CPC H04L 67/568 (2022.05) [H04L 67/01 (2022.05); H04L 67/02 (2013.01); H04L 67/566 (2022.05)] | 12 Claims |
1. A method of providing a service via an overlay network of HTTP proxy servers, comprising, at a HTTP proxy server in the overlay network of HTTP proxy servers:
a. providing one or more non-HTTP services to end user clients, the one or more non-HTTP services enabling the end user clients to request entities from the HTTP proxy server and request notifications about updates to the entities;
b. the HTTP proxy server adapting non-HTTP requests for said one or more non-HTTP services into requests for an upstream HTTP service that comprises:
providing a first store entry in a cache addressable at a first URI and storing an entity;
providing a second store entry in the cache addressable at a second URI and storing client interest in being notified about updates to the entity;
c. responsive to end user client requests for notifications about updates to the entities, recording client interest in corresponding second store entries.
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