From 0638a3a3ab680b99c36cc09904d10bbfd76c65ba Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ryan <ry@tinyclouds.org>
Date: Sun, 9 Aug 2009 19:16:25 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Add IncomingMessage.prototype.pause() and resume().

---
 src/http.js     |  8 ++++++++
 website/api.txt | 15 +++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 23 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/http.js b/src/http.js
index 94430c1496..c0ea4b4aac 100644
--- a/src/http.js
+++ b/src/http.js
@@ -134,6 +134,14 @@ IncomingMessage.prototype.setBodyEncoding = function (enc) {
   this.connection.setEncoding(enc);
 };
 
+IncomingMessage.prototype.pause = function () {
+  this.connection.readPause();
+};
+
+IncomingMessage.prototype.resume = function () {
+  this.connection.readResume();
+};
+
 
 function OutgoingMessage () {
   node.EventEmitter.call(this);
diff --git a/website/api.txt b/website/api.txt
index 29495164c9..91c1591f5b 100644
--- a/website/api.txt
+++ b/website/api.txt
@@ -706,6 +706,15 @@ The HTTP protocol version as a string. Read only. Examples:
 Set the encoding for the request body. Either +"utf8"+ or +"raw"+. Defaults
 to raw.
 
+
++request.pause()+ ::
+Pauses request from emitting events.  Useful to throttle back an upload.
+
+
++request.resume()+ ::
+Resumes a paused request.
+
+
 +request.connection+ ::
 The +node.http.Connection+ object.
 
@@ -891,6 +900,12 @@ After emitted no other events will be emitted on the response.
   Set the encoding for the response body. Either +"utf8"+ or +"raw"+.
   Defaults to raw.
 
++response.pause()+ ::
+  Pauses response from emitting events.  Useful to throttle back a download.
+
++response.resume()+ ::
+  Resumes a paused response.
+
 +response.client+ ::
   A reference to the +node.http.Client+ that this response belongs to.