winterwell.jtwitter.guts

Class ClientHttpRequest

java.lang.Object

java.util.Observable

winterwell.jtwitter.guts.ClientHttpRequest

public class ClientHttpRequest
extends java.util.Observable

Title: MyJavaTools: Client HTTP Request class

Description: this class helps to send POST HTTP requests with various form data, including files. Cookies can be added to be included in the request.

Licensed under the myjavatools license (Apache license version 2.0) http://www.myjavatools.com/license.txt

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
ClientHttpRequest(java.lang.String urlString) Creates a new multipart POST HTTP request for a specified URL string
ClientHttpRequest(java.net.URL url) Creates a new multipart POST HTTP request for a specified URL
ClientHttpRequest(java.net.URLConnection connection) Creates a new multipart POST HTTP request on a freshly opened URLConnection

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	cancel()
protected void	connect()
int	getBytesSent()
long	getFilePostSize(java.lang.String name, java.io.File file)
long	getPostFooterSize()
protected void	newline()
protected long	newlineNumBytes()
java.io.InputStream	post() Posts the requests to the server, with all the cookies and parameters that were added
java.io.InputStream	post(java.util.Map parameters) Posts the requests to the server, with all the cookies and parameters that were added before (if any), and with parameters that are passed in the argument
java.io.InputStream	post(java.util.Map cookies, java.util.Map parameters) Posts the requests to the server, with all the cookies and parameters that were added before (if any), and with cookies and parameters that are passed in the arguments
java.io.InputStream	post(java.lang.Object... parameters) Posts the requests to the server, with all the cookies and parameters that were added before (if any), and with parameters that are passed in the argument
java.io.InputStream	post(java.lang.String[] cookies, java.lang.Object[] parameters) Posts the requests to the server, with all the cookies and parameters that were added before (if any), and with cookies and parameters that are passed in the arguments
java.io.InputStream	post(java.lang.String raw_cookies, java.util.Map parameters) Posts the requests to the server, with all the cookies and parameters that were added before (if any), and with cookies and parameters that are passed in the arguments
static java.io.InputStream	post(java.net.URL url, java.util.Map parameters) Posts a new request to specified URL, with parameters that are passed in the argument
static java.io.InputStream	post(java.net.URL url, java.util.Map cookies, java.util.Map parameters) Posts a new request to specified URL, with cookies and parameters that are passed in the argument
static java.io.InputStream	post(java.net.URL url, java.lang.Object[] parameters) Posts a new request to specified URL, with parameters that are passed in the argument
static java.io.InputStream	post(java.net.URL url, java.lang.String[] cookies, java.lang.Object[] parameters) Posts a new request to specified URL, with cookies and parameters that are passed in the argument
protected static java.lang.String	randomString()
void	setCookie(java.lang.String name, java.lang.String value) Adds a cookie to the requst
void	setCookies(java.util.Map cookies) Adds cookies to the request
void	setCookies(java.lang.String rawCookies) Adds a cookie to the requst
void	setCookies(java.lang.String[] cookies) Adds cookies to the request
void	setParameter(java.lang.Object name, java.lang.Object object) Adds a parameter to the request; if the parameter is a File, the file is uploaded, otherwise the string value of the parameter is passed in the request
void	setParameter(java.lang.String name, java.io.File file) Adds a file parameter to the request
void	setParameter(java.lang.String name, java.lang.String value) Adds a string parameter to the request
void	setParameter(java.lang.String name, java.lang.String filename, java.io.InputStream is) Adds a file parameter to the request
void	setParameters(java.util.Map parameters) Adds parameters to the request
void	setParameters(java.lang.Object... parameters) Adds parameters to the request
protected void	write(char c)
protected void	write(java.lang.String s)
protected void	writeln(java.lang.String s)

Methods inherited from class java.util.Observable

addObserver, clearChanged, countObservers, deleteObserver, deleteObservers, hasChanged, notifyObservers, notifyObservers, setChanged

