Added [request startAsynchronous] for easy async requests (no queue required!)

@@ -343,6 +343,12 @@ extern unsigned long const ASIWWANBandwidthThrottleAmount;
 // Returns true if the response was gzip compressed
 - (BOOL)isResponseCompressed;
 
+#pragma mark running a request
+
+// Run a request asynchronously by adding it to the global queue
+// (Use [request start] for a synchronous request)
+- (void)startAsynchronous;
+
 #pragma mark request logic
 
 // Main request loop is in here
@@ -418,7 +424,11 @@ extern unsigned long const ASIWWANBandwidthThrottleAmount;
 - (void)handleStreamComplete;
 - (void)handleStreamError;
 
-# pragma mark session credentials
+#pragma mark global queue
+
++ (NSOperationQueue *)sharedRequestQueue;
+
+#pragma mark session credentials
 
 + (NSMutableArray *)sessionProxyCredentialsStore;
 + (NSMutableArray *)sessionCredentialsStore;

@@ -93,6 +93,8 @@ static NSRecursiveLock *sessionCookiesLock = nil;
 // This is so it can make use of any credentials supplied for the other request, if they are appropriate
 static NSRecursiveLock *delegateAuthenticationLock = nil;
 
+static NSOperationQueue *sharedRequestQueue = nil;
+
 // Private stuff
 @interface ASIHTTPRequest ()
 
@@ -403,6 +405,15 @@ static NSRecursiveLock *delegateAuthenticationLock = nil;
 	}
 }
 
+#pragma mark running a request
+
+// Run a request asynchronously by adding it to the global queue
+// (Use [request start] for a synchronous request)
+- (void)startAsynchronous
+{
+	[[ASIHTTPRequest sharedRequestQueue] addOperation:self];
+}
+
 
 #pragma mark request logic
 
@@ -2088,6 +2099,17 @@ static NSRecursiveLock *delegateAuthenticationLock = nil;
     [super cancel];
 }
 
+#pragma mark global queue
+
++ (NSOperationQueue *)sharedRequestQueue
+{
+	if (!sharedRequestQueue) {
+		sharedRequestQueue = [[NSOperationQueue alloc] init];
+		[sharedRequestQueue setMaxConcurrentOperationCount:YES];
+	}
+	return sharedRequestQueue;
+}
+
 # pragma mark session credentials
 
 + (NSMutableArray *)sessionProxyCredentialsStore

@@ -923,7 +923,64 @@
 	GHAssertTrue(success,@"Got wrong response status message");
 }
 
+- (void)testAsynchronousWithGlobalQueue
+{
+	ASIHTTPRequest *request = [ASIHTTPRequest requestWithURL:[NSURL URLWithString:@"http://allseeing-i.com/ASIHTTPRequest/tests/first"]];
+	[request setUserInfo:[NSDictionary dictionaryWithObject:[NSNumber numberWithInt:1] forKey:@"RequestNumber"]];
+	[request setDidFailSelector:@selector(asyncFail:)];
+	[request setDidFinishSelector:@selector(asyncSuccess:)];
+	[request setDelegate:self];
+	[request startAsynchronous];
 	
-@end
+	request = [ASIHTTPRequest requestWithURL:[NSURL URLWithString:@"http://allseeing-i.com/ASIHTTPRequest/tests/second"]];
+	[request setUserInfo:[NSDictionary dictionaryWithObject:[NSNumber numberWithInt:2] forKey:@"RequestNumber"]];
+	[request setDidFailSelector:@selector(asyncFail:)];
+	[request setDidFinishSelector:@selector(asyncSuccess:)];
+	[request setDelegate:self];
+	[request startAsynchronous];
 	
+	request = [ASIHTTPRequest requestWithURL:[NSURL URLWithString:@"http://allseeing-i.com/ASIHTTPRequest/tests/third"]];
+	[request setUserInfo:[NSDictionary dictionaryWithObject:[NSNumber numberWithInt:3] forKey:@"RequestNumber"]];
+	[request setDidFailSelector:@selector(asyncFail:)];
+	[request setDidFinishSelector:@selector(asyncSuccess:)];
+	[request setDelegate:self];
+	[request startAsynchronous];	
 	
+	request = [ASIHTTPRequest requestWithURL:nil];
+	[request setUserInfo:[NSDictionary dictionaryWithObject:[NSNumber numberWithInt:4] forKey:@"RequestNumber"]];
+	[request setDidFailSelector:@selector(asyncFail:)];
+	[request setDidFinishSelector:@selector(asyncSuccess:)];
+	[request setDelegate:self];
+	[request startAsynchronous];	
+}
+
+
+- (void)asyncFail:(ASIHTTPRequest *)request
+{
+	int requestNumber = [[[request userInfo] objectForKey:@"RequestNumber"] intValue];
+	GHAssertEquals(requestNumber,4,@"Wrong request failed");	
+}
+
+- (void)asyncSuccess:(ASIHTTPRequest *)request
+{
+	int requestNumber = [[[request userInfo] objectForKey:@"RequestNumber"] intValue];
+	GHAssertNotEquals(requestNumber,4,@"Request succeeded when it should have failed");
+	
+	BOOL success;
+	switch (requestNumber) {
+		case 1:
+			success = [[request responseString] isEqualToString:@"This is the expected content for the first string"];
+			break;
+		case 2:
+			success = [[request responseString] isEqualToString:@"This is the expected content for the second string"];
+			break;
+		case 3:
+			success = [[request responseString] isEqualToString:@"This is the expected content for the third string"];
+			break;
+	}
+	GHAssertTrue(success,@"Got wrong request content - very bad!");
+	
+}
+
+
+@end
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