RE: [PHP-DEV] Revisiting output control code

> I'd like to suggest that we revisit the output control > (output buffering) code base. > The current implementation uses way too less commands to do > too many different operations, which almost always causes > problems with output handlers that need to maintain a state > or context. > > Short example: > ob_clean() causes havoc with ext/zlib ob handlers and any > handlers found in pecl/http. > ob_clean() passes currently buffered input through the > handler and discards it, which means in the case of the gz > handler that the gzip/zlib header bytes (and more) are > missing from the sent data. > > Things I think that should come with the new code: > Support for an opaque handler context, which will be > passed to the handler. > More distinct commands like FLUSH, RESTART and/or CLEAN. > Thoughts/comments/flames? Sounds like should be built upon/replaced with streams. Jared