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

ClientHttpRequest

public ClientHttpRequest(java.net.URLConnection connection)
                  throws java.io.IOException

Creates a new multipart POST HTTP request on a freshly opened URLConnection

Parameters:

connection - an already open URL connection

Throws:

java.io.IOException

ClientHttpRequest

public ClientHttpRequest(java.net.URL url)
                  throws java.io.IOException

Creates a new multipart POST HTTP request for a specified URL

Parameters:

url - the URL to send request to

Throws:

java.io.IOException

ClientHttpRequest

public ClientHttpRequest(java.lang.String urlString)
                  throws java.io.IOException

Creates a new multipart POST HTTP request for a specified URL string

Parameters:

urlString - the string representation of the URL to send request to

Throws:

java.io.IOException

Method Detail

connect

protected void connect()
                throws java.io.IOException

Throws:

java.io.IOException

write

protected void write(char c)
              throws java.io.IOException

Throws:

java.io.IOException

write

protected void write(java.lang.String s)
              throws java.io.IOException

Throws:

java.io.IOException

newlineNumBytes

protected long newlineNumBytes()

newline

protected void newline()
                throws java.io.IOException

Throws:

java.io.IOException

writeln

protected void writeln(java.lang.String s)
                throws java.io.IOException

Throws:

java.io.IOException

randomString

protected static java.lang.String randomString()

setCookies

public void setCookies(java.lang.String rawCookies)
                throws java.io.IOException

Adds a cookie to the requst

Parameters:

name - cookie name

value - cookie value

Throws:

java.io.IOException

setCookie

public void setCookie(java.lang.String name,
                      java.lang.String value)
               throws java.io.IOException

Adds a cookie to the requst

Parameters:

name - cookie name

value - cookie value

Throws:

java.io.IOException

setCookies

public void setCookies(java.util.Map cookies)
                throws java.io.IOException

Adds cookies to the request

Parameters:

cookies - the cookie "name-to-value" map

Throws:

java.io.IOException

setCookies

public void setCookies(java.lang.String[] cookies)
                throws java.io.IOException

Adds cookies to the request

Parameters:

cookies - array of cookie names and values (cookies[2*i] is a name, cookies[2*i + 1] is a value)

Throws:

java.io.IOException

getBytesSent

public int getBytesSent()

cancel

public void cancel()

setParameter

public void setParameter(java.lang.String name,
                         java.lang.String value)
                  throws java.io.IOException

Adds a string parameter to the request

Parameters:

name - parameter name

value - parameter value

Throws:

java.io.IOException

setParameter

public void setParameter(java.lang.String name,
                         java.lang.String filename,
                         java.io.InputStream is)
                  throws java.io.IOException

Adds a file parameter to the request

Parameters:

name - parameter name

filename - the name of the file

is - input stream to read the contents of the file from

Throws:

java.io.IOException

getFilePostSize

public long getFilePostSize(java.lang.String name,
                            java.io.File file)

setParameter

public void setParameter(java.lang.String name,
                         java.io.File file)
                  throws java.io.IOException

Adds a file parameter to the request

Parameters:

name - parameter name

file - the file to upload

Throws:

java.io.IOException

setParameter

public void setParameter(java.lang.Object name,
                         java.lang.Object object)
                  throws java.io.IOException

Adds a parameter to the request; if the parameter is a File, the file is uploaded, otherwise the string value of the parameter is passed in the request

Parameters:

name - parameter name

object - parameter value, a File or anything else that can be stringified

Throws:

java.io.IOException

setParameters

public void setParameters(java.util.Map parameters)
                   throws java.io.IOException

Adds parameters to the request

Parameters:

parameters - "name-to-value" map of parameters; if a value is a file, the file is uploaded, otherwise it is stringified and sent in the request

Throws:

java.io.IOException

setParameters

public void setParameters(java.lang.Object... parameters)
                   throws java.io.IOException

