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# HTTP Reader Input Adapter Sample

This sample demonstrates how to use the TIBCO StreamBase® Input Adapter for IP/HTTP.

### Note

This adapter uses the WinPcap libraries for Windows to tap into the IP packet stream. Before using this adapter with real-time data, you must install and configure these libraries on the system that will host the adapter.

Download and install the latest WinPcap MSI from http://www.winpcap.org. Use all the default settings for the installation. This adapter is not supported on macOS or Linux.

## Importing This Sample into StreamBase Studio

In StreamBase Studio, import this sample with the following steps:

- From the top-level menu, click File → Load StreamBase Sample.

- Enter `http` to narrow the list of options.

- Select HTTP reader input adapter from the StreamBase Standard Adapters category.

- Click OK.

StreamBase Studio creates a single project containing the sample files.

## Running This Sample in StreamBase Studio

1. In the Project Explorer view, open the sample you just loaded.

   If you see red marks on a project folder, wait a moment for the project to load its features.

   If the red marks do not resolve themselves after a minute, select the project, right-click, and select Maven → Update Project from the context menu.

2. Open the `src/main/eventflow/`packageName`` folder.

3. Open the `httpReader.sbapp` file and click the Run button. This opens the SB Test/Debug perspective and starts the module.

4. Use a web browser to generate traffic on HTTP port 80.

5. In the Output Streams view, observe that one or more tuples is emitted through the HTTPReaderOutput stream.

6. When done, press F9 or click the Terminate EventFlow Fragment button.

## Sample Location

When you load the sample into StreamBase Studio, Studio copies the sample project's files to your Studio workspace, which is normally part of your home directory, with full access rights.

### Important

Load this sample in StreamBase Studio, and thereafter use the Studio workspace copy of the sample to run and test it, even when running from the command prompt.

Using the workspace copy of the sample avoids permission problems. The default workspace location for this sample is:

    studio-workspace/sample_httpreader

See Default Installation Directories for the default location of `studio-workspace` on your system.