API Buffered Write

.. when sending metrics, since if no selection is made
   it can result in thousands of needless updates !

httpserver/httpresponse.cpp

@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ HttpResponse::HttpResponse(QTcpSocket* socket) {
     statusText="OK";
     sentHeaders=false;
     sentLastPart=false;
+    buffersize=4096;
+    barry.reserve(4096);
 }
 
 void HttpResponse::setHeader(QByteArray name, QByteArray value) {
@@ -72,6 +74,25 @@ bool HttpResponse::writeToSocket(QByteArray data) {
     return true;
 }
 
+void HttpResponse::bwrite(QByteArray data)
+{
+    if (barry.size() && (barry.size() + data.size() > buffersize)) {
+        // flush buffer
+        write(barry);
+        barry = data;
+    } else {
+        barry.append(data);
+    }
+}
+
+void HttpResponse::flush()
+{
+    if (barry.size()) {
+        write(barry, true);
+        barry.clear();
+    }
+}
+
 void HttpResponse::write(QByteArray data, bool lastPart) {
     Q_ASSERT(sentLastPart==false);
     if (sentHeaders==false) {

httpserver/httpresponse.h

@@ -85,6 +85,11 @@ public:
     */
     void write(QByteArray data, bool lastPart=false);
 
+    // buffered write
+    void setBuffersize(int size) { buffersize=size; barry.reserve(size); }
+    void bwrite(QByteArray data);
+    void flush();
+
     /**
       Indicates wheter the body has been sent completely. Used by the connection
       handler to terminate the body automatically when necessary.
@@ -136,6 +141,8 @@ private:
     */
     void writeHeaders();
 
+    int buffersize;
+    QByteArray barry;
 };
 
 #endif // HTTPRESPONSE_H