org.n52.proxy.web

Interface HttpClient

All Known Implementing Classes:

SimpleHttpClient

public interface HttpClient

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
org.apache.http.HttpResponse	executeGet(String uri)
org.apache.http.HttpResponse	executeMethod(org.apache.http.client.methods.HttpRequestBase method)
org.apache.http.HttpResponse	executePost(String uri, org.apache.http.HttpEntity payloadToSend) Sends the given payload to the determined URI.
org.apache.http.HttpResponse	executePost(String uri, String payloadToSend) Sends the given payload as content-type text/xml with UTF-8 encoding to the determined URI.
org.apache.http.HttpResponse	executePost(String uri, String payloadToSend, org.apache.http.entity.ContentType contentType) Sends the given payload (marked to be of a specific content-type) to the determined URI.

Method Detail

executeGet

org.apache.http.HttpResponse executeGet(String uri)
                                 throws IOException

Throws:

IOException

executePost

org.apache.http.HttpResponse executePost(String uri,
                                         String payloadToSend)
                                  throws IOException

Sends the given payload as content-type text/xml with UTF-8 encoding to the determined URI. Callees are responsible for ensuring that the contents are actually encoded as UTF-8. If not UTF-8, use executePost(String, String, ContentType) instead.

Parameters:

uri - the target to send the POST request to.

payloadToSend - the POST payload as XML encoded as UTF-8.

Returns:

the HTTP response returned by the target.

Throws:

IOException - if sending the request fails.

executePost

org.apache.http.HttpResponse executePost(String uri,
                                         String payloadToSend,
                                         org.apache.http.entity.ContentType contentType)
                                  throws IOException

Sends the given payload (marked to be of a specific content-type) to the determined URI.

Parameters:

uri - the target to send the POST request to.

payloadToSend - the POST payload as XML.

contentType - the content-type of the payload.

Returns:

the HTTP response returned by the target.

Throws:

IOException - if sending the request fails.

executePost

org.apache.http.HttpResponse executePost(String uri,
                                         org.apache.http.HttpEntity payloadToSend)
                                  throws IOException

Sends the given payload to the determined URI. Refer to the HTTP components docs to get more information which entity types are possible.

Parameters:

uri - the target to send the POST request to.

payloadToSend - a more generic way to send arbitrary content.

Returns:

the HTTP response returned by the target.

Throws:

IOException - if sending the request fails.

executeMethod

org.apache.http.HttpResponse executeMethod(org.apache.http.client.methods.HttpRequestBase method)
                                    throws IOException

Parameters:

method - the HTTP method to execute.

Returns:

the HTTP response returned by the target.

Throws:

IOException - if sending the request fails