Adds parameters to the request

Parameters:

parameters - (vararg) parameter names and values (parameters[2*i] is a name, parameters[2*i + 1] is a value); if a value is a file, the file is uploaded, otherwise it is stringified and sent in the request

Throws:

java.io.IOException

getPostFooterSize

public long getPostFooterSize()

post

public java.io.InputStream post()
                         throws java.io.IOException

Posts the requests to the server, with all the cookies and parameters that were added

Returns:

input stream with the server response

Throws:

java.io.IOException

post

public java.io.InputStream post(java.util.Map parameters)
                         throws java.io.IOException

Posts the requests to the server, with all the cookies and parameters that were added before (if any), and with parameters that are passed in the argument

Parameters:

parameters - request parameters

Returns:

input stream with the server response

Throws:

java.io.IOException

See Also:

setParameters

post

public java.io.InputStream post(java.lang.Object... parameters)
                         throws java.io.IOException

Posts the requests to the server, with all the cookies and parameters that were added before (if any), and with parameters that are passed in the argument

Parameters:

parameters - request parameters

Returns:

input stream with the server response

Throws:

java.io.IOException

See Also:

setParameters

post

public java.io.InputStream post(java.util.Map cookies,
                                java.util.Map parameters)
                         throws java.io.IOException

Posts the requests to the server, with all the cookies and parameters that were added before (if any), and with cookies and parameters that are passed in the arguments

Parameters:

cookies - request cookies

parameters - request parameters

Returns:

input stream with the server response

Throws:

java.io.IOException

See Also:

setParameters, setCookies

post

public java.io.InputStream post(java.lang.String raw_cookies,
                                java.util.Map parameters)
                         throws java.io.IOException

Posts the requests to the server, with all the cookies and parameters that were added before (if any), and with cookies and parameters that are passed in the arguments

Parameters:

cookies - request cookies

parameters - request parameters

Returns:

input stream with the server response

Throws:

java.io.IOException

See Also:

setParameters, setCookies

post

public java.io.InputStream post(java.lang.String[] cookies,
                                java.lang.Object[] parameters)
                         throws java.io.IOException

Posts the requests to the server, with all the cookies and parameters that were added before (if any), and with cookies and parameters that are passed in the arguments

Parameters:

cookies - request cookies

parameters - request parameters

Returns:

input stream with the server response

Throws:

java.io.IOException

See Also:

setParameters, setCookies

post

public static java.io.InputStream post(java.net.URL url,
                                       java.util.Map parameters)
                                throws java.io.IOException

Posts a new request to specified URL, with parameters that are passed in the argument

Parameters:

parameters - request parameters

Returns:

input stream with the server response

Throws:

java.io.IOException

See Also:

setParameters

post

public static java.io.InputStream post(java.net.URL url,
                                       java.lang.Object[] parameters)
                                throws java.io.IOException

Posts a new request to specified URL, with parameters that are passed in the argument

Parameters:

parameters - request parameters

Returns:

input stream with the server response

Throws:

java.io.IOException

See Also:

setParameters

post

public static java.io.InputStream post(java.net.URL url,
                                       java.util.Map cookies,
                                       java.util.Map parameters)
                                throws java.io.IOException

Posts a new request to specified URL, with cookies and parameters that are passed in the argument

Parameters:

cookies - request cookies

parameters - request parameters

Returns:

input stream with the server response

Throws:

java.io.IOException

See Also:

setCookies, setParameters

post

public static java.io.InputStream post(java.net.URL url,
                                       java.lang.String[] cookies,
                                       java.lang.Object[] parameters)
                                throws java.io.IOException

Posts a new request to specified URL, with cookies and parameters that are passed in the argument

Parameters:

cookies - request cookies

parameters - request parameters

Returns:

input stream with the server response

Throws:

java.io.IOException

See Also:

setCookies, setParameters