QNetworkAccessManager and redirections

[alexandernst]

I have problems handling redirects using QNetworkAccessManager. Could I get some help? Example code here: http://pastebin.com/bu7rWx2X

I can't get the file that I want (hosted on sourceforge) using the first link in the code, but if I use the second link (commented), I get the file without problems.

I know that this is almost only-c++-code forum, but the code is ~50 lines and I haven't used python-specific things. Only Qt calls.

Thanks

[alexandernst]

Not a single reply? Nobody knows something about QNAM and redirections?

[Talei]

I looked briefly on Your code, so maybe I'm wrong on this - also tired from all day work ;/, but why do You use https for sourceforge?, try http.
Also try to use WireShark and capture Your request and browser request and compare both. That's probably fastest way to figure out why this don't work.

[alexandernst]

I use https because that's the link. Qt should be able to manage that link. Also, going the Wireshark way is way too wrong for that problem. That is clearly a Qt bug.
Both wget and curl are perfectly able to handle that link, so Qt should be able to handle it too. Could somebody try to run the code or maybe even better, point me to the right direction.

[wysota]

Maybe you need to handle the redirection yourself. I'm not sure QNetworkAccessManager does that on its own. There are situations when you'd like to know a redirection is in place and not actually follow it blindly so I guess it could be that QNetworkAccessManager will not make the second request automatically.

[alexandernst]

wysota, I already handle the redirections. I'm here because I'm doing something wrong and I need and example/advice.

[wysota]

So what happens exactly if you use the first link? Did you connect appropriate signals and slots regarding handling ssl errors as it says in the docs?

[alexandernst]

Yes, I connected the appropriate signals. I also manage sslErrors signal, but no ssl errors happen at all.
In my app I get a 302 with the same URL but http instead of https. Then I get a 200 with exactly the same URL as from the 302 redirection. And it stops there.

Using wget I get 302, 302, 302 and then 200. I also saw a cookie, but I don't know how to implement/use them with my code. I haven't found any example about doing that.

[wysota]

Then I get a 200 with exactly the same URL as from the 302 redirection. And it stops there.

And what would you expect? 200 is the last status code in chain, there are no more requests after that. Did you look at the headers you get with the response?

[alexandernst]

I'm not sure if I'm looking them the right way. I use this:

for item in reply.rawHeaderList():
print "HEADER: " + reply.rawHeader(str(item))

[wysota]

And what do you get?