Support for WebStack Features in Server Environments

Some basic features of Web applications are not supported by all server environments or frameworks. The table below summarises the implementation details of such features when applications are deployed in each server environment.

BaseHTTPRequestHandler CGI Djangomod_python Java Servlet API Twisted Webware WSGI Zope 2
Unicode response writing WebStack WebStack WebStackWebStack Framework WebStack WebStack WebStack WebStack
Cookies WebStack [1] WebStack [1] Framework [3]Framework [2] Framework [3] Framework [3] Framework [3] WebStack [1] Framework [3]
Sessions WebStack WebStack FrameworkFramework [4] Framework WebStack Framework WebStack Framework

Notes

  1. WebStack cookie support is provided using the standard library Cookie module.
  2. Some mod_python releases do not provide cookie support directly.
  3. An additional class is employed to provide a uniform cookie API on certain frameworks.
  4. Some mod_python releases do not provide session support directly.