static ngx_int_t
ngx_http_push_stream_subscriber_handler(ngx_http_request_t *r)
{
    ngx_slab_pool_t                                *shpool = (ngx_slab_pool_t *)ngx_http_push_stream_shm_zone->shm.addr;
    ngx_http_push_stream_loc_conf_t                *cf = ngx_http_get_module_loc_conf(r, ngx_http_push_stream_module);
    ngx_http_push_stream_subscriber_t              *worker_subscriber;
    ngx_http_push_stream_requested_channel_t       *channels_ids, *cur;
    ngx_http_push_stream_subscriber_ctx_t          *ctx;
    time_t                                          if_modified_since;
    ngx_str_t                                      *last_event_id, vv_time = ngx_null_string;
    ngx_str_t                                      *push_mode;
    ngx_flag_t                                      polling, longpolling;
    ngx_int_t                                       rc;
    ngx_int_t                                       status_code;
    ngx_str_t                                      *explain_error_message;

    // add headers to support cross domain requests
    if (cf->allowed_origins.len > 0) {
        ngx_http_push_stream_add_response_header(r, &NGX_HTTP_PUSH_STREAM_HEADER_ACCESS_CONTROL_ALLOW_ORIGIN, &cf->allowed_origins);
        ngx_http_push_stream_add_response_header(r, &NGX_HTTP_PUSH_STREAM_HEADER_ACCESS_CONTROL_ALLOW_METHODS, &NGX_HTTP_PUSH_STREAM_ALLOW_GET);
        ngx_http_push_stream_add_response_header(r, &NGX_HTTP_PUSH_STREAM_HEADER_ACCESS_CONTROL_ALLOW_HEADERS, &NGX_HTTP_PUSH_STREAM_ALLOWED_HEADERS);
    }

    if (r->method & NGX_HTTP_OPTIONS) {
        return ngx_http_push_stream_send_only_header_response(r, NGX_HTTP_OK, NULL);
    }

    // only accept GET method
    if (!(r->method & NGX_HTTP_GET)) {
        ngx_http_push_stream_add_response_header(r, &NGX_HTTP_PUSH_STREAM_HEADER_ALLOW, &NGX_HTTP_PUSH_STREAM_ALLOW_GET);
        return ngx_http_push_stream_send_only_header_response(r, NGX_HTTP_NOT_ALLOWED, NULL);
    }

    if ((ctx = ngx_http_push_stream_add_request_context(r)) == NULL) {
        ngx_log_error(NGX_LOG_ERR, r->connection->log, 0, "push stream module: unable to create request context");
        return NGX_HTTP_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR;
    }

    //get channels ids and backtracks from path
    channels_ids = ngx_http_push_stream_parse_channels_ids_from_path(r, ctx->temp_pool);
    if ((channels_ids == NULL) || ngx_queue_empty(&channels_ids->queue)) {
        ngx_log_error(NGX_LOG_WARN, r->connection->log, 0, "push stream module: the $push_stream_channels_path variable is required but is not set");
        return ngx_http_push_stream_send_only_header_response(r, NGX_HTTP_BAD_REQUEST, &NGX_HTTP_PUSH_STREAM_NO_CHANNEL_ID_MESSAGE);
    }

    //validate channels: name, length and quantity. check if channel exists when authorized_channels_only is on. check if channel is full of subscribers
    if (ngx_http_push_stream_validate_channels(r, channels_ids, &status_code, &explain_error_message) == NGX_ERROR) {
        return ngx_http_push_stream_send_only_header_response(r, status_code, explain_error_message);
    }

    if (cf->last_received_message_time != NULL) {
        ngx_http_push_stream_complex_value(r, cf->last_received_message_time, &vv_time);
    } else if (r->headers_in.if_modified_since != NULL) {
        vv_time = r->headers_in.if_modified_since->value;
    }

    // get control headers
    if_modified_since = vv_time.len ? ngx_http_parse_time(vv_time.data, vv_time.len) : -1;
    last_event_id = ngx_http_push_stream_get_header(r, &NGX_HTTP_PUSH_STREAM_HEADER_LAST_EVENT_ID);

    push_mode = ngx_http_push_stream_get_header(r, &NGX_HTTP_PUSH_STREAM_HEADER_MODE);
    polling = ((cf->location_type == NGX_HTTP_PUSH_STREAM_SUBSCRIBER_MODE_POLLING) || ((push_mode != NULL) && (push_mode->len == NGX_HTTP_PUSH_STREAM_MODE_POLLING.len) && (ngx_strncasecmp(push_mode->data, NGX_HTTP_PUSH_STREAM_MODE_POLLING.data, NGX_HTTP_PUSH_STREAM_MODE_POLLING.len) == 0)));
    longpolling = ((cf->location_type == NGX_HTTP_PUSH_STREAM_SUBSCRIBER_MODE_LONGPOLLING) || ((push_mode != NULL) && (push_mode->len == NGX_HTTP_PUSH_STREAM_MODE_LONGPOLLING.len) && (ngx_strncasecmp(push_mode->data, NGX_HTTP_PUSH_STREAM_MODE_LONGPOLLING.data, NGX_HTTP_PUSH_STREAM_MODE_LONGPOLLING.len) == 0)));

