is to be used for the proxy. |
SentHeaders | The full set of headers as sent by the client. |
StatusCode | The status code of the last response from the server. |
StatusLine | The first line of the last response from the server. |
TransferredData | The contents of the last response from the server. |
TransferredDataLimit | The maximum number of incoming bytes to be stored by the class. |
TransferredHeaders | The full set of headers as received from the server. |
TransferredRequest | The full request as sent by the client. |
UseChunkedEncoding | Enables or Disables HTTP chunked encoding for transfers. |
UseIDNs | Whether to encode hostnames to internationalized domain names. |
UsePlatformDeflate | Whether to use the platform implementation to decompress compressed responses. |
UsePlatformHTTPClient | Whether or not to use the platform HTTP client. |
UseProxyAutoConfigURL | Whether to use a Proxy auto-config file when attempting a connection. |
UserAgent | Information about the user agent (browser). |
CloseStreamAfterTransfer | If true, the class will close the upload or download stream after the transfer. |
ConnectionTimeout | Sets a separate timeout value for establishing a connection. |
FirewallAutoDetect | Tells the class whether or not to automatically detect and use firewall system settings, if available. |
FirewallHost | Name or IP address of firewall (optional). |
FirewallListener | If true, the class binds to a SOCKS firewall as a server (TCPClient only). |
FirewallPassword | Password to be used if authentication is to be used when connecting through the firewall. |
FirewallPort | The TCP port for the FirewallHost;. |
FirewallType | Determines the type of firewall to connect through. |
FirewallUser | A user name if authentication is to be used connecting through a firewall. |
KeepAliveInterval | The retry interval, in milliseconds, to be used when a TCP keep-alive packet is sent and no response is received. |
KeepAliveTime | The inactivity time in milliseconds before a TCP keep-alive packet is sent. |
Linger | When set to True, connections are terminated gracefully. |
LingerTime | Time in seconds to have the connection linger. |
LocalHost | The name of the local host through which connections are initiated or accepted. |
LocalPort | The port in the local host where the class binds. |
MaxLineLength | The maximum amount of data to accumulate when no EOL is found. |
MaxTransferRate | The transfer rate limit in bytes per second. |
ProxyExceptionsList | A semicolon separated list of hosts and IPs to bypass when using a proxy. |
TCPKeepAlive | Determines whether or not the keep alive socket option is enabled. |
TcpNoDelay | Whether or not to delay when sending packets. |
UseIPv6 | Whether to use IPv6. |
UseNTLMv2 | Whether to use NTLM V2. |
LogSSLPackets | Controls whether SSL packets are logged when using the internal security API. |
ReuseSSLSession | Determines if the SSL session is reused. |
SSLCACerts | A newline separated list of CA certificates to be included when performing an SSL handshake. |
SSLCheckCRL | Whether to check the Certificate Revocation List for the server certificate. |
SSLCheckOCSP | Whether to use OCSP to check the status of the server certificate. |
SSLCipherStrength | The minimum cipher strength used for bulk encryption. |
SSLClientCACerts | A newline separated list of CA certificates to use during SSL client certificate validation. |
SSLContextProtocol | The protocol used when getting an SSLContext instance. |
SSLEnabledCipherSuites | The cipher suite to be used in an SSL negotiation. |
SSLEnabledProtocols | Used to enable/disable the supported security protocols. |
SSLEnableRenegotiation | Whether the renegotiation_info SSL extension is supported. |
SSLIncludeCertChain | Whether the entire certificate chain is included in the SSLServerAuthentication event. |
SSLKeyLogFile | The location of a file where per-session secrets are written for debugging purposes. |
SSLNegotiatedCipher | Returns the negotiated cipher suite. |
SSLNegotiatedCipherStrength | Returns the negotiated cipher suite strength. |
SSLNegotiatedCipherSuite | Returns the negotiated cipher suite. |
SSLNegotiatedKeyExchange | Returns the negotiated key exchange algorithm. |
SSLNegotiatedKeyExchangeStrength | Returns the negotiated key exchange algorithm strength. |
SSLNegotiatedVersion | Returns the negotiated protocol version. |
SSLServerCACerts | A newline separated list of CA certificates to use during SSL server certificate validation. |
SSLTrustManagerFactoryAlgorithm | The algorithm to be used to create a TrustManager through TrustManagerFactory. |
TLS12SignatureAlgorithms | Defines the allowed TLS 1.2 signature algorithms when SSLProvider is set to Internal. |
TLS12SupportedGroups | The supported groups for ECC. |
TLS13KeyShareGroups | The groups for which to pregenerate key shares. |
TLS13SignatureAlgorithms | The allowed certificate signature algorithms. |
TLS13SupportedGroups | The supported groups for (EC)DHE key exchange. |
AbsoluteTimeout | Determines whether timeouts are inactivity timeouts or absolute timeouts. |
FirewallData | Used to send extra data to the firewall. |
InBufferSize | The size in bytes of the incoming queue of the socket. |
OutBufferSize | The size in bytes of the outgoing queue of the socket. |
BuildInfo | Information about the product's build. |
GUIAvailable | Whether or not a message loop is available for processing events. |
LicenseInfo | Information about the current license. |
MaskSensitiveData | Whether sensitive data is masked in log messages. |
UseDaemonThreads | Whether threads created by the class are daemon threads. |
UseInternalSecurityAPI | Whether or not to use the system security libraries or an internal implementation. |
Authorization Property (GRPC Class)
This is the authorization string to be sent to the server.
Syntax
public String getAuthorization(); public void setAuthorization(String authorization);
Default Value
""
Remarks
If the Authorization property contains a non-empty string, an Authorization HTTP request header is added to the request. This header conveys the authorization information to the server.
A common use for this property is to specify OAuth authorization string.
This property is provided whenever the server requires authorization.
Connected Property (GRPC Class)
This property shows whether the class is connected.
Syntax
public boolean isConnected();
Default Value
False
Remarks
This property indicates whether the class is connected to the remote host.
This property is read-only and not available at design time.
Firewall Property (GRPC Class)
A set of properties related to firewall access.
Syntax
public Firewall getFirewall(); public void setFirewall(Firewall firewall);
Remarks
This is a Firewall-type property, which contains fields describing the firewall through which the class will attempt to connect.
Please refer to the Firewall type for a complete list of fields.FollowRedirects Property (GRPC Class)
This property determines what happens when the server issues a redirect.
Syntax
public int getFollowRedirects(); public void setFollowRedirects(int followRedirects); Enumerated values: public final static int frNever = 0; public final static int frAlways = 1; public final static int frSameScheme = 2;
Default Value
0
Remarks
This property determines what happens when the server issues a redirect. Normally, the class returns an error if the server responds with an "Object Moved" message. If this property is set to frAlways (1), the new URL for the object is retrieved automatically every time.
If this property is set to frSameScheme (2), the new URL is retrieved automatically only if the URL scheme of the existing URL is the same.
If the new URL server is different from the existing one, Authorization is also reset to empty, unless this property is set to frAlways (1), in which case the same credentials are used to connect to the new server.
A Redirect event is fired for every URL the product is redirected to. In the case of automatic redirections, the Redirect event is a good place to set properties related to the new connection (e.g., new authentication parameters).
The default value is frNever (0). In this case, redirects are never followed, and the class throws an exception instead.
GRPCTimeout Property (GRPC Class)
The gRPC timeout.
Syntax
public int getGRPCTimeout(); public void setGRPCTimeout(int GRPCTimeout);
Default Value
0
Remarks
This property specifies the value for the grpc-timeout header (in seconds). The default value is 0 (infinite), and the header is not sent in the request.
Idle Property (GRPC Class)
The current status of the class.
Syntax
public boolean isIdle();
Default Value
True
Remarks
This property will be False if the component is currently busy (communicating or waiting for an answer), and True at all other times.
This property is read-only.
MessageData Property (GRPC Class)
This property contains the message in a raw format.
Syntax
public byte[] getMessageData();
Default Value
""
Remarks
This property contains the message in a raw format. After calling Post, this property is populated with the message response from the server. When writing the message, this property will be populated with the fields of the message in a raw format.
This property is read-only.
OtherHeaders Property (GRPC Class)
This property includes other headers as determined by the user (optional).
Syntax
public String getOtherHeaders(); public void setOtherHeaders(String otherHeaders);
Default Value
""
Remarks
This property can be set to a string of headers to be appended to the HTTP request headers.
The headers must follow the format "header: value" as described in the HTTP specifications. Header lines should be separated by CRLF ("\r\n") .
Use this property with caution. If this property contains invalid headers, HTTP requests may fail.
This property is useful for extending the functionality of the class beyond what is provided.
This property is not available at design time.
ParsedHeaders Property (GRPC Class)
This property includes a collection of headers returned from the last request.
Syntax
public HeaderList getParsedHeaders();
Remarks
This property contains a collection of headers returned from the last request. Whenever headers are returned from the server, the headers are parsed into a collection of headers. Each Header in this collection contains information describing that header.
MaxHeaders can be used to control the maximum number of headers saved.
This collection is indexed from 0 to size -1.
This property is read-only and not available at design time.
Please refer to the Header type for a complete list of fields.Proxy Property (GRPC Class)
A set of properties related to proxy access.
Syntax
public Proxy getProxy(); public void setProxy(Proxy proxy);
Remarks
This property contains fields describing the proxy through which the class will attempt to connect.
Please refer to the Proxy type for a complete list of fields.SSLAcceptServerCert Property (GRPC Class)
Instructs the class to unconditionally accept the server certificate that matches the supplied certificate.
Syntax
public Certificate getSSLAcceptServerCert(); public void setSSLAcceptServerCert(Certificate SSLAcceptServerCert);
Remarks
If it finds any issues with the certificate presented by the server, the class will normally terminate the connection with an error.
You may override this behavior by supplying a value for SSLAcceptServerCert. If the certificate supplied in SSLAcceptServerCert is the same as the certificate presented by the server, then the server certificate is accepted unconditionally, and the connection will continue normally.
Note: This functionality is provided only for cases in which you otherwise know that you are communicating with the right server. If used improperly, this property may create a security breach. Use it at your own risk.
Please refer to the Certificate type for a complete list of fields.SSLCert Property (GRPC Class)
The certificate to be used during Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) negotiation.
Syntax
public Certificate getSSLCert(); public void setSSLCert(Certificate SSLCert);
Remarks
This property includes the digital certificate that the class will use during SSL negotiation. Set this property to a valid certificate before starting SSL negotiation. To set a certificate, you may set the Encoded field to the encoded certificate. To select a certificate, use the store and subject fields.
Please refer to the Certificate type for a complete list of fields.SSLProvider Property (GRPC Class)
The Secure Sockets Layer/Transport Layer Security (SSL/TLS) implementation to use.
Syntax
public int getSSLProvider(); public void setSSLProvider(int SSLProvider); Enumerated values: public final static int sslpAutomatic = 0; public final static int sslpPlatform = 1; public final static int sslpInternal = 2;
Default Value
0
Remarks
This property specifies the SSL/TLS implementation to use. In most cases the default value of 0 (Automatic) is recommended and should not be changed. When set to 0 (Automatic), the class will select whether to use the platform implementation or the internal implementation depending on the operating system as well as the TLS version being used.
Possible values are as follows:
0 (sslpAutomatic - default) | Automatically selects the appropriate implementation. |
1 (sslpPlatform) | Uses the platform/system implementation. |
2 (sslpInternal) | Uses the internal implementation. |
In most cases using the default value (Automatic) is recommended. The class will select a provider depending on the current platform.
When Automatic is selected, the platform implementation is used by default. When TLS 1.3 is enabled via SSLEnabledProtocols, the internal implementation is used.
SSLServerCert Property (GRPC Class)
The server certificate for the last established connection.
Syntax
public Certificate getSSLServerCert();
Remarks
This property contains the server certificate for the last established connection.
SSLServerCert is reset every time a new connection is attempted.
This property is read-only.
Please refer to the Certificate type for a complete list of fields.Status Property (GRPC Class)
This property includes the gRPC status code.
Syntax
public String getStatus();
Default Value
""
Remarks
This property contains the gRPC status code returned by the server when the request is sent through Post.
This property is read-only.
StatusDescription Property (GRPC Class)
This property includes a unicode string description of an error, which is physically encoded as UTF-8 followed by percent-encoding.
Syntax
public String getStatusDescription();
Default Value
""
Remarks
This property contains a unicode string description of any existing error, which is physically encoded as UTF-8 followed by percent-encoding. If there are no errors, the value of the property will be an empty string.
This property is read-only.
StatusLine Property (GRPC Class)
This property is the first line of the last server response.
Syntax
public String getStatusLine();
Default Value
""
Remarks
This property contains the first line of the last server response. This value can be used for diagnostic purposes. If an HTTP error is returned when calling a method of the class, the error string is the same as the StatusLine property.
The HTTP protocol specifies the structure of the StatusLine as follows: [HTTP version] [Result Code] [Description].
This property is read-only and not available at design time.
Timeout Property (GRPC Class)
The timeout for the class.
Syntax
public int getTimeout(); public void setTimeout(int timeout);
Default Value
60
Remarks
If the Timeout property is set to 0, all operations will run uninterrupted until successful completion or an error condition is encountered.
