archived 2022-09-06

Spartan Protocol Examples

Download a file

Client  : example.com /files/lotr.txt 0
Server  : 2 text/plain; charset=utf-8
          In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit...

Post to a message board

Client  : example.com /guestbook/submit 12
          Hello world!
Server  : 2 text/gemini
          Your message has been submitted!

Upload a binary file

Client  : example.com /upload/africa.mp3 3145728
          <binary data stream...>
Server  : 2 text/gemini
          Your file has been uploaded!

Return a server redirect

Client  : example.com /old_location/ 0
Server  : 3 /new_location/

Return an error message

Client  : example.com /files/meaning_of_life.txt 0
Server  : 4 File "/files/meaning_of_life.txt" not found