    if (polling || longpolling) {
        ngx_int_t result = ngx_http_push_stream_subscriber_polling_handler(r, channels_ids, if_modified_since, last_event_id, longpolling, ctx->temp_pool);
        if (ctx->temp_pool != NULL) {
            ngx_destroy_pool(ctx->temp_pool);
            ctx->temp_pool = NULL;
        }
        return result;
    }

    ctx->padding = ngx_http_push_stream_get_padding_by_user_agent(r);

    // stream access
    if ((worker_subscriber = ngx_http_push_stream_subscriber_prepare_request_to_keep_connected(r)) == NULL) {
        return NGX_HTTP_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR;
    }

    ngx_http_push_stream_add_response_header(r, &NGX_HTTP_PUSH_STREAM_HEADER_TRANSFER_ENCODING, &NGX_HTTP_PUSH_STREAM_HEADER_CHUNCKED);
    ngx_http_send_header(r);

    // sending response content header
    if (ngx_http_push_stream_send_response_content_header(r, cf) == NGX_ERROR) {
        ngx_log_error(NGX_LOG_ERR, (r)->connection->log, 0, "push stream module: could not send content header to subscriber");
        return NGX_HTTP_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR;
    }

    ngx_shmtx_lock(&shpool->mutex);
    rc = ngx_http_push_stream_registry_subscriber_locked(r, worker_subscriber);
    ngx_shmtx_unlock(&shpool->mutex);

    if (rc == NGX_ERROR) {
        return NGX_HTTP_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR;
    }

    // adding subscriber to channel(s) and send backtrack messages
    cur = channels_ids;
    while ((cur = (ngx_http_push_stream_requested_channel_t *) ngx_queue_next(&cur->queue)) != channels_ids) {
        if (ngx_http_push_stream_subscriber_assign_channel(shpool, cf, r, cur, if_modified_since, last_event_id, worker_subscriber, ctx->temp_pool) != NGX_OK) {
            return NGX_HTTP_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR;
        }
    }

    if (ctx->temp_pool != NULL) {
        ngx_destroy_pool(ctx->temp_pool);
        ctx->temp_pool = NULL;
    }
    return NGX_DONE;
}
static ngx_int_t
ngx_http_push_stream_subscriber_handler(ngx_http_request_t *r)
{
    ngx_http_push_stream_main_conf_t               *mcf = ngx_http_get_module_main_conf(r, ngx_http_push_stream_module);
    ngx_http_push_stream_loc_conf_t                *cf = ngx_http_get_module_loc_conf(r, ngx_http_push_stream_module);
    ngx_http_push_stream_subscriber_t              *worker_subscriber;
    ngx_http_push_stream_requested_channel_t       *requested_channels, *requested_channel;
    ngx_queue_t                                    *q;
    ngx_http_push_stream_module_ctx_t              *ctx;
    ngx_int_t                                       tag;
    time_t                                          if_modified_since;
    ngx_str_t                                      *last_event_id = NULL;
    ngx_str_t                                      *push_mode;
    ngx_flag_t                                      polling, longpolling;
    ngx_int_t                                       status_code;
    ngx_str_t                                      *explain_error_message;
    ngx_str_t                                       vv_allowed_origins = ngx_null_string;

    // add headers to support cross domain requests
    if (cf->allowed_origins != NULL) {
        ngx_http_push_stream_complex_value(r, cf->allowed_origins, &vv_allowed_origins);
    }

    if (vv_allowed_origins.len > 0) {
        ngx_http_push_stream_add_response_header(r, &NGX_HTTP_PUSH_STREAM_HEADER_ACCESS_CONTROL_ALLOW_ORIGIN, &vv_allowed_origins);
        ngx_http_push_stream_add_response_header(r, &NGX_HTTP_PUSH_STREAM_HEADER_ACCESS_CONTROL_ALLOW_METHODS, &NGX_HTTP_PUSH_STREAM_ALLOW_GET);
        ngx_http_push_stream_add_response_header(r, &NGX_HTTP_PUSH_STREAM_HEADER_ACCESS_CONTROL_ALLOW_HEADERS, &NGX_HTTP_PUSH_STREAM_ALLOWED_HEADERS);
    }

    if (r->method & NGX_HTTP_OPTIONS) {
        return ngx_http_push_stream_send_only_header_response(r, NGX_HTTP_OK, NULL);
    }

    ngx_http_push_stream_set_expires(r, NGX_HTTP_PUSH_STREAM_EXPIRES_EPOCH, 0);

