HttpConnector¶

public class HttpConnector¶

HttpConnector is a connector for making HTTP/S connections to an URL.

Author:	Hugo Y. K. Lam

Constructors¶

HttpConnector¶

public HttpConnector(Object destUrl)¶

Creates a new instance of HttpConnector.

Parameters:	destUrl – the destination URL, either in String or URL format.
Throws:	MalformedURLException – if the URL is malformed.

Methods¶

addKeyManager¶

public void addKeyManager(KeyManager km)¶

Adds a key manager for SSL connection.

Parameters:	km – the key manager.

addTrustManager¶

public void addTrustManager(TrustManager tm)¶

Adds a trust manager for SSL connection.

Parameters:	tm – the trust manager.

createConnection¶

public HttpURLConnection createConnection()¶

Creates a new HTTP connection based on this connector’s properties.

Throws:	ConnectionException – if unable to create a new HTTP connection.
Returns:	a new HTTP connection.

getHostnameVerifier¶

public HostnameVerifier getHostnameVerifier()¶

Gets the host verifier for SSL connection.

Returns:	the host name verifier.

getRequestHeaders¶

public Map getRequestHeaders()¶

Gets the HTTP request headers.

Returns:	the HTTP headers, or null.

getSSLSocketFactory¶

public SSLSocketFactory getSSLSocketFactory()¶

Gets the SSL socket factory which is used in SSL connection.

Throws:	ConnectionException – if unable to create SSL socket factory.
Returns:	the SSL socket factory.

send¶

public InputStream send(InputStream request)¶

Sends an HTTP/S request using the given HTTP connection.

Parameters:	request – the HTTP request content or null for a simple get request.
Throws:	ConnectionException – if failed in sending the HTTP request or creating a new connection.
Returns:	an input stream for reading the reply from the host.

send¶

public InputStream send(InputStream request, HttpURLConnection connection)¶

Sends an HTTP/S request using the given HTTP connection.

Parameters:	request – the HTTP request content or null for a simple get request. connection – the HTTP connection for sending the request.
Throws:	ConnectionException – if failed in sending the HTTP request.
Returns:	an input stream for reading the reply from the host.

setHostnameVerifier¶

public void setHostnameVerifier(HostnameVerifier hostnameVerifier)¶

Sets a host name verifier for SSL connection.

Parameters:	hostnameVerifier – the host name verifier.

setRequestHeaders¶

public void setRequestHeaders(Map headers)¶

Sets the HTTP request headers.

Parameters:	headers – the HTTP headers.