If Timeout is set to a positive value, the class will wait for the operation to complete before returning control.
The class will use DoEvents to enter an efficient wait loop during any potential waiting period, making sure that all system events are processed immediately as they arrive. This ensures that the host application does not freeze and remains responsive.
If Timeout expires, and the operation is not yet complete, the class throws an exception.
Note: By default, all timeouts are inactivity timeouts, that is, the timeout period is extended by Timeout seconds when any amount of data is successfully sent or received.
The default value for the Timeout property is 60 seconds.
TransferredData Property (GRPC Class)
This property includes the contents of the last response from the server.
Syntax
public byte[] getTransferredData();
Default Value
""
Remarks
This property contains the contents of the last response from the server. The data also can be received in the Transfer event.
TransferredDataLimit controls the maximum amount of data accumulated in TransferredData (by default, there is no limit).
This property is read-only and not available at design time.
TransferredDataLimit Property (GRPC Class)
This property specifies the maximum amount of data to be transferred.
Syntax
public long getTransferredDataLimit(); public void setTransferredDataLimit(long transferredDataLimit);
Default Value
0
Remarks
This property contains the maximum amount of data to be transferred. The default value is 0, which will not impose any limits on the amount of data accumulated in the TransferredData property.
TransferredHeaders Property (GRPC Class)
This property includes the complete set of headers as received from the server.
Syntax
public String getTransferredHeaders();
Default Value
""
Remarks
This property returns the complete set of raw headers as received from the server.
This property is read-only and not available at design time.
URL Property (GRPC Class)
This property includes the URL to post.
Syntax
public String getURL(); public void setURL(String URL);
Default Value
""
Remarks
This property contains the URL of the document that is used during the Post operation.
XCount Property (GRPC Class)
This property includes the number of packed fields or instances of the field specified by XPath .
Syntax
public int getXCount();
Default Value
0
Remarks
The XCount property can be used to obtain the number of values in a packed repeated field at the specified XPath. When XPath specifies a field that is not a packed repeated field, XCount will return the number of instances of the specified field. Even if the field is not a repeated field, it may still have multiple instances within the message, and XCount will reflect this number of instances.
Example. Using XCount and XPath to iterate through all values within a packed repeated field:
gRPC.XPath = "/10#v";
int count = gRPC.XCount;
for(int i=0;i<count;i++) {
gRPC.XPath = "/10#v[ " + i.ToString() + "]";
Console.WriteLine(Int32.Parse(gRPC.ReadInt32()));
}
This property is read-only.
XPath Property (GRPC Class)
This property provides a way to point to a specific field in the message.
Syntax
public String getXPath(); public void setXPath(String XPath);
Default Value
""
Remarks
XPath provides a simple way to navigate the fields within the received message using a subset of the XML XPath specification. The XPath property may be set to navigate to a specific field within the message structure. The HasXPath method may be used to determine whether or not an XPath exists before setting navigating to the location. The TryXPath method will attempt to navigate to the specified path and return True or False depending on the result.
XPath may be set to a series of one or more field accessors separated by '/'. The path can be absolute (starting with '/') or relative to the current XPath location. After setting the XPath property, use any of the following methods to read data or information about the field at the selected path:
- ReadBool
- ReadBytes
- ReadDouble
- ReadFieldNumber
- ReadFixed32
- ReadFixed64
- ReadFloat
- ReadInt32
- ReadInt64
- ReadString
The following are possible values for a field accessor:
field_number | The integer number of the field: for instance, /2 or /11 |
field_number[i] | The i-th occurrence of the field specified by the field_number: for instance, /2[1] or /11[3] |
[index] | The field at the position specified by index: for instance, /[2] would select the second field, regardless of the field number |
. | The current location |
.. | The parent of the current location |
Nested Messages
When a field of a message is itself another message, the fields of the submessage may be accessed by constructing an XPath to point to the submessage field. For example, /5/4 would move to field number 5 in the top-level message (which is itself a message), and then would move to field number 4 of the submessage.
Packed Repeated Fields
The following example shows the syntax to access values within packed repeated fields. The type of value within the packed repeated field must be known ahead of time. The XCount property can be used to obtain the number of values within the packed repeated field.
/10#v | Select field number 10, which is a packed repeated field of type variant |
/11#i | Select field number 11, which is a packed repeated field of type fixed32 |
/12#l | Select field number 12, which is a packed repeated field of type fixed64 |
/10#v[2] | Select the 2nd value of field number 10, which is a packed repeated field of type variant |
/11#v[2] | Select the 2nd value of field number 11, which is a packed repeated field of type fixed32 |
/12#v[2] | Select the 2nd value of field number 12, which is a packed repeated field of type fixed64 |
Example. Iterate through all values within a packed repeated field:
gRPC.XPath = "/10#v";
int count = gRPC.XCount;
for(int i=0;i<count;i++) {
gRPC.XPath = "/10#v[ " + i.ToString() + "]";
Console.WriteLine(Int32.Parse(gRPC.ReadInt32()));
}
BeginReadMessage Method (GRPC Class)
This method begins reading a message.
Syntax
public void beginReadMessage();
Remarks
This method begins reading a new message and always must be called before starting to read a new message or a subtype field.
To read a message sequentially, first call BeginReadMessage. Next, call ReadFieldNumber to get the next field number. The component will move automatically to the next field number to read. Then call the appropriate method from the following list to read the field value:
Example 1. Read message:
// Begins reading a new message
grpc.BeginReadMessage();
// Gets the field number for the current field to read
String CurrentFieldNumber = grpc.ReadFieldNumber();
// Gets the string value of field with field number 1
String stringField = grpc.ReadString();
// Gets the next field number
CurrentFieldNumber = grpc.ReadFieldNumber();
// Gets the int32 value of the field
int Int32Field = grpc.ReadInt32();
// Ends reading a message
grpc.EndReadMessage();
If the field you want to read is a packed repeated field, then before calling any of the listed methods, call BeginReadPacked. BeginReadPacked returns the count of the repeated values. Call the ReadInt32 method to sequentially read each packed value. When done reading the packed repeated values, call EndReadPacked.
Example 2. Read message example, including a packed repeated field:
// Begins reading a new message
grpc.BeginReadMessage();
// Gets the field number for the current field to read
String CurrentFieldNumber = grpc.ReadFieldNumber();
// Gets the count of the packed repeated field
int count = grpc.BeginReadPacked(0);
int[] theValues = new int[count];
for(int i=0 ;i < count; i++) {
// Get the values and store them in the theValues array
theValues[i] = grpc.ReadInt32();
}
// Ends reading a packed repeated field
grpc.EndReadPacked();
// Ends reading a message
grpc.EndReadMessage();
As a last step, call EndReadMessage.
BeginReadPacked Method (GRPC Class)
This method begins reading a repeated packed field.
Syntax
public int beginReadPacked(int wireType);
Remarks
This method begins reading a packed repeated field and always must be called before starting to read a packed repeated field. The wiretype of the elements must be specified in the WireType parameter. This method returns the number of elements of the packed repeated field.
Possible values of the WireType parameter are:
ID (Name) | Used For |
0 (VARINT) | int32, int64, uint64, sint32, sint64, bool, enum |
1 (I64) | fixed64, sfixed64, double |
2 (LEN) | string, bytes, embedded messages, packed repeated fields |
3 (SGROUP) | group start (deprecated) |
4 (EGROUP) | group end (deprecated) |
5 (I32) | fixed32, sfixed32, float |
To read a message sequentially, first call BeginReadMessage. Next, call ReadFieldNumber to get the next field number. The component will move automatically to the next field number to read. Then call the appropriate method from the following list to read the field value:
Example 1. Read message:
// Begins reading a new message
grpc.BeginReadMessage();
// Gets the field number for the current field to read
String CurrentFieldNumber = grpc.ReadFieldNumber();
// Gets the string value of field with field number 1
String stringField = grpc.ReadString();
// Gets the next field number
CurrentFieldNumber = grpc.ReadFieldNumber();
// Gets the int32 value of the field
int Int32Field = grpc.ReadInt32();
// Ends reading a message
grpc.EndReadMessage();
If the field you want to read is a packed repeated field, then before calling any of the listed methods, call BeginReadPacked. BeginReadPacked returns the count of the repeated values. Call the ReadInt32 method to sequentially read each packed value. When done reading the packed repeated values, call EndReadPacked.
Example 2. Read message example, including a packed repeated field:
// Begins reading a new message
grpc.BeginReadMessage();
// Gets the field number for the current field to read
String CurrentFieldNumber = grpc.ReadFieldNumber();
// Gets the count of the packed repeated field
int count = grpc.BeginReadPacked(0);
int[] theValues = new int[count];
for(int i=0 ;i < count; i++) {
// Get the values and store them in the theValues array
theValues[i] = grpc.ReadInt32();
}
// Ends reading a packed repeated field
grpc.EndReadPacked();
// Ends reading a message
grpc.EndReadMessage();
As a last step, call EndReadMessage.
BeginWriteMessage Method (GRPC Class)
This method begins writing a new message.
Syntax
public void beginWriteMessage();
Remarks
This method begins writing a new message and always must be always called before starting to write a new message or a subtype field.
To write a message, first call BeginWriteMessage. Next, call WriteFieldNumber and pass the field number to write. Then call the appropriate method from the following list to write the field value.
- WriteString
- WriteInt32
- WriteInt64
- WriteFloat
- WriteFixed32
- WriteFixed64
- WriteDouble
- WriteBytes
- WriteBool
Example 1. Write message:
// Begins writing a new message
grpc.BeginWriteMessage();
// Specifies the field number for the current field to write
grpc.WriteFieldNumber(1);
// Specifies the value of field with field number 1
grpc.WriteString("test");
grpc.WriteFieldNumber(2);
grpc.WriteInt32(2);
// Ends writing a message
grpc.EndWriteMessage();
Example 2. Write message, including a packed repeated field:
int[] RepeatedVarInt = new int[] { 3, 270, 86942 };
// Begins writing a new message
grpc.BeginWriteMessage();
//Specifies the field number for the current field to write
grpc.WriteFieldNumber(1);
// Begins writing a packed repeated field
grpc.BeginWritePacked();
for(int i=0 ;i < RepeatedVarInt.Length; i++) {
// Write each packed value
grpc.WriteInt32(RepeatedVarInt[i]);
}
// Ends writing a packed repeated field
grpc.EndWritePacked();
// Ends writing a new message
grpc.EndWriteMessage();
As a last step, call EndWriteMessage.
BeginWritePacked Method (GRPC Class)
This method begins writing a new packed repeated field.
Syntax
public void beginWritePacked();
Remarks
This method begins writing a new packed repeated field and always must be called before starting to write a new packed repeated field. Note that since only repeated fields of primitive numeric types can be packed, this method cannot be used to write repeated strings or other non-primitive repeated fields.
To write a message, first call BeginWriteMessage. Next, call WriteFieldNumber and pass the field number to write. Then call the appropriate method from the following list to write the field value.
- WriteString
- WriteInt32
- WriteInt64
- WriteFloat
- WriteFixed32
- WriteFixed64
- WriteDouble
- WriteBytes
- WriteBool
Example 1. Write message:
// Begins writing a new message
grpc.BeginWriteMessage();
// Specifies the field number for the current field to write
grpc.WriteFieldNumber(1);
// Specifies the value of field with field number 1
grpc.WriteString("test");
grpc.WriteFieldNumber(2);
grpc.WriteInt32(2);
// Ends writing a message
grpc.EndWriteMessage();
Example 2. Write message, including a packed repeated field:
int[] RepeatedVarInt = new int[] { 3, 270, 86942 };
// Begins writing a new message
grpc.BeginWriteMessage();
//Specifies the field number for the current field to write
grpc.WriteFieldNumber(1);
// Begins writing a packed repeated field
grpc.BeginWritePacked();
for(int i=0 ;i < RepeatedVarInt.Length; i++) {
// Write each packed value
grpc.WriteInt32(RepeatedVarInt[i]);
}
// Ends writing a packed repeated field
grpc.EndWritePacked();
// Ends writing a new message
grpc.EndWriteMessage();
As a last step, call EndWriteMessage.
CalcAuthorization Method (GRPC Class)
This method calculates the Authorization header based on provided credentials.
Syntax
public void calcAuthorization();
Remarks
This method calculates the Authorization value using the values provided in AuthScheme, User, and Password.
In most cases, this method does not need to be called. The class will automatically calculate any required authorization values when a method is called, such as Get or Post.
This method may be useful in cases in which the Authorization value needs to be calculated before sending a request.
Config Method (GRPC Class)
Sets or retrieves a configuration setting.
Syntax
public String config(String configurationString);
Remarks
Config is a generic method available in every class. It is used to set and retrieve configuration settings for the class.
These settings are similar in functionality to properties, but they are rarely used. In order to avoid "polluting" the property namespace of the class, access to these internal properties is provided through the Config method.
To set a configuration setting named PROPERTY, you must call Config("PROPERTY=VALUE"), where VALUE is the value of the setting expressed as a string. For boolean values, use the strings "True", "False", "0", "1", "Yes", or "No" (case does not matter).
To read (query) the value of a configuration setting, you must call Config("PROPERTY"). The value will be returned as a string.
