NAME

CURLINFO_PRETRANSFER_TIME - get the time until the file transfer start

SYNOPSIS

#include <curl/curl.h>
CURLcode curl_easy_getinfo(CURL *handle, CURLINFO_PRETRANSFER_TIME,
double *timep);

DESCRIPTION

Pass a pointer to a double to receive the time, in seconds, it took from the start until the file transfer is just about to begin. This time-stamp includes all pre-transfer commands and negotiations that are specific to the particular protocol(s) involved. It includes the sending of the protocol-specific instructions that trigger a transfer. When a redirect is followed, the time from each request is added together. See also the TIMES overview in the curl_easy_getinfo(3) man page.

PROTOCOLS

This functionality affects all supported protocols

EXAMPLE

int main(void)
{
CURL *curl = curl_easy_init();
if(curl) {
CURLcode res;
double pretransfer;
curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_URL, "https://example.com");
res = curl_easy_perform(curl);
if(CURLE_OK == res) {
res = curl_easy_getinfo(curl, CURLINFO_PRETRANSFER_TIME, &pretransfer);
if(CURLE_OK == res) {
printf("Time: %.1f", pretransfer);
}
}
/* always cleanup */
curl_easy_cleanup(curl);
}
}

AVAILABILITY

Added in curl 7.4.1

RETURN VALUE

Returns CURLE_OK if the option is supported, and CURLE_UNKNOWN_OPTION if not.

SEE ALSO

CURLINFO_CONNECT_TIME_T(3), CURLINFO_PRETRANSFER_TIME_T(3), curl_easy_getinfo(3), curl_easy_setopt(3)