Package co.ecg.alpaca.core.framework

Class HTTPUtils

java.lang.Object

co.ecg.alpaca.core.framework.HTTPUtils

@Component
public class HTTPUtils
extends Object

HTTP Utility Methods to aid in standard RESTful tasks

Version:

$Id: $Id

Author:

Matthew Keathley on 6/15/15

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Class	Description
static class	HTTPUtils.HttpMkCol

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
HTTPUtils(AlpacaProperties alpacaConfig)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static org.apache.http.impl.client.CloseableHttpClient	createHttpClientFromURL(URL url)	Creates a CloseableHttpClient for the given address with attached credentials.
static org.apache.http.client.methods.CloseableHttpResponse	delete(URI address)	delete.
static InputStream	getInputStreamFromURL(String address)	Utility Method to Get the InputStream From the given URL
static InputStream	getInputStreamFromURL(URI address)	Utility Method to Get the InputStream From the given URL
static org.apache.http.client.methods.CloseableHttpResponse	getResponseFromURL(String address)	Utility method to get the HTTP Response from a URL.
static org.apache.http.client.methods.CloseableHttpResponse	getResponseFromURL(URI address)	Utility method to get the HTTP Response from a URL.
static String	getStringFromURL(String address)	Utility Method to Download a File as String from the given URL
static org.apache.http.client.methods.CloseableHttpResponse	headStringToURL(String address)	Utility method to get the header of the HTTP Response from a URL.
static org.apache.http.client.methods.CloseableHttpResponse	headStringToURL(URI address)	Utility method to get the header of the HTTP Response from a URL.
static org.apache.http.client.methods.CloseableHttpResponse	putEntityToURL(URI address, org.apache.http.entity.AbstractHttpEntity entity)	Utility method to send a entity to the given HTTP address via HTTP PUT
static org.apache.http.client.methods.CloseableHttpResponse	putStringToURL(String address, String string)	Utility method to send a String to the given HTTP address via HTTP PUT
static org.apache.http.client.methods.CloseableHttpResponse	putStringToURL(URI address, String string)	Utility method to send a String to the given HTTP address via HTTP PUT

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

HTTPUtils

@Autowired
public HTTPUtils(AlpacaProperties alpacaConfig)

Method Detail

createHttpClientFromURL

public static org.apache.http.impl.client.CloseableHttpClient createHttpClientFromURL(URL url)
                                                                               throws HTTPException

Creates a CloseableHttpClient for the given address with attached credentials.

Parameters:

url - The URL create the client

Returns:

CloseableHttpClient

Throws:

HTTPException - Thrown if an error occurs while retrieving the client.

getInputStreamFromURL

public static InputStream getInputStreamFromURL(String address)
                                         throws URISyntaxException,
                                                HTTPException

Utility Method to Get the InputStream From the given URL

Parameters:

address - The String form of the URL.

Returns:

The file as String

Throws:

HTTPException - Thrown if an error occurs while retrieving the input stream.

URISyntaxException - Thrown if the URI is malformed.

getInputStreamFromURL

public static InputStream getInputStreamFromURL(URI address)
                                         throws HTTPException

Utility Method to Get the InputStream From the given URL

Parameters:

address - The URL to download

Returns:

The file as String

Throws:

HTTPException - Thrown if an error occurs while retrieving the input stream.

getResponseFromURL

public static org.apache.http.client.methods.CloseableHttpResponse getResponseFromURL(String address)
                                                                               throws URISyntaxException,
                                                                                      HTTPException

Utility method to get the HTTP Response from a URL.

Parameters:

address - The String address to retrieve

Returns:

The CloseableHttpResponse from the given address

Throws:

HTTPException - Thrown if an error occurs while retrieving response.

URISyntaxException - Thrown if the URI is malformed.

getResponseFromURL

public static org.apache.http.client.methods.CloseableHttpResponse getResponseFromURL(URI address)
                                                                               throws HTTPException

Utility method to get the HTTP Response from a URL.

Parameters:

address - The address to retrieve

Returns:

The CloseableHttpResponse from the given address

Throws:

HTTPException - Thrown if an error occurs while retrieving response.

getStringFromURL

public static String getStringFromURL(String address)
                               throws HTTPException

Utility Method to Download a File as String from the given URL

Parameters:

address - The URL to download

Returns:

The file as String

Throws:

HTTPException - Thrown if an error occurs while retrieving the URL.

putStringToURL

public static org.apache.http.client.methods.CloseableHttpResponse putStringToURL(String address,
                                                                                  String string)
                                                                           throws URISyntaxException,
                                                                                  HTTPException

Utility method to send a String to the given HTTP address via HTTP PUT

Parameters:

address - The String form of the address to retrieve

string - The string to send

Returns:

The CloseableHttpResponse from the given address

Throws:

HTTPException - Thrown if an error occurs during PUT.

URISyntaxException - Thrown if the URI is malformed.

putStringToURL

public static org.apache.http.client.methods.CloseableHttpResponse putStringToURL(URI address,
                                                                                  String string)
                                                                           throws HTTPException

Utility method to send a String to the given HTTP address via HTTP PUT

Parameters:

address - The address to retrieve

string - The string to send

Returns:

The CloseableHttpResponse from the given address

Throws:

HTTPException - Thrown if an error occurs during PUT.

putEntityToURL

public static org.apache.http.client.methods.CloseableHttpResponse putEntityToURL(URI address,
                                                                                  org.apache.http.entity.AbstractHttpEntity entity)
                                                                           throws HTTPException

Utility method to send a entity to the given HTTP address via HTTP PUT

Parameters:

address - The address to retrieve

entity - The entity to send

Returns:

The CloseableHttpResponse from the given address

Throws:

HTTPException - Thrown if an error occurs during PUT.

headStringToURL

public static org.apache.http.client.methods.CloseableHttpResponse headStringToURL(String address)
                                                                            throws HTTPException,
                                                                                   URISyntaxException

Utility method to get the header of the HTTP Response from a URL.

Parameters:

address - The String address to retrieve

Returns:

The CloseableHttpResponse from the given address

Throws:

HTTPException - Thrown if an error occurs while retrieving response.

URISyntaxException - if any.

headStringToURL

public static org.apache.http.client.methods.CloseableHttpResponse headStringToURL(URI address)
                                                                            throws HTTPException

Utility method to get the header of the HTTP Response from a URL.

Parameters:

address - The address to retrieve

Returns:

The CloseableHttpResponse from the given address

Throws:

HTTPException - Thrown if an error occurs while retrieving response.

delete

public static org.apache.http.client.methods.CloseableHttpResponse delete(URI address)
                                                                   throws HTTPException

delete.

Parameters:

address - a URI object.

Returns:

a CloseableHttpResponse object.

Throws:

HTTPException - if any.