DoEvents Method (GRPC Class)
This method processes events from the internal message queue.
Syntax
public void doEvents();
Remarks
When DoEvents is called, the class processes any available events. If no events are available, it waits for a preset period of time, and then returns.
EndReadMessage Method (GRPC Class)
This method ends reading a message.
Syntax
public void endReadMessage();
Remarks
This method completes reading a message or a subtype field. The EndReadMessage method must be called after the message fields are specified. This method has a matching pair with the BeginReadMessage method. Each call to BeginReadMessage must have a matching call to EndReadMessage.
To read a message sequentially, first call BeginReadMessage. Next, call ReadFieldNumber to get the next field number. The component will move automatically to the next field number to read. Then call the appropriate method from the following list to read the field value:
Example 1. Read message:
// Begins reading a new message
grpc.BeginReadMessage();
// Gets the field number for the current field to read
String CurrentFieldNumber = grpc.ReadFieldNumber();
// Gets the string value of field with field number 1
String stringField = grpc.ReadString();
// Gets the next field number
CurrentFieldNumber = grpc.ReadFieldNumber();
// Gets the int32 value of the field
int Int32Field = grpc.ReadInt32();
// Ends reading a message
grpc.EndReadMessage();
If the field you want to read is a packed repeated field, then before calling any of the listed methods, call BeginReadPacked. BeginReadPacked returns the count of the repeated values. Call the ReadInt32 method to sequentially read each packed value. When done reading the packed repeated values, call EndReadPacked.
Example 2. Read message example, including a packed repeated field:
// Begins reading a new message
grpc.BeginReadMessage();
// Gets the field number for the current field to read
String CurrentFieldNumber = grpc.ReadFieldNumber();
// Gets the count of the packed repeated field
int count = grpc.BeginReadPacked(0);
int[] theValues = new int[count];
for(int i=0 ;i < count; i++) {
// Get the values and store them in the theValues array
theValues[i] = grpc.ReadInt32();
}
// Ends reading a packed repeated field
grpc.EndReadPacked();
// Ends reading a message
grpc.EndReadMessage();
As a last step, call EndReadMessage.
EndReadPacked Method (GRPC Class)
This method ends reading a packed repeated field.
Syntax
public void endReadPacked();
Remarks
This method tells the component to end a packed repeated field reading operation. The EndReadPacked method must be called after the repeated values are specified. This method has a matching pair with the BeginReadPacked method. Each call to BeginReadPacked must have a matching call to EndReadPacked.
To read a message sequentially, first call BeginReadMessage. Next, call ReadFieldNumber to get the next field number. The component will move automatically to the next field number to read. Then call the appropriate method from the following list to read the field value:
Example 1. Read message:
// Begins reading a new message
grpc.BeginReadMessage();
// Gets the field number for the current field to read
String CurrentFieldNumber = grpc.ReadFieldNumber();
// Gets the string value of field with field number 1
String stringField = grpc.ReadString();
// Gets the next field number
CurrentFieldNumber = grpc.ReadFieldNumber();
// Gets the int32 value of the field
int Int32Field = grpc.ReadInt32();
// Ends reading a message
grpc.EndReadMessage();
If the field you want to read is a packed repeated field, then before calling any of the listed methods, call BeginReadPacked. BeginReadPacked returns the count of the repeated values. Call the ReadInt32 method to sequentially read each packed value. When done reading the packed repeated values, call EndReadPacked.
Example 2. Read message example, including a packed repeated field:
// Begins reading a new message
grpc.BeginReadMessage();
// Gets the field number for the current field to read
String CurrentFieldNumber = grpc.ReadFieldNumber();
// Gets the count of the packed repeated field
int count = grpc.BeginReadPacked(0);
int[] theValues = new int[count];
for(int i=0 ;i < count; i++) {
// Get the values and store them in the theValues array
theValues[i] = grpc.ReadInt32();
}
// Ends reading a packed repeated field
grpc.EndReadPacked();
// Ends reading a message
grpc.EndReadMessage();
As a last step, call EndReadMessage.
EndWriteMessage Method (GRPC Class)
This method ends writing a message.
Syntax
public void endWriteMessage();
Remarks
This method completes writing a message or a subtype field. The EndWriteMessage method must be called after the message fields are specified. This method has a matching pair with the BeginWriteMessage method. Each call to BeginWriteMessage must have a matching call to EndWriteMessage.
To write a message, first call BeginWriteMessage. Next, call WriteFieldNumber and pass the field number to write. Then call the appropriate method from the following list to write the field value.
- WriteString
- WriteInt32
- WriteInt64
- WriteFloat
- WriteFixed32
- WriteFixed64
- WriteDouble
- WriteBytes
- WriteBool
Example 1. Write message:
// Begins writing a new message
grpc.BeginWriteMessage();
// Specifies the field number for the current field to write
grpc.WriteFieldNumber(1);
// Specifies the value of field with field number 1
grpc.WriteString("test");
grpc.WriteFieldNumber(2);
grpc.WriteInt32(2);
// Ends writing a message
grpc.EndWriteMessage();
Example 2. Write message, including a packed repeated field:
int[] RepeatedVarInt = new int[] { 3, 270, 86942 };
// Begins writing a new message
grpc.BeginWriteMessage();
//Specifies the field number for the current field to write
grpc.WriteFieldNumber(1);
// Begins writing a packed repeated field
grpc.BeginWritePacked();
for(int i=0 ;i < RepeatedVarInt.Length; i++) {
// Write each packed value
grpc.WriteInt32(RepeatedVarInt[i]);
}
// Ends writing a packed repeated field
grpc.EndWritePacked();
// Ends writing a new message
grpc.EndWriteMessage();
As a last step, call EndWriteMessage.
EndWritePacked Method (GRPC Class)
This method ends writing a packed repeated field.
Syntax
public void endWritePacked();
Remarks
This method tells the component to end a packed repeated field writing operation. The EndWritePacked method must be called after the repeated values are specified. This method has a matching pair with the BeginWritePacked method. Each call to BeginWritePacked must have a matching call to EndWritePacked.
To write a message, first call BeginWriteMessage. Next, call WriteFieldNumber and pass the field number to write. Then call the appropriate method from the following list to write the field value.
- WriteString
- WriteInt32
- WriteInt64
- WriteFloat
- WriteFixed32
- WriteFixed64
- WriteDouble
- WriteBytes
- WriteBool
Example 1. Write message:
// Begins writing a new message
grpc.BeginWriteMessage();
// Specifies the field number for the current field to write
grpc.WriteFieldNumber(1);
// Specifies the value of field with field number 1
grpc.WriteString("test");
grpc.WriteFieldNumber(2);
grpc.WriteInt32(2);
// Ends writing a message
grpc.EndWriteMessage();
Example 2. Write message, including a packed repeated field:
int[] RepeatedVarInt = new int[] { 3, 270, 86942 };
// Begins writing a new message
grpc.BeginWriteMessage();
//Specifies the field number for the current field to write
grpc.WriteFieldNumber(1);
// Begins writing a packed repeated field
grpc.BeginWritePacked();
for(int i=0 ;i < RepeatedVarInt.Length; i++) {
// Write each packed value
grpc.WriteInt32(RepeatedVarInt[i]);
}
// Ends writing a packed repeated field
grpc.EndWritePacked();
// Ends writing a new message
grpc.EndWriteMessage();
As a last step, call EndWriteMessage.
HasXPath Method (GRPC Class)
This method determines whether a specific element exists in the document.
Syntax
public boolean hasXPath(String XPath);
Remarks
This method determines whether a particular XPath exists within the document. This may be used to check whether or not a path exists before setting it through XPath.
This method returns True if the xpath exists, and False if not.
See XPath for details on the XPath syntax.
Interrupt Method (GRPC Class)
This method interrupts the current method.
Syntax
public void interrupt();
Remarks
If there is no method in progress, Interrupt simply returns, doing nothing.
Post Method (GRPC Class)
This method posts a message to the HTTP server using the HTTP POST method.
Syntax
public void post(String URL);
Remarks
This method posts data to the HTTP server using the HTTP POST method. Posted message data are constructed using the Write* methods. The server response text is received through the Transfer event and will be available in the MessageData property. The message response can be read with the component by using the MessageIn event. See the introduction page for details.
Example. Performing a post:
grpc.BeginWriteMessage();
grpc.WriteFieldNumber(1);
grpc.WriteString("test");
grpc.WriteFieldNumber(2);
grpc.WriteInt32(2);
grpc.EndWriteMessage();
grpc.Post("http://grpc.myserver.net");
ReadBool Method (GRPC Class)
This method reads the Boolean value from the current field number and returns it.
Syntax
public boolean readBool();
Remarks
This method reads the Boolean value of the current field number and returns it. The current field number is specified by the component when calling ReadFieldNumber.
The ReadFieldNumber method must be called before calling ReadBool.
ReadBytes Method (GRPC Class)
This method reads the value of type byte from the current field number and returns it.
Syntax
public byte[] readBytes();
Remarks
This method reads the value of type byte from the current field number and returns it. The current field number is specified by the component when calling ReadFieldNumber.
The ReadFieldNumber method must be called before calling ReadBytes.
ReadDouble Method (GRPC Class)
This method reads the value of type double from the current field number and returns it.
Syntax
public String readDouble();
Remarks
This method reads the value of type double from the current field number and returns it. The current field number is specified by the component when calling ReadFieldNumber.
The ReadFieldNumber method must be called before calling ReadDouble.
ReadFieldNumber Method (GRPC Class)
This method reads the next field number and returns it.
Syntax
public int readFieldNumber();
Remarks
This method reads the next field number and returns it. The ReadFieldNumber method must be called before reading the value of the field.
ReadFixed32 Method (GRPC Class)
This method reads the fixed int32 value from the current field number and returns it.
Syntax
public int readFixed32();
Remarks
This method reads the fixed int32 value from the current field number and returns it. The current field number is specified by the component when calling ReadFieldNumber.
The ReadFieldNumber method must be called before calling ReadFixed32.
ReadFixed64 Method (GRPC Class)
This method reads the fixed int64 value from the current field number and returns it.
Syntax
public long readFixed64();
Remarks
This method reads the fixed int64 value from the current field number and returns it. The current field number is specified by the component when calling ReadFieldNumber.
The ReadFieldNumber method must be called before calling ReadFixed64.
ReadFloat Method (GRPC Class)
This method reads the float value from the current field number and returns it.
Syntax
public String readFloat();
Remarks
This method reads the float value from the current field number and returns it. The current field number is specified by the component when calling ReadFieldNumber.
The ReadFieldNumber method must be called before calling ReadFloat.
ReadInt32 Method (GRPC Class)
This method reads the int32 value from the current field number and returns it.
Syntax
public int readInt32();
Remarks
This method reads the int32 value from the current field number and returns it. The current field number is specified by the component when calling ReadFieldNumber.
The ReadFieldNumber method must be called before calling ReadInt32.
ReadInt64 Method (GRPC Class)
This method reads the int64 value from the current field number and returns it.
Syntax
public long readInt64();
Remarks
This method reads the int64 value from the current field number and returns it. The current field number is specified by the component when calling ReadFieldNumber.
The ReadFieldNumber method must be called before calling ReadInt64.
ReadSint32 Method (GRPC Class)
This method reads the sint32 value from the current field number and returns it.
Syntax
public int readSint32();
Remarks
This method reads the sint32 value from the current field number and returns it. The current field number is specified by the component when calling ReadFieldNumber.
The ReadFieldNumber method must be called before calling ReadInt32.
ReadSint64 Method (GRPC Class)
This method reads the sint64 value from the current field number and returns it.
Syntax
public long readSint64();
Remarks
This method reads the sint64 value from the current field number and returns it. The current field number is specified by the component when calling ReadFieldNumber.
The ReadFieldNumber method must be called before calling ReadInt32.
ReadSkip Method (GRPC Class)
This method skips reading a value from the current field.
Syntax
public void readSkip();
Remarks
This method skips reading a value from the current field specified by ReadFieldNumber. ReadSkip might be useful in cases in which you do not want to read the value of a particular field.
Example. Using ReadSkip to skip reading the field with the field number 2:
// Begins reading a message
grpc.BeginReadMessage();
// Loop to get the field number
// After all fields are traversed ReadFieldNumber will return 0
while ((num = grpc.ReadFieldNumber()) > 0) {
switch (num) {
case 1:
Name = grpc.ReadString();
break;
case 2:
// ReadSkip is used to skip reading value with field number 2
grpc.ReadSkip();
break;
case 3:
Num64 = grpc.ReadInt64();
break;
}
// Ends reading a message
grpc.EndReadMessage();
ReadString Method (GRPC Class)
This method reads the string value from the current field number and returns it.
Syntax
public String readString();
Remarks
This method reads the string value from the current field number and returns it. The current field number is specified by the component when calling ReadFieldNumber.
The ReadFieldNumber method must be called before calling ReadString.
Reset Method (GRPC Class)
This method will reset the class.
Syntax
public void reset();
Remarks
This method will reset the class's properties to their default values.
TryXPath Method (GRPC Class)
This method navigates to the specified XPath if it exists.
