gretl_www_init ()

int
gretl_www_init (const char *host,
                const char *proxy,
                int use_proxy);

gretl_www_cleanup ()

void
gretl_www_cleanup (void);

list_remote_dbs ()

int
list_remote_dbs (char **getbuf);

list_remote_function_packages ()

int
list_remote_function_packages (char **getbuf,
                               int filter);

list_remote_function_categories ()

int
list_remote_function_categories (char **getbuf);

list_remote_data_packages ()

int
list_remote_data_packages (char **getbuf);

retrieve_remote_db_index ()

int
retrieve_remote_db_index (const char *dbname,
                          char **getbuf);

retrieve_remote_db ()

int
retrieve_remote_db (const char *dbname,
                    const char *localname,
                    int opt);

check_remote_db ()

int
check_remote_db (const char *dbname);

retrieve_remote_function_package ()

int
retrieve_remote_function_package (const char *pkgname,
                                  const char *localname);

Retrieves the specified file from the gretl data server.

retrieve_remote_gfn_content ()

int
retrieve_remote_gfn_content (const char *zipname,
                             const char *localname);

Retrieves the gfn file from within a function package on the gretl server that takes the form of a zip file.

retrieve_remote_pkg_filename ()

char *
retrieve_remote_pkg_filename (const char *pkgname,
                              int *err);

retrieve_remote_datafiles_package ()

int
retrieve_remote_datafiles_package (const char *pkgname,
                                   const char *localname);

Retrieves the specified package from sourceforge.

retrieve_remote_db_data ()

int
retrieve_remote_db_data (const char *dbname,
                         const char *varname,
                         char **getbuf,
                         int opt);

Retrieves the specified data from the gretl data server.

retrieve_manfile ()

int
retrieve_manfile (const char *fname,
                  const char *localname);

Retrieves the specified manual file in PDF format from sourceforge.

get_update_info ()

int
get_update_info (char **saver,
                 int verbose);

upload_function_package ()

int
upload_function_package (const char *login,
                         const char *pass,
                         const char *fname,
                         const char *buf,
                         size_t buflen,
                         char **retbuf);

retrieve_public_file ()

int
retrieve_public_file (const char *uri,
                      char *localname);

Retrieves the specified resource and writes it to localname , if possible.

retrieve_public_file_as_buffer ()

char *
retrieve_public_file_as_buffer (const char *uri,
                                size_t *len,
                                int *err);

query_sourceforge ()

int
query_sourceforge (const char *query,
                   char **getbuf);

gretl_curl ()

int
gretl_curl (const char *url,
            const char *header,
            const char *postdata,
            int include,
            char **output,
            char **errmsg);

Somewhat flexible URI "grabber", allowing use of the POST method with header and data to be sent to the host.

enum CGIOpt