curl/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLOPT_ALTSVC_CTRL.md
Daniel Stenberg e694c8284a
docs/libcurl/opts: clarify the return values
Expand a little.

- mention the type name of the return code
- avoid stating which exact return codes that might be returned, as that
  varies over time, builds and conditions
- avoid stating some always return OK
- refer to the manpage documenting all the return codes

Closes #15900
2025-01-02 17:13:33 +01:00

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---
c: Copyright (C) Daniel Stenberg, <daniel@haxx.se>, et al.
SPDX-License-Identifier: curl
Title: CURLOPT_ALTSVC_CTRL
Section: 3
Source: libcurl
See-also:
- CURLOPT_ALTSVC (3)
- CURLOPT_CONNECT_TO (3)
- CURLOPT_RESOLVE (3)
Protocol:
- HTTP
Added-in: 7.64.1
---
# NAME
CURLOPT_ALTSVC_CTRL - control alt-svc behavior
# SYNOPSIS
~~~c
#include <curl/curl.h>
#define CURLALTSVC_READONLYFILE (1<<2)
#define CURLALTSVC_H1 (1<<3)
#define CURLALTSVC_H2 (1<<4)
#define CURLALTSVC_H3 (1<<5)
CURLcode curl_easy_setopt(CURL *handle, CURLOPT_ALTSVC_CTRL, long bitmask);
~~~
# DESCRIPTION
Populate the long *bitmask* with the correct set of features to instruct
libcurl how to handle Alt-Svc for the transfers using this handle.
libcurl only accepts Alt-Svc headers over a Secure Transport, meaning
HTTPS. It also only completes a request to an alternative origin if that
origin is properly hosted over HTTPS. These requirements are there to make
sure both the source and the destination are legitimate.
Alternative services are only used when setting up new connections. If there
exists an existing connection to the host in the connection pool, then that is
preferred.
If CURLOPT_ALTSVC(3) is set, CURLOPT_ALTSVC_CTRL(3) gets a default value
corresponding to CURLALTSVC_H1 | CURLALTSVC_H2 | CURLALTSVC_H3 - the HTTP/2
and HTTP/3 bits are only set if libcurl was built with support for those
versions.
Setting any bit enables the alt-svc engine.
## CURLALTSVC_READONLYFILE
Do not write the alt-svc cache back to the file specified with
CURLOPT_ALTSVC(3) even if it gets updated. By default a file specified
with that option is read and written to as deemed necessary.
## CURLALTSVC_H1
Accept alternative services offered over HTTP/1.1.
## CURLALTSVC_H2
Accept alternative services offered over HTTP/2. This is only used if libcurl
was also built to actually support HTTP/2, otherwise this bit is ignored.
## CURLALTSVC_H3
Accept alternative services offered over HTTP/3. This is only used if libcurl
was also built to actually support HTTP/3, otherwise this bit is ignored.
# DEFAULT
0 - Alt-Svc handling is disabled
# %PROTOCOLS%
# EXAMPLE
~~~c
int main(void)
{
CURL *curl = curl_easy_init();
if(curl) {
curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_ALTSVC_CTRL, (long)CURLALTSVC_H1);
curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_ALTSVC, "altsvc-cache.txt");
curl_easy_perform(curl);
}
}
~~~
# %AVAILABILITY%
# RETURN VALUE
curl_easy_setopt(3) returns a CURLcode indicating success or error.
CURLE_OK (0) means everything was OK, non-zero means an error occurred, see
libcurl-errors(3).