Syntax
public boolean tryXPath(String xpath);
Remarks
This method will attempt to navigate to the specified XPath parameter if it exists within the document.
If the XPath exists, the XPath property will be updated, and the method will return True.
If the XPath does not exist, the XPath property will not be updated, and the method will return False.
WriteBool Method (GRPC Class)
This method writes a Boolean value to the current field number.
Syntax
public void writeBool(boolean value);
Remarks
This method is used to write a Boolean value to the current field number. The current field number must be specified with the WriteFieldNumber method before calling this method.
The Boolean value must be passed to the value parameter.
WriteBytes Method (GRPC Class)
This method writes a value of type byte to the current field number.
Syntax
public void writeBytes(byte[] value);
Remarks
This method is used to write a value of type byte to the current field number. The current field number must be specified with the WriteFieldNumber method before calling this method.
The value of type byte must be passed to the value parameter.
WriteDouble Method (GRPC Class)
This method writes a value of type double to the current field number.
Syntax
public void writeDouble(String value);
Remarks
This method is used to write a value of type double to the current field number. The current field number must be specified with the WriteFieldNumber method before calling this method.
The value of type double must be passed to the value parameter.
WriteFieldNumber Method (GRPC Class)
This method specifies the field number to write.
Syntax
public void writeFieldNumber(int value);
Remarks
This method tells the component which message field number to write. The field number must be passed to the value parameter.
This method must be called before writing the field value.
WriteFixed32 Method (GRPC Class)
This method writes a fixed32 value to the current field number.
Syntax
public void writeFixed32(int value);
Remarks
This method is used to write a fixed32 value to the current field number. The current field number must be specified with the WriteFieldNumber method before calling this method.
The fixed32 value must be passed to the value parameter.
WriteFixed64 Method (GRPC Class)
This method writes a fixed64 value to the current field number.
Syntax
public void writeFixed64(long value);
Remarks
This method is used to write a fixed64 value to the current field number. The current field number must be specified with the WriteFieldNumber method before calling this method.
The fixed64 value must be passed to the value parameter.
WriteFloat Method (GRPC Class)
This method writes a float value to the current field number specified.
Syntax
public void writeFloat(String value);
Remarks
This method is used to write a float value to the current field number. The current field number must be specified with the WriteFieldNumber method before calling this method.
The float value must be passed to the value parameter.
WriteInt32 Method (GRPC Class)
This method writes an int32 value to the current field number.
Syntax
public void writeInt32(int value);
Remarks
This method is used to write an int32 value to the current field number. The current field number must be specified with the WriteFieldNumber method before calling this method.
The int32 value must be passed to the value parameter.
WriteInt64 Method (GRPC Class)
This method writes an int64 value to the current field number.
Syntax
public void writeInt64(long value);
Remarks
This method is used to write an int64 value to the current field number. The current field number must be specified with the WriteFieldNumber method before calling this method.
The int64 value must be passed to the value parameter.
WriteSint32 Method (GRPC Class)
This method writes an sint32 value to the current field number.
Syntax
public void writeSint32(int value);
Remarks
This method is used to write an sint32 value to the current field number. The current field number must be specified with the WriteFieldNumber method before calling this method.
The sint32 value must be passed to the value parameter.
WriteSint64 Method (GRPC Class)
This method writes an sint64 value to the current field number.
Syntax
public void writeSint64(long value);
Remarks
This method is used to write an sint64 value to the current field number. The current field number must be specified with the WriteFieldNumber method before calling this method.
The sint364 value must be passed to the value parameter.
WriteString Method (GRPC Class)
This method writes a string value to the current field number.
Syntax
public void writeString(String value);
Remarks
This method is used to write a string value to the current field number. The current field number must be specified with the WriteFieldNumber method before calling this method.
The string value must be passed to the value parameter.
Connected Event (GRPC Class)
Fired immediately after a connection completes (or fails).
Syntax
public class DefaultGRPCEventListener implements GRPCEventListener { ... public void connected(GRPCConnectedEvent e) {} ... } public class GRPCConnectedEvent { public int statusCode; public String description; }
Remarks
If the connection is made normally, StatusCode is 0 and Description is "OK".
If the connection fails, StatusCode has the error code returned by the Transmission Control Protocol (TCP)/IP stack. Description contains a description of this code. The value of StatusCode is equal to the value of the error.
Please refer to the Error Codes section for more information.
ConnectionStatus Event (GRPC Class)
Fired to indicate changes in the connection state.
Syntax
public class DefaultGRPCEventListener implements GRPCEventListener { ... public void connectionStatus(GRPCConnectionStatusEvent e) {} ... } public class GRPCConnectionStatusEvent { public String connectionEvent; public int statusCode; public String description; }
Remarks
This event is fired when the connection state changes: for example, completion of a firewall or proxy connection or completion of a security handshake.
The ConnectionEvent parameter indicates the type of connection event. Values may include the following:
Firewall connection complete. | |
Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) or S/Shell handshake complete (where applicable). | |
Remote host connection complete. | |
Remote host disconnected. | |
SSL or S/Shell connection broken. | |
Firewall host disconnected. |
Disconnected Event (GRPC Class)
Fired when a connection is closed.
Syntax
public class DefaultGRPCEventListener implements GRPCEventListener { ... public void disconnected(GRPCDisconnectedEvent e) {} ... } public class GRPCDisconnectedEvent { public int statusCode; public String description; }
Remarks
If the connection is broken normally, StatusCode is 0 and Description is "OK".
If the connection is broken for any other reason, StatusCode has the error code returned by the Transmission Control Protocol (TCP/IP) subsystem. Description contains a description of this code. The value of StatusCode is equal to the value of the TCP/IP error.
Please refer to the Error Codes section for more information.
EndTransfer Event (GRPC Class)
Fired when a document finishes transferring.
Syntax
public class DefaultGRPCEventListener implements GRPCEventListener { ... public void endTransfer(GRPCEndTransferEvent e) {} ... } public class GRPCEndTransferEvent { public int direction; }
Remarks
This event is fired first when the client finishes sending data to the server (in a POST or PUT request) and then when the document text finishes transferring from the server to the local host.
The Direction parameter shows whether the client (0) or the server (1) is sending the data.
Error Event (GRPC Class)
Fired when information is available about errors during data delivery.
Syntax
public class DefaultGRPCEventListener implements GRPCEventListener { ... public void error(GRPCErrorEvent e) {} ... } public class GRPCErrorEvent { public int errorCode; public String description; }
Remarks
The Error event is fired in case of exceptional conditions during message processing. Normally the class throws an exception.
The ErrorCode parameter contains an error code, and the Description parameter contains a textual description of the error. For a list of valid error codes and their descriptions, please refer to the Error Codes section.
Log Event (GRPC Class)
Fired once for each log message.
Syntax
public class DefaultGRPCEventListener implements GRPCEventListener { ... public void log(GRPCLogEvent e) {} ... } public class GRPCLogEvent { public int logLevel; public String message; public String logType; }
Remarks
This event is fired once for each log message generated by the class. The verbosity is controlled by the LogLevel setting.
LogLevel indicates the level of message. Possible values are as follows:
0 (None) | No events are logged. |
1 (Info - default) | Informational events are logged. |
2 (Verbose) | Detailed data are logged. |
3 (Debug) | Debug data are logged. |
The value 1 (Info) logs basic information, including the URL, HTTP version, and status details.
The value 2 (Verbose) logs additional information about the request and response.
The value 3 (Debug) logs the headers and body for both the request and response, as well as additional debug information (if any).
Message is the log entry.
LogType identifies the type of log entry. Possible values are as follows:
- "Info"
- "RequestHeaders"
- "ResponseHeaders"
- "RequestBody"
- "ResponseBody"
- "ProxyRequest"
- "ProxyResponse"
- "FirewallRequest"
- "FirewallResponse"
MessageIn Event (GRPC Class)
This event fires when a message response is sent by the server.
Syntax
public class DefaultGRPCEventListener implements GRPCEventListener { ... public void messageIn(GRPCMessageInEvent e) {} ... } public class GRPCMessageInEvent { public boolean compressed; public int messageLength; }
Remarks
This event fires for every message response sent by the server after calling Post. Every time this event fires, the MessageData property is populated with the raw data of the response.
Compressed is a Boolean indicating whether or not the message is in a compressed state.
The length of the message is shown by MessageLength.
Redirect Event (GRPC Class)
Fired when a redirection is received from the server.
Syntax
public class DefaultGRPCEventListener implements GRPCEventListener { ... public void redirect(GRPCRedirectEvent e) {} ... } public class GRPCRedirectEvent { public String location; public boolean accept; //read-write }
Remarks
This event is fired in cases in which the client can decide whether or not to continue with the redirection process. The Accept parameter is always True by default, but if you do not want to follow the redirection, Accept may be set to False, in which case the class throws an exception. Location is the location to which the client is being redirected. Further control over redirection is provided in the FollowRedirects property.
SSLServerAuthentication Event (GRPC Class)
Fired after the server presents its certificate to the client.
Syntax
public class DefaultGRPCEventListener implements GRPCEventListener { ... public void SSLServerAuthentication(GRPCSSLServerAuthenticationEvent e) {} ... } public class GRPCSSLServerAuthenticationEvent { public byte[] certEncoded; public String certSubject; public String certIssuer; public String status; public boolean accept; //read-write }
Remarks
During this event, the client can decide whether or not to continue with the connection process. The Accept parameter is a recommendation on whether to continue or close the connection. This is just a suggestion: application software must use its own logic to determine whether or not to continue.
When Accept is False, Status shows why the verification failed (otherwise, Status contains the string OK). If it is decided to continue, you can override and accept the certificate by setting the Accept parameter to True.
SSLStatus Event (GRPC Class)
Fired when secure connection progress messages are available.
Syntax
public class DefaultGRPCEventListener implements GRPCEventListener { ... public void SSLStatus(GRPCSSLStatusEvent e) {} ... } public class GRPCSSLStatusEvent { public String message; }
Remarks
The event is fired for informational and logging purposes only. This event tracks the progress of the connection.
StartTransfer Event (GRPC Class)
Fired when a document starts transferring (after the headers).
Syntax
public class DefaultGRPCEventListener implements GRPCEventListener { ... public void startTransfer(GRPCStartTransferEvent e) {} ... } public class GRPCStartTransferEvent { public int direction; }
Remarks
This event is fired first when the client starts sending data to the server (in a POST or PUT request) and then when the document text starts transferring from the server to the local host.
The Direction parameter shows whether the client (0) or the server (1) is sending the data.
Status Event (GRPC Class)
Fired when the HTTP status line is received from the server.
Syntax
public class DefaultGRPCEventListener implements GRPCEventListener { ... public void status(GRPCStatusEvent e) {} ... } public class GRPCStatusEvent { public String HTTPVersion; public int statusCode; public String description; }
Remarks
HTTPVersion is a string containing the HTTP version string as returned from the server (e.g., "1.1").
StatusCode contains the HTTP status code (e.g., 200), and Description the associated message returned by the server (e.g., "OK").
Transfer Event (GRPC Class)
Fired while a document transfers (delivers document).
Syntax
public class DefaultGRPCEventListener implements GRPCEventListener { ... public void transfer(GRPCTransferEvent e) {} ... } public class GRPCTransferEvent { public int direction; public long bytesTransferred; public int percentDone; public byte[] text; }
Remarks
The Text parameter contains the portion of the document text being received. It is empty if data are being posted to the server.
The BytesTransferred parameter contains the number of bytes transferred in this Direction since the beginning of the document text (excluding HTTP response headers).
The Direction parameter shows whether the client (0) or the server (1) is sending the data.
The PercentDone parameter shows the progress of the transfer in the corresponding direction. If PercentDone can not be calculated the value will be -1.
Note: Events are not re-entrant. Performing time-consuming operations within this event will prevent it from firing again in a timely manner and may affect overall performance.
Certificate Type
This is the digital certificate being used.
Remarks
This type describes the current digital certificate. The certificate may be a public or private key. The fields are used to identify or select certificates.
Fields
EffectiveDate
String (read-only)
Default Value: ""
The date on which this certificate becomes valid. Before this date, it is not valid. The date is localized to the system's time zone. The following example illustrates the format of an encoded date:
23-Jan-2000 15:00:00.
ExpirationDate
String (read-only)
Default Value: ""
The date on which the certificate expires. After this date, the certificate will no longer be valid. The date is localized to the system's time zone. The following example illustrates the format of an encoded date:
23-Jan-2001 15:00:00.
ExtendedKeyUsage
String (read-only)
Default Value: ""
A comma-delimited list of extended key usage identifiers. These are the same as ASN.1 object identifiers (OIDs).
Fingerprint
String (read-only)
Default Value: ""
The hex-encoded, 16-byte MD5 fingerprint of the certificate. This property is primarily used for keys which do not have a corresponding X.509 public certificate, such as PEM keys that only contain a private key. It is commonly used for SSH keys.
The following example illustrates the format: bc:2a:72:af:fe:58:17:43:7a:5f:ba:5a:7c:90:f7:02
FingerprintSHA1
String (read-only)
Default Value: ""
The hex-encoded, 20-byte SHA-1 fingerprint of the certificate. This property is primarily used for keys which do not have a corresponding X.509 public certificate, such as PEM keys that only contain a private key. It is commonly used for SSH keys.
