org.glassfish.jersey.client
Interface HttpUrlConnector.ConnectionFactory

Enclosing class:

HttpUrlConnector

public static interface HttpUrlConnector.ConnectionFactory

A factory for HttpURLConnection instances.

A factory may be used to create a HttpURLConnection and configure it in a custom manner that is not possible using the Client API.

A factory instance may be registered with the constructor HttpUrlConnector.HttpUrlConnector(javax.ws.rs.core.Configuration, org.glassfish.jersey.client.HttpUrlConnector.ConnectionFactory) Then the HttpUrlConnector instance may be registered with a JerseyClient or JerseyWebTarget configuration via ClientConfig.connector(org.glassfish.jersey.client.spi.Connector).

Method Summary

HttpURLConnection

getConnection(URL url) Get a HttpURLConnection for a given URL.

Method Detail

getConnection

HttpURLConnection getConnection(URL url)
                                throws IOException

Get a HttpURLConnection for a given URL.

Implementation of the method MUST be thread-safe and MUST ensure that a dedicated HttpURLConnection instance is returned for concurrent requests.

Parameters:

url - the endpoint URL.

Returns:

the HttpURLConnection.

Throws:

IOException - in case the connection cannot be provided.