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before necko, there was...
netlib
Netlib is the fond name of the original networking library that has been
with us since Navigator 1.0. Here are some documents that describe how
it works:
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Netlib, from the top
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Core Functionality
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Under the Covers
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Misc
netlib II
Written in the 4.0 Navigator/Communicator timeframe and ultimately shipped
with some server products. It was written in C using this wonderful tool
called JMC (the Java Module Compiler) that predates our use of COM and
C++. Here are some fun documents about it if you can't sleep:
janet
Java-based networking library developed for the Xena project. The code
may be getting published on mozilla.org one of these days...
bam
The BAM (Born-Again Modularity) effort was started in conjunction with
the New Layout project (aka Gecko) in order to fit the new layout engine
into the old codebase (now Mozilla Classic). Part of this was COMifying
netlib, giving it a reasonable XP-COM veneer while all sort of horrors
remained lurcking beneath the surface, ripe for a rewrite. Here's some
info:
n2
Earlier attempt to rewrite netlib for Seamonkey. Here are a few pointers:
necko
Here we are today, trying to replace netlib once again. The Nth time's
a charm.
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