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 DISTCHECK_CONFIGURE_FLAGS = RST2MAN=:
 
+doc_DATA = README.rst LICENSE
+
 SUBDIRS = src
 
-EXTRA_DIST = libvmod-esiextra.spec LICENSE
+EXTRA_DIST = libvmod-esiextra.spec LICENSE README.rst
+
+README.rst: src/vmod_esiextra.man.rst
+	cp src/vmod_esiextra.man.rst README.rst
+
+src/vmod_esiextra.man.rst:
+	make -C src vmod_esiextra.man.rst

README.md

-./src/vmod_esiextra.rst
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README.rst

+..
+.. NB:  This file is machine generated, DO NOT EDIT!
+..
+.. Edit vmod.vcc and run make instead
+..
+
+.. role:: ref(emphasis)
+
+.. _vmod_esiextra(3):
+
+=============
+vmod_esiextra
+=============
+
+-----------------------
+Varnish Esiextra Module
+-----------------------
+
+:Manual section: 3
+
+SYNOPSIS
+========
+
+import esiextra [from "path"] ;
+
+
+DESCRIPTION
+===========
+
+This vmod contains tools to improve varnish ESI processing
+capabilities like:
+
+* generate `ETag` backend response headers
+* track the most recent `Last-Modified` date of all ESI includes.
+
+It requires chunked encoding trailer support, which, as of 2017-11-06,
+has not been merged to varnish-cache. See
+https://github.com/varnishcache/varnish-cache/pull/2477
+
+Example
+    ::
+
+	import esiextra;
+	# TODO
+
+See file `vtc/esi_recursive_full.vtc` for a full blown usage example.
+
+CONTENTS
+========
+
+* VOID bodyhash(HEADER)
+* lm()
+
+.. _func_bodyhash:
+
+bodyhash
+--------
+
+::
+
+	VOID bodyhash(HEADER)
+
+Hash the received body and write a hex-encoded string into HEADER.
+
+This function may only be called in `vcl_backend_response{}` and can
+only change `beresp.http.*` headers.
+
+If Trailer support is enabled, by setting `beresp.http.Trailer` to
+contain the name of HEADER, it will be used.
+
+Otherwise a placeholder header will be added to the cache object and
+overwritten afterwards. For this to work, it needs to disable
+streaming mode.
+
+For now, streaming mode is also disabled when Trailer support is
+enabled. This restriction may be lifted in the Future.
+
+.. _obj_lm:
+
+lm
+--
+
+::
+
+	new OBJ = lm()
+
+Create an object to track the most reacent `Last-Modified` time during
+the entirity of an ESI request including all sub-requests.
+
+.. _func_lm.inspect:
+
+lm.inspect
+----------
+
+::
+
+	BOOL lm.inspect(TIME)
+
+Inspect time vs. saved time. If new time is more recent than saved
+time, update and return true. Otherwise return false.
+
+.. _func_lm.update:
+
+lm.update
+---------
+
+::
+
+	VOID lm.update(TIME)
+
+same as inspect without a return value.
+
+.. _func_lm.get:
+
+lm.get
+------
+
+::
+
+	TIME lm.get()
+
+get the saved time.
+
+SEE ALSO
+========
+
+``vcl``\(7),
+``varnishd``\(1),
+``varnishesiextra``\(1)
+
+COPYRIGHT
+=========
+
+::
+
+  Copyright 2017 UPLEX Nils Goroll Systemoptimierung
+  All rights reserved
+ 
+  Author: Nils Goroll <nils.goroll@uplex.de>
+ 
+  License: See the LICENSE file which should have come with this distribution
+ 
+