The following example illustrates the format: 30:7b:fa:38:65:83:ff:da:b4:4e:07:3f:17:b8:a4:ed:80:be:ff:84
FingerprintSHA256
String (read-only)
Default Value: ""
The hex-encoded, 32-byte SHA-256 fingerprint of the certificate. This property is primarily used for keys which do not have a corresponding X.509 public certificate, such as PEM keys that only contain a private key. It is commonly used for SSH keys.
The following example illustrates the format: 6a:80:5c:33:a9:43:ea:b0:96:12:8a:64:96:30:ef:4a:8a:96:86:ce:f4:c7:be:10:24:8e:2b:60:9e:f3:59:53
Issuer
String (read-only)
Default Value: ""
The issuer of the certificate. This field contains a string representation of the name of the issuing authority for the certificate.
KeyPassword
String
Default Value: ""
The password for the certificate's private key (if any).
Some certificate stores may individually protect certificates' private keys, separate from the standard protection offered by the StorePassword. This field can be used to read such password-protected private keys.
Note: This property defaults to the value of StorePassword. To clear it, you must set the property to the empty string (""). It can be set at any time, but when the private key's password is different from the store's password, then it must be set before calling PrivateKey.
PrivateKey
String (read-only)
Default Value: ""
The private key of the certificate (if available). The key is provided as PEM/Base64-encoded data.
Note: The PrivateKey may be available but not exportable. In this case, PrivateKey returns an empty string.
PrivateKeyAvailable
boolean (read-only)
Default Value: False
Whether a PrivateKey is available for the selected certificate. If PrivateKeyAvailable is True, the certificate may be used for authentication purposes (e.g., server authentication).
PrivateKeyContainer
String (read-only)
Default Value: ""
The name of the PrivateKey container for the certificate (if available). This functionality is available only on Windows platforms.
PublicKey
String (read-only)
Default Value: ""
The public key of the certificate. The key is provided as PEM/Base64-encoded data.
PublicKeyAlgorithm
String (read-only)
Default Value: ""
The textual description of the certificate's public key algorithm. The property contains either the name of the algorithm (e.g., "RSA" or "RSA_DH") or an object identifier (OID) string representing the algorithm.
PublicKeyLength
int (read-only)
Default Value: 0
The length of the certificate's public key (in bits). Common values are 512, 1024, and 2048.
SerialNumber
String (read-only)
Default Value: ""
The serial number of the certificate encoded as a string. The number is encoded as a series of hexadecimal digits, with each pair representing a byte of the serial number.
SignatureAlgorithm
String (read-only)
Default Value: ""
The text description of the certificate's signature algorithm. The property contains either the name of the algorithm (e.g., "RSA" or "RSA_MD5RSA") or an object identifier (OID) string representing the algorithm.
Store
String
Default Value: "MY"
The name of the certificate store for the client certificate.
The StoreType field denotes the type of the certificate store specified by Store. If the store is password-protected, specify the password in StorePassword.
Store is used in conjunction with the Subject field to specify client certificates. If Store has a value, and Subject or Encoded is set, a search for a certificate is initiated. Please see the Subject field for details.
Designations of certificate stores are platform dependent.
The following designations are the most common User and Machine certificate stores in Windows:
MY | A certificate store holding personal certificates with their associated private keys. |
CA | Certifying authority certificates. |
ROOT | Root certificates. |
In Java, the certificate store normally is a file containing certificates and optional private keys.
When the certificate store type is cstPFXFile, this property must be set to the name of the file. When the type is cstPFXBlob, the property must be set to the binary contents of a PFX file (i.e., PKCS#12 certificate store).
StoreB
byte[]
Default Value: "MY"
The name of the certificate store for the client certificate.
The StoreType field denotes the type of the certificate store specified by Store. If the store is password-protected, specify the password in StorePassword.
Store is used in conjunction with the Subject field to specify client certificates. If Store has a value, and Subject or Encoded is set, a search for a certificate is initiated. Please see the Subject field for details.
Designations of certificate stores are platform dependent.
The following designations are the most common User and Machine certificate stores in Windows:
MY | A certificate store holding personal certificates with their associated private keys. |
CA | Certifying authority certificates. |
ROOT | Root certificates. |
In Java, the certificate store normally is a file containing certificates and optional private keys.
When the certificate store type is cstPFXFile, this property must be set to the name of the file. When the type is cstPFXBlob, the property must be set to the binary contents of a PFX file (i.e., PKCS#12 certificate store).
StorePassword
String
Default Value: ""
If the type of certificate store requires a password, this field is used to specify the password needed to open the certificate store.
StoreType
int
Default Value: 0
The type of certificate store for this certificate.
The class supports both public and private keys in a variety of formats. When the cstAuto value is used, the class will automatically determine the type. This field can take one of the following values:
0 (cstUser - default) | For Windows, this specifies that the certificate store is a certificate store owned by the current user.
Note: This store type is not available in Java. |
1 (cstMachine) | For Windows, this specifies that the certificate store is a machine store.
Note: This store type is not available in Java. |
2 (cstPFXFile) | The certificate store is the name of a PFX (PKCS#12) file containing certificates. |
3 (cstPFXBlob) | The certificate store is a string (binary or Base64-encoded) representing a certificate store in PFX (PKCS#12) format. |
4 (cstJKSFile) | The certificate store is the name of a Java Key Store (JKS) file containing certificates.
Note: This store type is only available in Java. |
5 (cstJKSBlob) | The certificate store is a string (binary or Base64-encoded) representing a certificate store in Java Key Store (JKS) format.
Note: This store type is only available in Java. |
6 (cstPEMKeyFile) | The certificate store is the name of a PEM-encoded file that contains a private key and an optional certificate. |
7 (cstPEMKeyBlob) | The certificate store is a string (binary or Base64-encoded) that contains a private key and an optional certificate. |
8 (cstPublicKeyFile) | The certificate store is the name of a file that contains a PEM- or DER-encoded public key certificate. |
9 (cstPublicKeyBlob) | The certificate store is a string (binary or Base64-encoded) that contains a PEM- or DER-encoded public key certificate. |
10 (cstSSHPublicKeyBlob) | The certificate store is a string (binary or Base64-encoded) that contains an SSH-style public key. |
11 (cstP7BFile) | The certificate store is the name of a PKCS#7 file containing certificates. |
12 (cstP7BBlob) | The certificate store is a string (binary) representing a certificate store in PKCS#7 format. |
13 (cstSSHPublicKeyFile) | The certificate store is the name of a file that contains an SSH-style public key. |
14 (cstPPKFile) | The certificate store is the name of a file that contains a PPK (PuTTY Private Key). |
15 (cstPPKBlob) | The certificate store is a string (binary) that contains a PPK (PuTTY Private Key). |
16 (cstXMLFile) | The certificate store is the name of a file that contains a certificate in XML format. |
17 (cstXMLBlob) | The certificate store is a string that contains a certificate in XML format. |
18 (cstJWKFile) | The certificate store is the name of a file that contains a JWK (JSON Web Key). |
19 (cstJWKBlob) | The certificate store is a string that contains a JWK (JSON Web Key). |
21 (cstBCFKSFile) | The certificate store is the name of a file that contains a BCFKS (Bouncy Castle FIPS Key Store).
Note: This store type is only available in Java and .NET. |
22 (cstBCFKSBlob) | The certificate store is a string (binary or Base64-encoded) representing a certificate store in BCFKS (Bouncy Castle FIPS Key Store) format.
Note: This store type is only available in Java and .NET. |
23 (cstPKCS11) | The certificate is present on a physical security key accessible via a PKCS#11 interface.
To use a security key, the necessary data must first be collected using the CertMgr class. The ListStoreCertificates method may be called after setting CertStoreType to cstPKCS11, CertStorePassword to the PIN, and CertStore to the full path of the PKCS#11 DLL. The certificate information returned in the CertList event's CertEncoded parameter may be saved for later use. When using a certificate, pass the previously saved security key information as the Store and set StorePassword to the PIN. Code Example. SSH Authentication with Security Key:
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99 (cstAuto) | The store type is automatically detected from the input data. This setting may be used with both public and private keys and can detect any of the supported formats automatically. |
SubjectAltNames
String (read-only)
Default Value: ""
Comma-separated lists of alternative subject names for the certificate.
ThumbprintMD5
String (read-only)
Default Value: ""
The MD5 hash of the certificate. It is primarily used for X.509 certificates. If the hash does not already exist, it is automatically computed.
ThumbprintSHA1
String (read-only)
Default Value: ""
The SHA-1 hash of the certificate. It is primarily used for X.509 certificates. If the hash does not already exist, it is automatically computed.
ThumbprintSHA256
String (read-only)
Default Value: ""
The SHA-256 hash of the certificate. It is primarily used for X.509 certificates. If the hash does not already exist, it is automatically computed.
Usage
String (read-only)
Default Value: ""
The text description of UsageFlags.
This value will be one or more of the following strings and will be separated by commas:
- Digital Signature
- Non-Repudiation
- Key Encipherment
- Data Encipherment
- Key Agreement
- Certificate Signing
- CRL Signing
- Encipher Only
If the provider is OpenSSL, the value is a comma-separated list of X.509 certificate extension names.
UsageFlags
int (read-only)
Default Value: 0
The flags that show intended use for the certificate. The value of UsageFlags is a combination of the following flags:
0x80 | Digital Signature |
0x40 | Non-Repudiation |
0x20 | Key Encipherment |
0x10 | Data Encipherment |
0x08 | Key Agreement |
0x04 | Certificate Signing |
0x02 | CRL Signing |
0x01 | Encipher Only |
Please see the Usage field for a text representation of UsageFlags.
This functionality currently is not available when the provider is OpenSSL.
Version
String (read-only)
Default Value: ""
The certificate's version number. The possible values are the strings "V1", "V2", and "V3".
Subject
String
Default Value: ""
The subject of the certificate used for client authentication.
This field will be populated with the full subject of the loaded certificate. When loading a certificate, the subject is used to locate the certificate in the store.
If an exact match is not found, the store is searched for subjects containing the value of the property.
If a match is still not found, the property is set to an empty string, and no certificate is selected.
The special value "*" picks a random certificate in the certificate store.
The certificate subject is a comma-separated list of distinguished name fields and values. For instance, "CN=www.server.com, OU=test, C=US, E=support@nsoftware.com". Common fields and their meanings are as follows:
Field | Meaning |
CN | Common Name. This is commonly a hostname like www.server.com. |
O | Organization |
OU | Organizational Unit |
L | Locality |
S | State |
C | Country |
E | Email Address |
If a field value contains a comma, it must be quoted.
Encoded
String
Default Value: ""
The certificate (PEM/Base64 encoded). This field is used to assign a specific certificate. The Store and Subject fields also may be used to specify a certificate.
When Encoded is set, a search is initiated in the current Store for the private key of the certificate. If the key is found, Subject is updated to reflect the full subject of the selected certificate; otherwise, Subject is set to an empty string.
EncodedB
byte[]
Default Value: ""
The certificate (PEM/Base64 encoded). This field is used to assign a specific certificate. The Store and Subject fields also may be used to specify a certificate.
When Encoded is set, a search is initiated in the current Store for the private key of the certificate. If the key is found, Subject is updated to reflect the full subject of the selected certificate; otherwise, Subject is set to an empty string.
Constructors
public Certificate();
Creates a instance whose properties can be set. This is useful for use with when generating new certificates.
public Certificate( certificateFile);
Opens CertificateFile and reads out the contents as an X.509 public key.
public Certificate( encoded);
Parses Encoded as an X.509 public key.
public Certificate( storeType, store, storePassword, subject);
StoreType identifies the type of certificate store to use. See for descriptions of the different certificate stores. Store is a file containing the certificate store. StorePassword is the password used to protect the store.
After the store has been successfully opened, the class will attempt to find the certificate identified by Subject . This can be either a complete or a substring match of the X.509 certificate's subject Distinguished Name (DN). The Subject parameter can also take an MD5, SHA-1, or SHA-256 thumbprint of the certificate to load in a "Thumbprint=value" format.
public Certificate( storeType, store, storePassword, subject, configurationString);
StoreType identifies the type of certificate store to use. See for descriptions of the different certificate stores. Store is a file containing the certificate store. StorePassword is the password used to protect the store.
ConfigurationString is a newline-separated list of name-value pairs that may be used to modify the default behavior. Possible values include "PersistPFXKey", which shows whether or not the PFX key is persisted after performing operations with the private key. This correlates to the PKCS12_NO_PERSIST_KEY CryptoAPI option. The default value is True (the key is persisted). "Thumbprint" - an MD5, SHA-1, or SHA-256 thumbprint of the certificate to load. When specified, this value is used to select the certificate in the store. This is applicable to the cstUser , cstMachine , cstPublicKeyFile , and cstPFXFile store types. "UseInternalSecurityAPI" shows whether the platform (default) or the internal security API is used when performing certificate-related operations.
