org.codegist.crest.io.http
Interface HttpChannel

public interface HttpChannel

HTTP abstraction layer

Author:

Laurent Gilles (laurent.gilles@codegist.org)

Nested Class Summary

static interface

HttpChannel.Response HTTP Chanel's response

Method Summary

void	addHeader(String name, String value) Adds a new HTTP header
HttpChannel.Response	send() Sends the HTTP request.
void	setAccept(String value) Sets the HTTP Accept header
void	setConnectionTimeout(int timeout) Sets the connection timeout
void	setContentType(String value) Sets the HTTP Content-Type header
void	setHeader(String name, String value) Sets a HTTP header, overriding any existing one
void	setSocketTimeout(int timeout) Sets the socket timeout
void	writeEntityWith(org.codegist.crest.io.http.HttpEntityWriter httpEntityWriter) Sets the HTTP entity writer to use

Method Detail

setSocketTimeout

void setSocketTimeout(int timeout)
                      throws IOException

Sets the socket timeout

Parameters:

timeout - the socket timeout

Throws:

IOException

setConnectionTimeout

void setConnectionTimeout(int timeout)
                          throws IOException

Sets the connection timeout

Parameters:

timeout - the connection timeout

Throws:

IOException

addHeader

void addHeader(String name,
               String value)
               throws IOException

Adds a new HTTP header

Parameters:

name - the HTTP header name

value - the HTTP header value

Throws:

IOException

setHeader

void setHeader(String name,
               String value)
               throws IOException

Sets a HTTP header, overriding any existing one

Parameters:

name - the HTTP header name

value - the HTTP header value

Throws:

IOException

setContentType

void setContentType(String value)
                    throws IOException

Sets the HTTP Content-Type header

Parameters:

value - the HTTP Content-Type header value

Throws:

IOException

setAccept

void setAccept(String value)
               throws IOException

Sets the HTTP Accept header

Parameters:

value - the HTTP Accept header value

Throws:

IOException

writeEntityWith

void writeEntityWith(org.codegist.crest.io.http.HttpEntityWriter httpEntityWriter)
                     throws IOException

Sets the HTTP entity writer to use

Parameters:

httpEntityWriter - the HTTP entity writer to use

Throws:

IOException

send

HttpChannel.Response send()
                          throws IOException

Sends the HTTP request. Once called, no other calls can be made to the HTTP channel instance

Returns:

the HTTP response

Throws:

IOException