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libcurl-share(3)


NAME

   libcurl-share - how to use the share interface

DESCRIPTION

   This is an overview on how to use the libcurl share interface in your C
   programs. There are specific man pages for each function  mentioned  in
   here.

   All functions in the share interface are prefixed with curl_share.

OBJECTIVES

   The  share  interface  was added to enable sharing of data between curl
   "handles".

ONE SET OF DATA - MANY TRANSFERS

   You can have multiple easy handles share data between them.  Have  them
   update  and use the same cookie database, DNS cache, TLS session cache!
   This way, each single transfer will take advantage  from  data  updates
   made by the other transfer(s). The sharing interface, however, does not
   share active or persistent connections between different easy handles.

SHARE OBJECT

   You create a shared object with curl_share_init(3). It returns a handle
   for a newly created one.

   You  tell  the  shared  object  what data you want it to share by using
   curl_share_setopt(3).

   Since you can use this share from multiple threads, and libcurl has  no
   internal  thread  synchronization,  you must provide mutex callbacks if
   you're using this multi-threaded. You set  lock  and  unlock  functions
   with curl_share_setopt(3) too.

   Then,  you  make  an  easy  handle  to  use  this  share,  you  set the
   CURLOPT_SHARE(3) option with curl_easy_setopt(3),  and  pass  in  share
   handle.  You  can  make any number of easy handles share the same share
   handle.

   To make an easy handle  stop  using  that  particular  share,  you  set
   CURLOPT_SHARE(3)  to  NULL  for that easy handle. To make a handle stop
   sharing a particular data, you can CURLSHOPT_UNSHARE it.

   When you're done using the share, make sure  that  no  easy  handle  is
   still using it, and call curl_share_cleanup(3) on the handle.

SEE ALSO

   curl_share_init(3),     curl_share_setopt(3),     curl_share_cleanup(3)
   libcurl-errors(3), libcurl-easy(3), libcurl-multi(3)



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