After the store has been successfully opened, the class will attempt to find the certificate identified by Subject . This can be either a complete or a substring match of the X.509 certificate's subject Distinguished Name (DN). The Subject parameter can also take an MD5, SHA-1, or SHA-256 thumbprint of the certificate to load in a "Thumbprint=value" format.
public Certificate( storeType, store, storePassword, encoded);
StoreType identifies the type of certificate store to use. See for descriptions of the different certificate stores. Store is a file containing the certificate store. StorePassword is the password used to protect the store.
After the store has been successfully opened, the class will load Encoded as an X.509 certificate and search the opened store for a corresponding private key.
public Certificate( storeType, store, storePassword, subject);
StoreType identifies the type of certificate store to use. See for descriptions of the different certificate stores. Store is a byte array containing the certificate data. StorePassword is the password used to protect the store.
After the store has been successfully opened, the class will attempt to find the certificate identified by Subject . This can be either a complete or a substring match of the X.509 certificate's subject Distinguished Name (DN). The Subject parameter can also take an MD5, SHA-1, or SHA-256 thumbprint of the certificate to load in a "Thumbprint=value" format.
public Certificate( storeType, store, storePassword, subject, configurationString);
StoreType identifies the type of certificate store to use. See for descriptions of the different certificate stores. Store is a byte array containing the certificate data. StorePassword is the password used to protect the store.
After the store has been successfully opened, the class will attempt to find the certificate identified by Subject . This can be either a complete or a substring match of the X.509 certificate's subject Distinguished Name (DN). The Subject parameter can also take an MD5, SHA-1, or SHA-256 thumbprint of the certificate to load in a "Thumbprint=value" format.
public Certificate( storeType, store, storePassword, encoded);
StoreType identifies the type of certificate store to use. See for descriptions of the different certificate stores. Store is a byte array containing the certificate data. StorePassword is the password used to protect the store.
After the store has been successfully opened, the class will load Encoded as an X.509 certificate and search the opened store for a corresponding private key.
Firewall Type
The firewall the class will connect through.
Remarks
When connecting through a firewall, this type is used to specify different properties of the firewall, such as the firewall Host and the FirewallType.
Fields
AutoDetect
boolean
Default Value: False
Whether to automatically detect and use firewall system settings, if available.
Connection information will first be obtained from Java system properties, such as http.proxyHost and https.proxyHost. Java properties may be set in a variety of ways; please consult the Java documentation for information about how firewall and proxy values can be specified.
If no Java system properties define connection information, the class will inspect the Windows registry for connection information that may be present on the system (applicable only on Windows systems).
FirewallType
int
Default Value: 0
The type of firewall to connect through. The applicable values are as follows:
fwNone (0) | No firewall (default setting). |
fwTunnel (1) | Connect through a tunneling proxy. Port is set to 80. |
fwSOCKS4 (2) | Connect through a SOCKS4 Proxy. Port is set to 1080. |
fwSOCKS5 (3) | Connect through a SOCKS5 Proxy. Port is set to 1080. |
fwSOCKS4A (10) | Connect through a SOCKS4A Proxy. Port is set to 1080. |
Host
String
Default Value: ""
The name or IP address of the firewall (optional). If a Host is given, the requested connections will be authenticated through the specified firewall when connecting.
If this field is set to a Domain Name, a DNS request is initiated. Upon successful termination of the request, this field is set to the corresponding address. If the search is not successful, the class throws an exception.
Password
String
Default Value: ""
A password if authentication is to be used when connecting through the firewall. If Host is specified, the User and Password fields are used to connect and authenticate to the given firewall. If the authentication fails, the class throws an exception.
Port
int
Default Value: 0
The Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) port for the firewall Host. See the description of the Host field for details.
Note: This field is set automatically when FirewallType is set to a valid value. See the description of the FirewallType field for details.
User
String
Default Value: ""
A username if authentication is to be used when connecting through a firewall. If Host is specified, this field and the Password field are used to connect and authenticate to the given Firewall. If the authentication fails, the class throws an exception.
Constructors
public Firewall();
Header Type
This is an HTTP header as it is received from the server.
Remarks
When a header is received through a Header event, it is parsed into a Header type. This type contains a Field, and its corresponding Value.
Fields
Field
String
Default Value: ""
This field contains the name of the HTTP Header (this is the same case as it is delivered).
Value
String
Default Value: ""
This field contains the Header contents.
Constructors
public Header();
public Header( field, value);
Proxy Type
The proxy the class will connect to.
Remarks
When connecting through a proxy, this type is used to specify different properties of the proxy, such as the Server and the AuthScheme.
Fields
AuthScheme
int
Default Value: 0
The type of authorization to perform when connecting to the proxy. This is used only when the User and Password fields are set.
AuthScheme should be set to authNone (3) when no authentication is expected.
By default, AuthScheme is authBasic (0), and if the User and Password fields are set, the class will attempt basic authentication.
If AuthScheme is set to authDigest (1), digest authentication will be attempted instead.
If AuthScheme is set to authProprietary (2), then the authorization token will not be generated by the class. Look at the configuration file for the class being used to find more information about manually setting this token.
If AuthScheme is set to authNtlm (4), NTLM authentication will be used.
For security reasons, setting this field will clear the values of User and Password.
AutoDetect
boolean
Default Value: False
Whether to automatically detect and use proxy system settings, if available. The default value is false.
Note: This setting is applicable only in Windows.
Password
String
Default Value: ""
A password if authentication is to be used for the proxy.
If AuthScheme is set to Basic Authentication, the User and Password fields are Base64 encoded and the proxy authentication token will be generated in the form Basic [encoded-user-password].
If AuthScheme is set to Digest Authentication, the User and Password fields are used to respond to the Digest Authentication challenge from the server.
If AuthScheme is set to NTLM Authentication, the User and Password fields are used to authenticate through NTLM negotiation.
Port
int
Default Value: 80
The Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) port for the proxy Server (default 80). See the description of the Server field for details.
Server
String
Default Value: ""
If a proxy Server is given, then the HTTP request is sent to the proxy instead of the server otherwise specified.
If the Server field is set to a domain name, a DNS request is initiated. Upon successful termination of the request, the Server field is set to the corresponding address. If the search is not successful, an error is returned.
SSL
int
Default Value: 0
When to use a Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) for the connection to the proxy. The applicable values are as follows:
psAutomatic (0) | Default setting. If the URL is an https URL, the class will use the psTunnel option. If the URL is an http URL, the class will use the psNever option. |
psAlways (1) | The connection is always SSL-enabled. |
psNever (2) | The connection is not SSL-enabled. |
psTunnel (3) | The connection is made through a tunneling (HTTP) proxy. |
User
String
Default Value: ""
A username if authentication is to be used for the proxy.
If AuthScheme is set to Basic Authentication, the User and Password fields are Base64 encoded and the proxy authentication token will be generated in the form Basic [encoded-user-password].
If AuthScheme is set to Digest Authentication, the User and Password fields are used to respond to the Digest Authentication challenge from the server.
If AuthScheme is set to NTLM Authentication, the User and Password fields are used to authenticate through NTLM negotiation.
Constructors
public Proxy();
public Proxy( server, port);
public Proxy( server, port, user, password);
Config Settings (GRPC Class)
The class accepts one or more of the following configuration settings. Configuration settings are similar in functionality to properties, but they are rarely used. In order to avoid "polluting" the property namespace of the class, access to these internal properties is provided through the Config method.GRPC Config Settings
HTTP Config Settings
When True, the class adds an Accept-Encoding header to the outgoing request. The value for this header can be controlled by the AcceptEncoding configuration setting. The default value for this header is "gzip, deflate".
The default value is True.
If set to True (default), the class will automatically use HTTP/1.1 if the server does not support HTTP/2. If set to False, the class throws an exception if the server does not support HTTP/2.
The default value is True.
This property is provided so that the HTTP class can be extended with other security schemes in addition to the authorization schemes already implemented by the class.
The AuthScheme property defines the authentication scheme used. In the case of HTTP Basic Authentication (default), every time User and Password are set, they are Base64 encoded, and the result is put in the Authorization property in the form "Basic [encoded-user-password]".
The default value is False.
If this property is set to 2 (Same Scheme), the new URL is retrieved automatically only if the URL Scheme is the same; otherwise, the class throws an exception.
Note: Following the HTTP specification, unless this option is set to 1 (Always), automatic redirects will be performed only for GET or HEAD requests. Other methods potentially could change the conditions of the initial request and create security vulnerabilities.
Furthermore, if either the new URL server or port are different from the existing one, User and Password are also reset to empty, unless this property is set to 1 (Always), in which case the same credentials are used to connect to the new server.
A Redirect event is fired for every URL the product is redirected to. In the case of automatic redirections, the Redirect event is a good place to set properties related to the new connection (e.g., new authentication parameters).
The default value is 0 (Never). In this case, redirects are never followed, and the class throws an exception instead.
Following are the valid options:
- 0 - Never
- 1 - Always
- 2 - Same Scheme
- "1.0"
- "1.1" (default)
- "2.0"
- "3.0"
When using HTTP/2 ("2.0"), additional restrictions apply. Please see the following notes for details.
HTTP/2 Notes
When using HTTP/2, a secure Secure Sockets Layer/Transport Layer Security (TLS/SSL) connection is required. Attempting to use a plaintext URL with HTTP/2 will result in an error.
If the server does not support HTTP/2, the class will automatically use HTTP/1.1 instead. This is done to provide compatibility without the need for any additional settings. To see which version was used, check NegotiatedHTTPVersion after calling a method. The AllowHTTPFallback setting controls whether this behavior is allowed (default) or disallowed.
HTTP/2 is supported on all platforms. The class will use the internal security implementation in all cases when connecting.
HTTP/3 Notes
HTTP/3 is supported only in .NET and Java.
When using HTTP/3, a secure (TLS/SSL) connection is required. Attempting to use a plaintext URL with HTTP/3 will result in an error.
The format of the date value for IfModifiedSince is detailed in the HTTP specs. For example:
Sat, 29 Oct 2017 19:43:31 GMT.
The default value for KeepAlive is false.
0 (None) | No events are logged. |
1 (Info - default) | Informational events are logged. |
2 (Verbose) | Detailed data are logged. |
3 (Debug) | Debug data are logged. |
The value 1 (Info) logs basic information, including the URL, HTTP version, and status details.
The value 2 (Verbose) logs additional information about the request and response.
The value 3 (Debug) logs the headers and body for both the request and response, as well as additional debug information (if any).
To save all items to the collection, set this configuration setting to -1. If no items are wanted, set this to 0, which will not save any items to the collection. The default for this configuration setting is -1, so all items will be included in the collection.
To save all items to the collection, set this configuration setting to -1. If no items are wanted, set this to 0, which will not save any items to the collection. The default for this configuration setting is -1, so all items will be included in the collection.
The headers must follow the format "header: value" as described in the HTTP specifications. Header lines should be separated by CRLF ("\r\n") .
Use this configuration setting with caution. If this configuration setting contains invalid headers, HTTP requests may fail.
This configuration setting is useful for extending the functionality of the class beyond what is provided.
.NET
Http http = new Http();
http.Config("TransferredRequest=on");
http.PostData = "body";
http.Post("http://someserver.com");
Console.WriteLine(http.Config("TransferredRequest"));
C++
HTTP http;
http.Config("TransferredRequest=on");
http.SetPostData("body", 5);
http.Post("http://someserver.com");
printf("%s\r\n", http.Config("TransferredRequest"));
Note: Some servers (such as the ASP.NET Development Server) may not support chunked encoding.
The default value is False and the hostname will always be used exactly as specified.
When True (default), the class will check for the existence of a Proxy auto-config URL, and if found, will determine the appropriate proxy to use.
Override the default with the name and version of your software.
TCPClient Config Settings
If the FirewallHost setting is set to a Domain Name, a DNS request is initiated. Upon successful termination of the request, the FirewallHost setting is set to the corresponding address. If the search is not successful, an error is returned.
Note: This setting is provided for use by classs that do not directly expose Firewall properties.
If this entry is set, the class acts as a server. RemoteHost and RemotePort are used to tell the SOCKS firewall in which address and port to listen to. The firewall rules may ignore RemoteHost, and it is recommended that RemoteHost be set to empty string in this case.
RemotePort is the port in which the firewall will listen to. If set to 0, the firewall will select a random port. The binding (address and port) is provided through the ConnectionStatus event.
The connection to the firewall is made by calling the Connect method.
Note: This setting is provided for use by classs that do not directly expose Firewall properties.
Note: This configuration setting is provided for use by classs that do not directly expose Firewall properties.
0 | No firewall (default setting). |
1 | Connect through a tunneling proxy. FirewallPort is set to 80. |
2 | Connect through a SOCKS4 Proxy. FirewallPort is set to 1080. |
3 | Connect through a SOCKS5 Proxy. FirewallPort is set to 1080. |
10 | Connect through a SOCKS4A Proxy. FirewallPort is set to 1080. |
Note: This setting is provided for use by classs that do not directly expose Firewall properties.
Note: This setting is provided for use by classs that do not directly expose Firewall properties.
Note: This value is not applicable in macOS.
In the case that Linger is True (default), two scenarios determine how long the connection will linger. In the first, if LingerTime is 0 (default), the system will attempt to send pending data for a connection until the default IP timeout expires.
In the second scenario, if LingerTime is a positive value, the system will attempt to send pending data until the specified LingerTime is reached. If this attempt fails, then the system will reset the connection.
