python: Rewrote SSI handler as a reusable module, and in Python3.

[ashd.git] / doc / patplex.doc

diff --git a/doc/patplex.doc b/doc/patplex.doc
index 2d9acbd..65e2d11 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/patplex.doc
+++ b/doc/patplex.doc
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ rules are recognized:
        rule has matched.
 
 In addition to the rules, a *match* stanza must contain exactly one
-follow-up line specifying the action to take if it mathces. Currently,
+follow-up line specifying the action to take if it matches. Currently,
 only the *handler* action is recognized:
 
 *handler* 'HANDLER'::
@@ -101,14 +101,30 @@ only the *handler* action is recognized:
        'HANDLER' must be a named handler as declared by a *child* or
        *fchild* stanza, to which the request is passed.
 
-Additionally, a *match* stanza may contain a *restpat* line:
+Additionally, a *match* stanza may contain any of the following,
+optional lines:
+
+*set* 'HEADER' 'VALUE'::
+
+       If the *match* stanza as a whole matches, the named HTTP
+       'HEADER' in the request is set to 'VALUE' before passing the
+       request on to the specified handler. A *match* stanza may
+       contain any number of *set* lines.
+
+*xset* 'HEADER' 'VALUE'::
+
+       *xset* does exactly the same thing as *set*, except that
+         'HEADER' is automatically prepended with the `X-Ash-`
+         prefix. The intention is only to make configuration files
+         look nicer in this very common case.
 
 *restpat* 'TEMPLATE'::
 
        If the *match* stanza as a whole matches, 'TEMPLATE' is
        expanded and installed as the rest string of the request
        before it is passed to the specified handler. In 'TEMPLATE',
-       the following parameters are recognized and expanded.
+       the following parameters are recognized and expanded. At most
+       one *restpat* line may be given per *match* stanza.
 
 *$0* ... *$9*::