x2gobroker.web.plain module

class x2gobroker.web.plain.X2GoBrokerWeb(application, request, **kwargs)[source]

Bases: x2gobroker.web.plain._RequestHandler

HTTP request handler that provides the plain text web frontend of the X2Go Session Broker.

Currently, X2Go Client uses this webfrontend / communication protocol format.

Raises:tornado.web.HTTPError – on authentication failure a 401 error is raised
get(path)[source]

Implementation of the plain text broker communication protocol as used by X2Go Client (via POST requests).

In debug mode you can test the broker’s functionality using a normal web browser via GET requests.

Parameters:path (str) – URL path
http_header_items = {'Content-Type': 'text/plain; charset=utf-8', 'Expires': '+1h'}
post(path)[source]

Implementation of the plain text broker communication protocol as used by X2Go Client (via POST requests).

Parameters:path (str) – URL path