The default behavior (which is also the default mode for stream sockets) might result in a long delay in closing the connection. Although the class returns control immediately, the system could hold system resources until all pending data are sent (even after your application closes).
Setting this property to False forces an immediate disconnection. If you know that the other side has received all the data you sent (e.g., by a client acknowledgment), setting this property to False might be the appropriate course of action.
In multihomed hosts (machines with more than one IP interface), setting LocalHost to the value of an interface will make the class initiate connections (or accept in the case of server classs) only through that interface.
If the class is connected, the LocalHost setting shows the IP address of the interface through which the connection is made in internet dotted format (aaa.bbb.ccc.ddd). In most cases, this is the address of the local host, except for multihomed hosts (machines with more than one IP interface).
Setting this to 0 (default) enables the system to choose a port at random. The chosen port will be shown by LocalPort after the connection is established.
LocalPort cannot be changed once a connection is made. Any attempt to set this when a connection is active will generate an error.
This configuration setting is useful when trying to connect to services that require a trusted port on the client side. An example is the remote shell (rsh) service in UNIX systems.
If an EOL string is found in the input stream before MaxLineLength bytes are received, the DataIn event is fired with the EOL parameter set to True, and the buffer is reset.
If no EOL is found, and MaxLineLength bytes are accumulated in the buffer, the DataIn event is fired with the EOL parameter set to False, and the buffer is reset.
The minimum value for MaxLineLength is 256 bytes. The default value is 2048 bytes.
www.google.com;www.nsoftware.com
Note: This value is not applicable in Java.
By default, this configuration setting is set to False.
0 | IPv4 only |
1 | IPv6 only |
2 | IPv6 with IPv4 fallback |
SSL Config Settings
When enabled, SSL packet logs are output using the SSLStatus event, which will fire each time an SSL packet is sent or received.
Enabling this configuration setting has no effect if SSLProvider is set to Platform.
If set to True, the class will reuse the context if and only if the following criteria are met:
- The target host name is the same.
- The system cache entry has not expired (default timeout is 10 hours).
- The application process that calls the function is the same.
- The logon session is the same.
- The instance of the class is the same.
-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE----- MIIEKzCCAxOgAwIBAgIRANTET4LIkxdH6P+CFIiHvTowDQYJKoZIhvcNAQELBQAw ... Intermediate Cert ... eWHV5OW1K53o/atv59sOiW5K3crjFhsBOd5Q+cJJnU+SWinPKtANXMht+EDvYY2w F0I1XhM+pKj7FjDr+XNj -----END CERTIFICATE----- \r \n -----BEGIN CERTIFICATE----- MIIEFjCCAv6gAwIBAgIQetu1SMxpnENAnnOz1P+PtTANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQUFADBp ... Root Cert ... d8q23djXZbVYiIfE9ebr4g3152BlVCHZ2GyPdjhIuLeH21VbT/dyEHHA -----END CERTIFICATE-----
When set to 0 (default), the CRL check will not be performed by the class. When set to 1, it will attempt to perform the CRL check, but it will continue without an error if the server's certificate does not support CRL. When set to 2, it will perform the CRL check and will throw an error if CRL is not supported.
This configuration setting is supported only in the Java, C#, and C++ editions. In the C++ edition, it is supported only on Windows operating systems.
When set to 0 (default), the class will not perform an OCSP check. When set to 1, it will attempt to perform the OCSP check, but it will continue without an error if the server's certificate does not support OCSP. When set to 2, it will perform the OCSP check and will throw an error if OCSP is not supported.
This configuration setting is supported only in the Java, C#, and C++ editions. In the C++ edition, it is supported only on Windows operating systems.
Note: This configuration setting contains the minimum cipher strength requested from the security library. The actual cipher strength used for the connection is shown by the SSLStatus event.
Use this configuration setting with caution. Requesting a lower cipher strength than necessary could potentially cause serious security vulnerabilities in your application.
When the provider is OpenSSL, SSLCipherStrength is currently not supported. This functionality is instead made available through the OpenSSLCipherList configuration setting.
The value of this configuration setting is a newline-separated (CR/LF) list of certificates. For instance:
-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE----- MIIEKzCCAxOgAwIBAgIRANTET4LIkxdH6P+CFIiHvTowDQYJKoZIhvcNAQELBQAw ... Intermediate Cert ... eWHV5OW1K53o/atv59sOiW5K3crjFhsBOd5Q+cJJnU+SWinPKtANXMht+EDvYY2w F0I1XhM+pKj7FjDr+XNj -----END CERTIFICATE----- \r \n -----BEGIN CERTIFICATE----- MIIEFjCCAv6gAwIBAgIQetu1SMxpnENAnnOz1P+PtTANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQUFADBp ... Root Cert ... d8q23djXZbVYiIfE9ebr4g3152BlVCHZ2GyPdjhIuLeH21VbT/dyEHHA -----END CERTIFICATE-----
By default, the enabled cipher suites will include all available ciphers ("*").
The special value "*" means that the class will pick all of the supported cipher suites. If SSLEnabledCipherSuites is set to any other value, only the specified cipher suites will be considered.
Multiple cipher suites are separated by semicolons.
Note: This value must be set after SSLProvider is set.
Example values:
obj.config("SSLEnabledCipherSuites=*");
obj.config("SSLEnabledCipherSuites=SSL_RSA_WITH_RC4_128_SHA");
obj.config("SSLEnabledCipherSuites=SSL_RSA_WITH_RC4_128_SHA; SSL_DHE_RSA_WITH_3DES_EDE_CBC_SHA");
Possible values when SSLProvider is set to Platform include the following:
- SSL_DHE_RSA_EXPORT_WITH_DES40_CBC_SHA
- SSL_DHE_RSA_WITH_3DES_EDE_CBC_SHA
- SSL_RSA_WITH_RC4_128_SHA
- SSL_RSA_WITH_DES_CBC_SHA
- SSL_RSA_EXPORT_WITH_DES40_CBC_SHA
- SSL_DH_anon_WITH_DES_CBC_SHA
- SSL_RSA_EXPORT_WITH_RC4_40_MD5
- SSL_DHE_DSS_EXPORT_WITH_DES40_CBC_SHA
- SSL_DH_anon_EXPORT_WITH_RC4_40_MD5
- SSL_DHE_DSS_WITH_DES_CBC_SHA
- SSL_RSA_WITH_NULL_MD5
- SSL_DH_anon_WITH_3DES_EDE_CBC_SHA
- SSL_DHE_RSA_WITH_DES_CBC_SHA
- SSL_DH_anon_EXPORT_WITH_DES40_CBC_SHA
- SSL_RSA_WITH_NULL_SHA
- SSL_DH_anon_WITH_RC4_128_MD5
- SSL_RSA_WITH_RC4_128_MD5
- SSL_DHE_DSS_WITH_3DES_EDE_CBC_SHA
- SSL_RSA_WITH_3DES_EDE_CBC_SHA
- TLS_ECDH_ECDSA_WITH_NULL_SHA
- TLS_DH_anon_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA256 (Not Recommended)
- TLS_ECDH_anon_WITH_RC4_128_SHA
- TLS_DH_anon_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA (Not Recommended)
- TLS_DHE_RSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA
- TLS_ECDH_ECDSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA
- TLS_KRB5_WITH_3DES_EDE_CBC_SHA
- TLS_DHE_DSS_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA256
- TLS_ECDH_ECDSA_WITH_3DES_EDE_CBC_SHA
- TLS_DHE_RSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA256
- TLS_KRB5_EXPORT_WITH_RC4_40_SHA
- TLS_ECDH_RSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA256
- TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_RC4_128_SHA
- TLS_ECDH_ECDSA_WITH_RC4_128_SHA
- TLS_ECDH_anon_WITH_NULL_SHA
- TLS_ECDHE_ECDSA_WITH_RC4_128_SHA
- TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA
- TLS_RSA_WITH_NULL_SHA256
- TLS_ECDH_anon_WITH_3DES_EDE_CBC_SHA
- TLS_KRB5_WITH_RC4_128_MD5
- TLS_ECDHE_ECDSA_WITH_NULL_SHA
- TLS_ECDHE_ECDSA_WITH_3DES_EDE_CBC_SHA
- TLS_ECDH_RSA_WITH_RC4_128_SHA
- TLS_EMPTY_RENEGOTIATION_INFO_SCSV
- TLS_KRB5_WITH_3DES_EDE_CBC_MD5
- TLS_KRB5_WITH_RC4_128_SHA
- TLS_ECDH_RSA_WITH_3DES_EDE_CBC_SHA
- TLS_ECDH_RSA_WITH_NULL_SHA
- TLS_ECDH_RSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA
- TLS_KRB5_WITH_DES_CBC_MD5
- TLS_KRB5_EXPORT_WITH_RC4_40_MD5
- TLS_KRB5_EXPORT_WITH_DES_CBC_40_MD5
- TLS_ECDH_anon_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA
- TLS_ECDHE_ECDSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA
- TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA256
- TLS_KRB5_WITH_DES_CBC_SHA
- TLS_RSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA
- TLS_KRB5_EXPORT_WITH_DES_CBC_40_SHA
- TLS_ECDHE_ECDSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA256
- TLS_ECDH_ECDSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA256
- TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_NULL_SHA
- TLS_RSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA256
- TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_3DES_EDE_CBC_SHA
- TLS_DHE_DSS_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA
Possible values when SSLProvider is set to Internal include the following:
- TLS_ECDHE_ECDSA_WITH_AES_256_GCM_SHA384
- TLS_ECDHE_ECDSA_WITH_AES_128_GCM_SHA256
- TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_AES_128_GCM_SHA256
- TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_AES_256_GCM_SHA384
- TLS_ECDH_ECDSA_WITH_AES_256_GCM_SHA384
- TLS_RSA_WITH_AES_256_GCM_SHA384
- TLS_RSA_WITH_AES_128_GCM_SHA256
- TLS_ECDH_ECDSA_WITH_AES_128_GCM_SHA256
- TLS_DHE_DSS_WITH_AES_256_GCM_SHA384
- TLS_DHE_RSA_WITH_AES_256_GCM_SHA384
- TLS_ECDH_RSA_WITH_AES_256_GCM_SHA384
- TLS_ECDH_RSA_WITH_AES_128_GCM_SHA256
- TLS_DHE_RSA_WITH_AES_128_GCM_SHA256
- TLS_DHE_DSS_WITH_AES_128_GCM_SHA256
- TLS_ECDHE_ECDSA_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA384
- TLS_ECDHE_ECDSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA256
- TLS_ECDH_ECDSA_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA384
- TLS_DHE_DSS_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA256
- TLS_RSA_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA256
- TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA384
- TLS_ECDH_RSA_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA384
- TLS_DHE_RSA_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA256
- TLS_DHE_RSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA256
- TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA256
- TLS_RSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA256
- TLS_ECDH_ECDSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA256
- TLS_ECDH_RSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA256
- TLS_DHE_DSS_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA256
- TLS_RSA_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA
- TLS_ECDHE_ECDSA_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA
- TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA
- TLS_ECDH_ECDSA_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA
- TLS_DHE_RSA_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA
- TLS_ECDH_RSA_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA
- TLS_DHE_DSS_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA
- TLS_RSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA
- TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA
- TLS_ECDHE_ECDSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA
- TLS_ECDH_ECDSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA
- TLS_ECDH_RSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA
- TLS_DHE_RSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA
- TLS_DHE_DSS_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA
- TLS_ECDHE_ECDSA_WITH_3DES_EDE_CBC_SHA
- TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_3DES_EDE_CBC_SHA
- TLS_ECDH_ECDSA_WITH_3DES_EDE_CBC_SHA
- TLS_ECDH_RSA_WITH_3DES_EDE_CBC_SHA
- TLS_DHE_RSA_WITH_3DES_EDE_CBC_SHA
- TLS_DHE_DSS_WITH_3DES_EDE_CBC_SHA
- TLS_RSA_WITH_3DES_EDE_CBC_SHA
- TLS_RSA_WITH_DES_CBC_SHA
- TLS_DHE_RSA_WITH_DES_CBC_SHA
- TLS_DHE_DSS_WITH_DES_CBC_SHA
- TLS_RSA_WITH_RC4_128_MD5
- TLS_RSA_WITH_RC4_128_SHA
When TLS 1.3 is negotiated (see SSLEnabledProtocols), only the following cipher suites are supported:
- TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384
- TLS_CHACHA20_POLY1305_SHA256
- TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256
SSLEnabledCipherSuites is used together with SSLCipherStrength.
Not all supported protocols are enabled by default. The default value is 4032 for client components, and 3072 for server components. To specify a combination of enabled protocol versions set this config to the binary OR of one or more of the following values:
TLS1.3 | 12288 (Hex 3000) |
TLS1.2 | 3072 (Hex C00) (Default - Client and Server) |
TLS1.1 | 768 (Hex 300) (Default - Client) |
TLS1 | 192 (Hex C0) (Default - Client) |
SSL3 | 48 (Hex 30) |
SSL2 | 12 (Hex 0C) |
Note that only TLS 1.2 is enabled for server components that accept incoming connections. This adheres to industry standards to ensure a secure connection. Client components enable TLS 1.0, TLS 1.1, and TLS 1.2 by default and will negotiate the highest mutually supported version when connecting to a server, which should be TLS 1.2 in most cases.
