1. Overview
   1. Features
2. Status
3. Dependencies
4. Quick Start
   1. Installation
   2. Basic Usage
5. API Reference
   1. https/get
      1. Parameters
      2. Returns
      3. Example
   2. https/post
      1. Parameters
      2. Example
   3. https/put
   4. https/patch
   5. https/delete
   6. https/head
   7. https/request
   8. https/server
      1. Parameters
      2. Example
6. TLS Options
   1. Security Options
7. Testing
8. Examples
   1. Simple GET Request
   2. POST with JSON
   3. Using spork/http Directly
9. Development
   1. Code Formatting
   2. Documentation Generation
10. Architecture
11. Related Projects
12. License
13. Contributing
14. Changelog

Overview

spork-https provides HTTPS support for spork's HTTP client using jsec for TLS encryption. It is a thin wrapper that demonstrates the stream-factory pattern in spork, enabling HTTPS requests through pluggable transport mechanisms.

Features

• Simple HTTPS client API (https/get, https/post, etc.)
• HTTPS server support with TLS encryption
• Full TLS support via jsec
• Certificate verification
• Custom TLS options (ciphers, versions, client certificates, mTLS)
• Compatible with spork's HTTP API
• Works with Janet's with macro for automatic cleanup

Status

Functional - The library works for basic HTTPS client/server use cases.

Dependencies

• Janet >= 1.35.0
• spork (modified version with stream-factory support)
• jsec >= 1.0.0

Quick Start

Installation

jpm install spork-https

Basic Usage

(import spork-https :as https)

# Simple HTTPS GET
(let [response (https/get "https://example.com/")]
  (pp (:status response))
  (pp (length (:body response))))

# HTTPS POST with body
(https/post "https://api.example.com/data"
            :body "{\"key\": \"value\"}"
            :headers {"Content-Type" "application/json"})

API Reference

https/get

(https/get url &keys opts)

Make an HTTPS GET request.

Parameters

• url - HTTPS URL string (must start with https://)
• opts - Optional keyword arguments:
  • :headers - Request headers table
  • :tls-opts - TLS options (see TLS Options)

Returns

Response table with:

• :status - HTTP status code (integer)
• :headers - Response headers table
• :body - Response body (buffer)
• :connection - TLS stream
• :buffer - Internal buffer

Example

(import spork-https :as https)

(let [res (https/get "https://example.com/")]
  (assert (= (:status res) 200))
  (print "Body length: " (length (:body res))))

https/post

(https/post url &keys opts)

Make an HTTPS POST request.

Parameters

• url - HTTPS URL string
• opts - Optional keyword arguments:
  • :body - Request body (string or buffer)
  • :headers - Request headers table
  • :tls-opts - TLS options

Example

(https/post "https://api.example.com/submit"
            :body "data=value"
            :headers {"Content-Type" "application/x-www-form-urlencoded"})

https/put

(https/put url &keys opts)

Make an HTTPS PUT request. Parameters same as https/post.

https/patch

(https/patch url &keys opts)

Make an HTTPS PATCH request. Parameters same as https/post.

https/delete

(https/delete url &keys opts)

Make an HTTPS DELETE request.

https/head

(https/head url &keys opts)

Make an HTTPS HEAD request.

https/request

(https/request method url &keys opts)

Make an HTTPS request with specified method.

• method - HTTP method string ("GET", "POST", etc.)
• url - HTTPS URL string
• opts - Optional keyword arguments (see above)

https/server

(https/server handler cert key &opt host port tls-opts)

Create an HTTPS server that handles incoming requests with TLS encryption.

Parameters

• handler - Request handler function (same signature as spork/http)
  • Receives request table with :headers, :path, :method, :body
  • Returns response table with :status, :headers, :body
• cert - Server certificate (PEM string or file path)
• key - Server private key (PEM string or file path)
• host - Host to bind to (default "0.0.0.0")
• port - Port to bind to (default "8443")
• tls-opts - Optional TLS configuration table (see TLS Options)

Example

(import spork-https :as https)
(import jsec/cert)

# Generate certificate and key
(let [result (cert/generate-self-signed-cert
               {:common-name "localhost"
                :organization "Test"
                :country "US"
                :days-valid 365
                :bits 2048})
      cert (result :cert)
      pkey (result :key)]

  # Create handler
  (defn handler [req]
    (case (req :method)
      "GET" {:status 200
             :headers {"Content-Type" "text/plain"}
             :body "Hello, HTTPS!"}
      {:status 405
       :headers {"Content-Type" "text/plain"}
       :body "Method Not Allowed"}))

  # Start server
  (def server (https/server handler cert pkey "0.0.0.0" "8443"))

  # Server runs until closed
  (ev/sleep 60)
  (:close server))

TLS Options

The :tls-opts table accepts the following keys:

Option	Type	Description
:verify	boolean	Verify server certificate (default: true)
:ca	string	Path to CA certificate file for verification
:cert	string	Client certificate for mTLS
:key	string	Client private key for mTLS
:security	table	Security options (TLS versions, ciphers, etc.)

Security Options

(https/get "https://example.com/"
           :tls-opts {:security {:min-version "TLS1.2"
                                 :max-version "TLS1.3"
                                 :ciphers "HIGH:!aNULL"}})

Testing

spork-https uses assay for testing.

# Run all tests
janet test/runner.janet # options like verbosity go here (ex: --verbosity 6)

# Clean build and test
jpm clean && jpm build && jpm test

The test suite covers:

• HTTPS client tests (GET, POST, PUT, PATCH, DELETE)
• HTTPS server tests (request handling, TLS handshake, concurrent clients)
• Stream factory integration tests
• Certificate generation tests

Examples

Runnable examples are in the examples/ directory:

File	Description
simple-server.janet	HTTPS server with self-signed cert
simple-client.janet	HTTPS client requests
local-test.janet	Client/server without network

Simple GET Request

(import spork-https :as https)

(let [res (https/get "https://api.github.com/users/janet-lang")]
  (when (= (:status res) 200)
    (print "Success!")
    (print (:body res))))

POST with JSON

(import spork-https :as https)
(import spork/json)

(let [payload (json/encode {:name "test" :value 42})
      res (https/post "https://api.example.com/data"
                     :body payload
                     :headers {"Content-Type" "application/json"})]
  (print "Status: " (:status res)))

Using spork/http Directly

You can use spork's http module directly with jsec as the stream factory:

(import spork/http)
(import jsec/tls :as tls)

(let [res (http/request "GET" "https://example.com/"
                       :stream-factory tls/connect)]
  (pp (:status res)))

Development

Code Formatting

jpm run format-janet   # Format Janet source files
jpm run format         # Format all code

Documentation Generation

jpm run gen-docs       # Generate markdown from org files
jpm run clean-gen      # Clean generated files

Architecture

spork-https is a thin wrapper that:

1. Creates a TLS stream factory function with jsec
2. Passes this factory to spork's http/request via :stream-factory
3. Merges TLS options from :tls-opts into the factory

This design keeps spork transport-agnostic while enabling HTTPS through optional extensions.

Related Projects

• spork - Janet utilities and HTTP client
• jsec - TLS/SSL support for Janet via OpenSSL
• janet-assay - Testing framework for Janet
• Janet - The Janet programming language

License

ISC License - see LICENSE file

Contributing

Issues and pull requests welcome at https://github.com/llmII/spork-https. Tickets and patches (fossil, preferred) at https://code.amlegion.org/spork-https.

Changelog

See NEWS.org for version history.