com.dtolabs.client.utils
Interface BaseHttpClient

All Superinterfaces:

ServerResponse

All Known Subinterfaces:

WebserviceHttpClient

public interface BaseHttpClient
extends ServerResponse

BaseHttpClient provides a simple interface for making and receiving HTTP requests to the server. Instances are obtained via the WebserviceHttpClientFactory.

Method Summary

int	getContentLengthRetrieved() Return the content length retrieved
org.apache.commons.httpclient.HttpMethod	getRequestMethod() Returns the HttpMethod used for the request.
void	makeRequest() Makes the HTTP request to workbench.
void	setMethodType(java.lang.String method) Set the HTTP method.
void	setRequestHeader(java.lang.String name, java.lang.String value) Set a Header field for the request.

Methods inherited from interface com.dtolabs.client.utils.ServerResponse

getResponseBody, getResultContentType, getResultStream

Method Detail

setRequestHeader

void setRequestHeader(java.lang.String name,
                      java.lang.String value)

Set a Header field for the request. Must be made before makeRequest is called.

makeRequest

void makeRequest()
                 throws java.io.IOException,
                        HttpClientException

Makes the HTTP request to workbench.

Throws:

java.io.IOException

HttpClientException

getRequestMethod

org.apache.commons.httpclient.HttpMethod getRequestMethod()

Returns the HttpMethod used for the request. Will return null before makeRequest is called.

Returns:

the HttpMethod instance used for the request.

getContentLengthRetrieved

int getContentLengthRetrieved()

Return the content length retrieved

Returns:

content length

setMethodType

void setMethodType(java.lang.String method)

Set the HTTP method. Default is GET, and POST will be automatically set if isPostRequest() returns true.

Parameters:

method - GET/POST/PUT/DELETE