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HTTP/2 in Action
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HTTP/2 in Action

by Barry Pollard
April 2019
Intermediate to advanced
416 pages
14h 4m
English
Manning Publications
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Chapter 4. HTTP/2 protocol basics

This chapter covers
  • The basics of HTTP/2: what it is and how it differs from HTTP/1.1
  • How client and server agree to use HTTP/2 instead of HTTP/1.1
  • HTTP/2 frames and how to debug them

This chapter covers the basics of HTTP/2 (frames, streams, and multiplexing). I discuss more advanced parts of the protocol (in particular, stream prioritization and flow control) in chapters 7 and 8. The HTTP/2 specification[1] is the ultimate reference point for the protocol and can be referred to after or in conjunction with this chapter, but the added detail and examples in this chapter will (I hope) make learning the protocol easier.

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