@@ -4,10 +4,11 @@ This module defines a generic web application interface. It is a common
44protocol between web servers and web applications.
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66The overriding design principles here are performance and generality. To
7−address performance, this library is built on top of the conduit package and
8−bytestring's Builder type. The advantages of conduits over lazy IO have been
9−debated elsewhere and so will not be addressed here. However, helper functions
10−like 'responseLBS' allow you to continue using lazy IO if you so desire.
7+address performance, this library uses a streaming interface for request and
8+response bodies, paired with bytestring's 'Builder' type. The advantages of a
9+streaming API over lazy IO have been debated elsewhere and so will not be
10+addressed here. However, helper functions like 'responseLBS' allow you to
11+continue using lazy IO if you so desire.
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1213Generality is achieved by removing many variables commonly found in similar
1314projects that are not universal to all servers. The goal is that the 'Request'