SSLEnabledProtocols: Transport Layer Security (TLS) 1.3 Notes:
By default when TLS 1.3 is enabled, the class will use the internal TLS implementation when the SSLProvider is set to Automatic for all editions.
In editions that are designed to run on Windows, SSLProvider can be set to Platform to use the platform implementation instead of the internal implementation. When configured in this manner, please note that the platform provider is supported only on Windows 11/Windows Server 2022 and up. The default internal provider is available on all platforms and is not restricted to any specific OS version.
If set to 1 (Platform provider), please be aware of the following notes:
- The platform provider is available only on Windows 11/Windows Server 2022 and up.
- SSLEnabledCipherSuites and other similar SSL configuration settings are not supported.
- If SSLEnabledProtocols includes both TLS 1.3 and TLS 1.2, these restrictions are still applicable even if TLS 1.2 is negotiated. Enabling TLS 1.3 with the platform provider changes the implementation used for all TLS versions.
SSLEnabledProtocols: SSL2 and SSL3 Notes:
SSL 2.0 and 3.0 are not supported by the class when the SSLProvider is set to internal. To use SSL 2.0 or SSL 3.0, the platform security API must have the protocols enabled and SSLProvider needs to be set to platform.
This configuration setting is applicable only when SSLProvider is set to Internal.
If set to True, all certificates returned by the server will be present in the Encoded parameter of the SSLServerAuthentication event. This includes the leaf certificate, any intermediate certificate, and the root certificate.
Note: When SSLProvider is set to Internal this value is automatically set to true. This is needed for proper validation when using the internal provider.
When set, the class will save the session secrets in the same format as the SSLKEYLOGFILE environment variable functionality used by most major browsers and tools, such as Chrome, Firefox, and cURL. This file can then be used in tools such as Wireshark to decrypt TLS traffic for debugging purposes. When writing to this file, the class will only append, it will not overwrite previous values.
Note: This configuration setting is applicable only when SSLProvider is set to Internal.
Note: For server components (e.g., TCPServer), this is a per-connection configuration setting accessed by passing the ConnectionId. For example:
server.Config("SSLNegotiatedCipher[connId]");
Note: For server components (e.g., TCPServer), this is a per-connection configuration setting accessed by passing the ConnectionId. For example:
server.Config("SSLNegotiatedCipherStrength[connId]");
Note: For server components (e.g., TCPServer), this is a per-connection configuration setting accessed by passing the ConnectionId. For example:
server.Config("SSLNegotiatedCipherSuite[connId]");
Note: For server components (e.g., TCPServer), this is a per-connection configuration setting accessed by passing the ConnectionId. For example:
server.Config("SSLNegotiatedKeyExchange[connId]");
Note: For server components (e.g., TCPServer), this is a per-connection configuration setting accessed by passing the ConnectionId. For example:
server.Config("SSLNegotiatedKeyExchangeStrength[connId]");
Note: For server components (e.g., TCPServer), this is a per-connection configuration setting accessed by passing the ConnectionId. For example:
server.Config("SSLNegotiatedVersion[connId]");
The value of this configuration setting is a newline-separated (CR/LF) list of certificates. For instance:
-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE----- MIIEKzCCAxOgAwIBAgIRANTET4LIkxdH6P+CFIiHvTowDQYJKoZIhvcNAQELBQAw ... Intermediate Cert... eWHV5OW1K53o/atv59sOiW5K3crjFhsBOd5Q+cJJnU+SWinPKtANXMht+EDvYY2w F0I1XhM+pKj7FjDr+XNj -----END CERTIFICATE----- \r \n -----BEGIN CERTIFICATE----- MIIEFjCCAv6gAwIBAgIQetu1SMxpnENAnnOz1P+PtTANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQUFADBp ... Root Cert... d8q23djXZbVYiIfE9ebr4g3152BlVCHZ2GyPdjhIuLeH21VbT/dyEHHA -----END CERTIFICATE-----
When specified the class will verify that the server certificate signature algorithm is among the values specified in this configuration setting. If the server certificate signature algorithm is unsupported, the class throws an exception.
The format of this value is a comma-separated list of hash-signature combinations. For instance:
component.SSLProvider = TCPClientSSLProviders.sslpInternal;
component.Config("SSLEnabledProtocols=3072"); //TLS 1.2
component.Config("TLS12SignatureAlgorithms=sha256-rsa,sha256-dsa,sha1-rsa,sha1-dsa");
The default value for this configuration setting is sha512-ecdsa,sha512-rsa,sha512-dsa,sha384-ecdsa,sha384-rsa,sha384-dsa,sha256-ecdsa,sha256-rsa,sha256-dsa,sha224-ecdsa,sha224-rsa,sha224-dsa,sha1-ecdsa,sha1-rsa,sha1-dsa.
To not restrict the server's certificate signature algorithm, specify an empty string as the value for this configuration setting, which will cause the signature_algorithms TLS 1.2 extension to not be sent.
The default value is ecdhe_secp256r1,ecdhe_secp384r1,ecdhe_secp521r1.
When using TLS 1.2 and SSLProvider is set to Internal, the values refer to the supported groups for ECC. The following values are supported:
- "ecdhe_secp256r1" (default)
- "ecdhe_secp384r1" (default)
- "ecdhe_secp521r1" (default)
The default value is set to balance common supported groups and the computational resources required to generate key shares. As a result, only some groups are included by default in this configuration setting.
Note: All supported groups can always be used during the handshake even if not listed here, but if a group is used that is not present in this list, it will incur an additional roundtrip and time to generate the key share for that group.
In most cases, this configuration setting does not need to be modified. This should be modified only if there is a specific reason to do so.
The default value is ecdhe_x25519,ecdhe_secp256r1,ecdhe_secp384r1,ffdhe_2048,ffdhe_3072
The values are ordered from most preferred to least preferred. The following values are supported:
- "ecdhe_x25519" (default)
- "ecdhe_x448"
- "ecdhe_secp256r1" (default)
- "ecdhe_secp384r1" (default)
- "ecdhe_secp521r1"
- "ffdhe_2048" (default)
- "ffdhe_3072" (default)
- "ffdhe_4096"
- "ffdhe_6144"
- "ffdhe_8192"
- "ed25519" (default)
- "ed448" (default)
- "ecdsa_secp256r1_sha256" (default)
- "ecdsa_secp384r1_sha384" (default)
- "ecdsa_secp521r1_sha512" (default)
- "rsa_pkcs1_sha256" (default)
- "rsa_pkcs1_sha384" (default)
- "rsa_pkcs1_sha512" (default)
- "rsa_pss_sha256" (default)
- "rsa_pss_sha384" (default)
- "rsa_pss_sha512" (default)
The default value is ecdhe_x25519,ecdhe_x448,ecdhe_secp256r1,ecdhe_secp384r1,ecdhe_secp521r1,ffdhe_2048,ffdhe_3072,ffdhe_4096,ffdhe_6144,ffdhe_8192
The values are ordered from most preferred to least preferred. The following values are supported:
- "ecdhe_x25519" (default)
- "ecdhe_x448" (default)
- "ecdhe_secp256r1" (default)
- "ecdhe_secp384r1" (default)
- "ecdhe_secp521r1" (default)
- "ffdhe_2048" (default)
- "ffdhe_3072" (default)
- "ffdhe_4096" (default)
- "ffdhe_6144" (default)
- "ffdhe_8192" (default)
Socket Config Settings
Note: This option is not valid for User Datagram Protocol (UDP) ports.
Some TCP/IP implementations do not support variable buffer sizes. If that is the case, when the class is activated the InBufferSize reverts to its defined size. The same happens if you attempt to make it too large or too small.
Some TCP/IP implementations do not support variable buffer sizes. If that is the case, when the class is activated the OutBufferSize reverts to its defined size. The same happens if you attempt to make it too large or too small.
Base Config Settings
In some non-GUI applications, an invalid message loop may be discovered that will result in errant behavior. In these cases, setting GUIAvailable to false will ensure that the class does not attempt to process external events.
- Product: The product the license is for.
- Product Key: The key the license was generated from.
- License Source: Where the license was found (e.g., RuntimeLicense, License File).
- License Type: The type of license installed (e.g., Royalty Free, Single Server).
- Last Valid Build: The last valid build number for which the license will work.
This setting only works on these classes: AS3Receiver, AS3Sender, Atom, Client(3DS), FTP, FTPServer, IMAP, OFTPClient, SSHClient, SCP, Server(3DS), Sexec, SFTP, SFTPServer, SSHServer, TCPClient, TCPServer.
Setting this configuration setting to true tells the class to use the internal implementation instead of using the system security libraries.
This setting is set to false by default on all platforms.
Trappable Errors (GRPC Class)
HTTP Errors
118 | Firewall error. The error description contains the detailed message. |
143 | Busy executing current method. |
151 | HTTP protocol error. The error message has the server response. |
152 | No server specified in URL. |
153 | Specified URLScheme is invalid. |
155 | Range operation is not supported by server. |
156 | Invalid cookie index (out of range). |
301 | Interrupted. |
302 | Cannot open AttachedFile. |
TCPClient Errors
100 | You cannot change the RemotePort at this time. A connection is in progress. |
101 | You cannot change the RemoteHost (Server) at this time. A connection is in progress. |
102 | The RemoteHost address is invalid (0.0.0.0). |
104 | Already connected. If you want to reconnect, close the current connection first. |
106 | You cannot change the LocalPort at this time. A connection is in progress. |
107 | You cannot change the LocalHost at this time. A connection is in progress. |
112 | You cannot change MaxLineLength at this time. A connection is in progress. |
116 | RemotePort cannot be zero. Please specify a valid service port number. |
117 | You cannot change the UseConnection option while the class is active. |
135 | Operation would block. |
201 | Timeout. |
211 | Action impossible in control's present state. |
212 | Action impossible while not connected. |
213 | Action impossible while listening. |
301 | Timeout. |
303 | Could not open file. |
434 | Unable to convert string to selected CodePage. |
1105 | Already connecting. If you want to reconnect, close the current connection first. |
1117 | You need to connect first. |
1119 | You cannot change the LocalHost at this time. A connection is in progress. |
1120 | Connection dropped by remote host. |
SSL Errors
270 | Cannot load specified security library. |
271 | Cannot open certificate store. |
272 | Cannot find specified certificate. |
273 | Cannot acquire security credentials. |
274 | Cannot find certificate chain. |
275 | Cannot verify certificate chain. |
276 | Error during handshake. |
280 | Error verifying certificate. |
281 | Could not find client certificate. |
282 | Could not find server certificate. |
283 | Error encrypting data. |
284 | Error decrypting data. |
TCP/IP Errors
10004 | [10004] Interrupted system call. |
10009 | [10009] Bad file number. |
10013 | [10013] Access denied. |
10014 | [10014] Bad address. |
10022 | [10022] Invalid argument. |
10024 | [10024] Too many open files. |
10035 | [10035] Operation would block. |
10036 | [10036] Operation now in progress. |
10037 | [10037] Operation already in progress. |
10038 | [10038] Socket operation on nonsocket. |
10039 | [10039] Destination address required. |
10040 | [10040] Message is too long. |
10041 | [10041] Protocol wrong type for socket. |
10042 | [10042] Bad protocol option. |
10043 | [10043] Protocol is not supported. |
10044 | [10044] Socket type is not supported. |
10045 | [10045] Operation is not supported on socket. |
10046 | [10046] Protocol family is not supported. |
10047 | [10047] Address family is not supported by protocol family. |
10048 | [10048] Address already in use. |
10049 | [10049] Cannot assign requested address. |
10050 | [10050] Network is down. |
10051 | [10051] Network is unreachable. |
10052 | [10052] Net dropped connection or reset. |
10053 | [10053] Software caused connection abort. |
10054 | [10054] Connection reset by peer. |
10055 | [10055] No buffer space available. |
10056 | [10056] Socket is already connected. |
10057 | [10057] Socket is not connected. |
10058 | [10058] Cannot send after socket shutdown. |
10059 | [10059] Too many references, cannot splice. |
10060 | [10060] Connection timed out. |
10061 | [10061] Connection refused. |
10062 | [10062] Too many levels of symbolic links. |
10063 | [10063] File name is too long. |
10064 | [10064] Host is down. |
10065 | [10065] No route to host. |
10066 | [10066] Directory is not empty |
10067 | [10067] Too many processes. |
10068 | [10068] Too many users. |
10069 | [10069] Disc Quota Exceeded. |
10070 | [10070] Stale NFS file handle. |
10071 | [10071] Too many levels of remote in path. |
10091 | [10091] Network subsystem is unavailable. |
10092 | [10092] WINSOCK DLL Version out of range. |
10093 | [10093] Winsock is not loaded yet. |
11001 | [11001] Host not found. |
11002 | [11002] Nonauthoritative 'Host not found' (try again or check DNS setup). |
11003 | [11003] Nonrecoverable errors: FORMERR, REFUSED, NOTIMP. |
11004 | [11004] Valid name, no data record (check DNS setup). |