    // only accept GET method
    if (!(r->method & NGX_HTTP_GET)) {
        ngx_http_push_stream_add_response_header(r, &NGX_HTTP_PUSH_STREAM_HEADER_ALLOW, &NGX_HTTP_PUSH_STREAM_ALLOW_GET);
        return ngx_http_push_stream_send_only_header_response(r, NGX_HTTP_NOT_ALLOWED, NULL);
    }

    if ((ctx = ngx_http_push_stream_add_request_context(r)) == NULL) {
        ngx_log_error(NGX_LOG_ERR, r->connection->log, 0, "push stream module: unable to create request context");
        return NGX_HTTP_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR;
    }

    //get channels ids and backtracks from path
    requested_channels = ngx_http_push_stream_parse_channels_ids_from_path(r, r->pool);
    if ((requested_channels == NULL) || ngx_queue_empty(&requested_channels->queue)) {
        ngx_log_error(NGX_LOG_WARN, r->connection->log, 0, "push stream module: the push_stream_channels_path is required but is not set");
        return ngx_http_push_stream_send_only_header_response(r, NGX_HTTP_BAD_REQUEST, &NGX_HTTP_PUSH_STREAM_NO_CHANNEL_ID_MESSAGE);
    }

    //validate channels: name, length and quantity. check if channel exists when authorized_channels_only is on. check if channel is full of subscribers
    if (ngx_http_push_stream_validate_channels(r, requested_channels, &status_code, &explain_error_message) == NGX_ERROR) {
        return ngx_http_push_stream_send_only_header_response(r, status_code, explain_error_message);
    }

    // get control values
    ngx_http_push_stream_get_last_received_message_values(r, &if_modified_since, &tag, &last_event_id);

    push_mode = ngx_http_push_stream_get_header(r, &NGX_HTTP_PUSH_STREAM_HEADER_MODE);
    polling = ((cf->location_type == NGX_HTTP_PUSH_STREAM_SUBSCRIBER_MODE_POLLING) || ((push_mode != NULL) && (push_mode->len == NGX_HTTP_PUSH_STREAM_MODE_POLLING.len) && (ngx_strncasecmp(push_mode->data, NGX_HTTP_PUSH_STREAM_MODE_POLLING.data, NGX_HTTP_PUSH_STREAM_MODE_POLLING.len) == 0)));
    longpolling = ((cf->location_type == NGX_HTTP_PUSH_STREAM_SUBSCRIBER_MODE_LONGPOLLING) || ((push_mode != NULL) && (push_mode->len == NGX_HTTP_PUSH_STREAM_MODE_LONGPOLLING.len) && (ngx_strncasecmp(push_mode->data, NGX_HTTP_PUSH_STREAM_MODE_LONGPOLLING.data, NGX_HTTP_PUSH_STREAM_MODE_LONGPOLLING.len) == 0)));

    if (polling || longpolling) {
        ngx_int_t result = ngx_http_push_stream_subscriber_polling_handler(r, requested_channels, if_modified_since, tag, last_event_id, longpolling, ctx->temp_pool);
        if (ctx->temp_pool != NULL) {
            ngx_destroy_pool(ctx->temp_pool);
            ctx->temp_pool = NULL;
        }
        return result;
    }

    ctx->padding = ngx_http_push_stream_get_padding_by_user_agent(r);

    // stream access
    if ((worker_subscriber = ngx_http_push_stream_subscriber_prepare_request_to_keep_connected(r)) == NULL) {
        return NGX_HTTP_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR;
    }

    ngx_http_send_header(r);

    // sending response content header
    if (ngx_http_push_stream_send_response_content_header(r, cf) == NGX_ERROR) {
        ngx_log_error(NGX_LOG_ERR, r->connection->log, 0, "push stream module: could not send content header to subscriber");
        return NGX_HTTP_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR;
    }

    if (ngx_http_push_stream_registry_subscriber(r, worker_subscriber) == NGX_ERROR) {
        return NGX_HTTP_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR;
    }

    // adding subscriber to channel(s) and send old messages
    for (q = ngx_queue_head(&requested_channels->queue); q != ngx_queue_sentinel(&requested_channels->queue); q = ngx_queue_next(q)) {
        requested_channel = ngx_queue_data(q, ngx_http_push_stream_requested_channel_t, queue);

        if (ngx_http_push_stream_subscriber_assign_channel(mcf, cf, r, requested_channel, if_modified_since, tag, last_event_id, worker_subscriber, ctx->temp_pool) != NGX_OK) {
            return NGX_HTTP_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR;
        }
    }

    if (ctx->temp_pool != NULL) {
        ngx_destroy_pool(ctx->temp_pool);
        ctx->temp_pool = NULL;
    }
    return NGX_DONE;
}