Interface HttpContent

All Superinterfaces:
StreamingContent
All Known Implementing Classes:
AbstractHttpContent, AbstractInputStreamContent, AbstractXmlHttpContent, AtomContent, ByteArrayContent, EmptyContent, FileContent, InputStreamContent, JsonHttpContent, MockHttpContent, MultipartContent, ProtoHttpContent, UrlEncodedContent, XmlHttpContent
public interface HttpContent extends StreamingContent
Serializes HTTP request content into an output stream.

Implementations don't need to be thread-safe.

Since:
1.0

  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    long
    getLength()
    Returns the content length or less than zero if not known.
    String
    getType()
    Returns the content type or null for none.
    boolean
    retrySupported()
    Returns whether or not retry is supported on this content type.
    void
    writeTo(OutputStream out)
    Writes the byte content to the given output stream.

  • Method Details

    • getLength

      long getLength() throws IOException
      Returns the content length or less than zero if not known.
      Throws:
      IOException

    • getType

      String getType()
      Returns the content type or null for none.

    • retrySupported

      boolean retrySupported()
      Returns whether or not retry is supported on this content type.
      Since:
      1.4

    • writeTo

      void writeTo(OutputStream out) throws IOException
      Description copied from interface: StreamingContent
      Writes the byte content to the given output stream.

      Implementations must not close the output stream, and instead should flush the output stream. Some callers may assume that the output stream has not been closed, and will fail to work if it has been closed.

      Specified by:
      writeTo in interface StreamingContent
      Parameters:
      out - output stream
      Throws:
      IOException