lib/plug.ex

defmodule Plug do
  @moduledoc """
  The plug specification.

  There are two kind of plugs: function plugs and module plugs.

  #### Function plugs

  A function plug is any function that receives a connection and a set of
  options and returns a connection. Its type signature must be:

      (Plug.Conn.t, Plug.opts) :: Plug.Conn.t

  #### Module plugs

  A module plug is an extension of the function plug. It is a module that must
  export:

    * a `call/2` function with the signature defined above
    * an `init/1` function which takes a set of options and initializes it.

  The result returned by `init/1` is passed as second argument to `call/2`. Note
  that `init/1` may be called during compilation and as such it must not return
  pids, ports or values that are not specific to the runtime.

  The API expected by a module plug is defined as a behaviour by the
  `Plug` module (this module).

  ## Examples

  Here's an example of a function plug:

      def json_header_plug(conn, opts) do
        Plug.Conn.put_resp_content_type(conn, "application/json")
      end

  Here's an example of a module plug:

      defmodule JSONHeaderPlug do
        import Plug.Conn

        def init(opts) do
          opts
        end

        def call(conn, _opts) do
          put_resp_content_type(conn, "application/json")
        end
      end

  ## The Plug pipeline

  The `Plug.Builder` module provides conveniences for building plug
  pipelines.
  """

  @type opts :: binary | tuple | atom | integer | float | [opts] | %{opts => opts}

  use Application

  @callback init(opts) :: opts
  @callback call(Plug.Conn.t, opts) :: Plug.Conn.t

  @doc false
  def start(_type, _args) do
    Logger.add_translator {Plug.Adapters.Translator, :translate}
    Plug.Supervisor.start_link()
  end
end