Beginning of more modern Webserver Request

bootstrap/bootstrap.cpp

@@ -241,14 +241,14 @@ bool browser_request_security_okay (Webserver_Request * request)
 // This function is the first function to be called after a client requests a page or file.
 // Based on the request from the client,
 // it decides which functions to call to obtain the response.
-void bootstrap_index (void * webserver_request)
+void bootstrap_index (Webserver_Request& webserver_request)
 {
+  Webserver_Request * request = std::addressof(webserver_request);
+
   shared_ptr<Developer_Logic_Tracer> developer_logic_tracer = nullptr;
   if (config_globals_log_network) {
-    developer_logic_tracer = make_shared<Developer_Logic_Tracer>(webserver_request);
+    developer_logic_tracer = make_shared<Developer_Logic_Tracer>(request);
   }
-
-  Webserver_Request * request = static_cast<Webserver_Request *>(webserver_request);
 
   // Record the POST request made to the web server.
   // This can be used for debugging.

bootstrap/bootstrap.h

@@ -21,4 +21,6 @@ Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
 
 #include <config/libraries.h>
 
-void bootstrap_index (void * webserver_request);
+class Webserver_Request;
+
+void bootstrap_index (Webserver_Request& webserver_request);

webserver/webserver.cpp

@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ void webserver_process_request (const int connfd, const string& clientaddress)
           http_parse_post (postdata, &request);
 
           // Assemble response.
-          bootstrap_index (&request);
+          bootstrap_index (request);
           http_assemble_response (&request);
 
           // Send response to browser.
@@ -615,7 +615,7 @@ void secure_webserver_process_request (mbedtls_ssl_config * conf, mbedtls_net_co
 
       // Assemble response.
       if (connection_healthy) {
-        bootstrap_index (&request);
+        bootstrap_index (request);
         http_assemble_response (&request);
       }