Implemented 'block' option to 'show' function to reduce need for

[pazpar2-moved-to-github.git] / PROTOCOL

diff --git a/PROTOCOL b/PROTOCOL
index 2f9c22f..d545df4 100644 (file)
--- a/PROTOCOL
+++ b/PROTOCOL
@@ -18,6 +18,23 @@ Response example:
   <session>2044502273</session>
 </init>
 
+ping
+
+Keeps a session alive. An idle session will time out after one minute. The
+ping command can be used to keep the session alive absent other activity. It
+is suggested that any browser client have a simple alarm handler which
+sends a ping every 50 seconds or so once a session has been initialized.
+
+Example:
+
+search.pz?command=ping&session=2044502273
+
+Response example:
+
+<ping>
+  <status>OK</status>
+</ping>
+
 search
 
 Launches a search, parameters:
@@ -70,6 +87,11 @@ parameters:
 session
 start      -- 0-indexed!!
 num        -- default=20
+block      -- 0 or 1
+
+If block is set, the command will hang until there are records ready
+to display. Use this to show first records rapidly without requiring rapid
+polling.
 
 Example: