Add: luci.http.splice to allow direct copying of data from a file

descriptor

libs/lucid-http/luasrc/lucid/http/server.lua

@@ -510,7 +510,7 @@ function Server.process(self, client, env)
 					headers["Content-Length"] = sourceout.len
 				end
 			end
-			if not headers["Content-Length"] then
+			if not headers["Content-Length"] and not close then
 				if message.env.SERVER_PROTOCOL == "HTTP/1.1" then
 					headers["Transfer-Encoding"] = "chunked"
 					sinkout = chunksink(client)
@@ -554,8 +554,15 @@ function Server.process(self, client, env)
 
 		if sourceout and stat then
 			if util.instanceof(sourceout, IOResource) then
-				stat, code, msg = sourceout.fd:copyz(client, sourceout.len)
-			else
+				if not headers["Transfer-Encoding"] then
+					stat, code, msg = sourceout.fd:copyz(client, sourceout.len)
+					sourceout = nil
+				else
+					sourceout = sourceout.fd:blocksource(nil, sourceout.len)
+				end
+			end
+
+			if sourceout then
 				stat, msg = ltn12.pump.all(sourceout, sinkout)
 			end
 		end

libs/sgi-cgi/luasrc/sgi/cgi.lua

@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 ]]--
 module("luci.sgi.cgi", package.seeall)
 local ltn12 = require("luci.ltn12")
+require("nixio.util")
 require("luci.http")
 require("luci.sys")
 require("luci.dispatcher")
@@ -84,6 +85,8 @@ function run()
 				io.flush()
 				io.close()
 				active = false
+			elseif id == 6 then
+				data1:copyz(nixio.stdout, data2)
 			end
 		end
 	end

libs/web/luasrc/http.lua

@@ -258,6 +258,13 @@ function write(content, src_err)
 	end
 end
 
+--- Splice data from a filedescriptor to the client.
+-- @param fp	File descriptor
+-- @param size	Bytes to splice (optional)
+function splice(fd, size)
+	coroutine.yield(6, fd, size)
+end
+
 --- Redirects the client to a new URL and closes the connection.
 -- @param url	Target URL
 function redirect(url)