org.springframework.http.client

Class HttpComponentsClientHttpRequestFactory

java.lang.Object

org.springframework.http.client.HttpComponentsClientHttpRequestFactory

All Implemented Interfaces:

DisposableBean, ClientHttpRequestFactory

Direct Known Subclasses:

HttpComponentsAsyncClientHttpRequestFactory

public class HttpComponentsClientHttpRequestFactory
extends Object
implements ClientHttpRequestFactory, DisposableBean

ClientHttpRequestFactory implementation that uses Apache HttpComponents HttpClient to create requests.

Allows to use a pre-configured HttpClient instance - potentially with authentication, HTTP connection pooling, etc.

NOTE: Requires Apache HttpComponents 4.3 or higher, as of Spring 4.0.

Since:

3.1

Author:

Oleg Kalnichevski, Arjen Poutsma, Stephane Nicoll, Juergen Hoeller

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
HttpComponentsClientHttpRequestFactory() Create a new instance of the HttpComponentsClientHttpRequestFactory with a default HttpClient.
HttpComponentsClientHttpRequestFactory(HttpClient httpClient) Create a new instance of the HttpComponentsClientHttpRequestFactory with the given HttpClient instance.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
protected org.apache.http.protocol.HttpContext	createHttpContext(HttpMethod httpMethod, URI uri) Template methods that creates a HttpContext for the given HTTP method and URI.
protected HttpUriRequest	createHttpUriRequest(HttpMethod httpMethod, URI uri) Create a Commons HttpMethodBase object for the given HTTP method and URI specification.
ClientHttpRequest	createRequest(URI uri, HttpMethod httpMethod) Create a new ClientHttpRequest for the specified URI and HTTP method.
protected RequestConfig	createRequestConfig(Object client) Create a default RequestConfig to use with the given client.
void	destroy() Shutdown hook that closes the underlying ClientConnectionManager's connection pool, if any.
HttpClient	getHttpClient() Return the HttpClient used for synchronous execution.
protected RequestConfig	mergeRequestConfig(RequestConfig clientConfig) Merge the given HttpClient-level RequestConfig with the factory-level RequestConfig, if necessary.
protected void	postProcessHttpRequest(HttpUriRequest request) Template method that allows for manipulating the HttpUriRequest before it is returned as part of a HttpComponentsClientHttpRequest.
void	setBufferRequestBody(boolean bufferRequestBody) Indicates whether this request factory should buffer the request body internally.
void	setConnectionRequestTimeout(int connectionRequestTimeout) Set the timeout in milliseconds used when requesting a connection from the connection manager using the underlying HttpClient.
void	setConnectTimeout(int timeout) Set the connection timeout for the underlying HttpClient.
void	setHttpClient(HttpClient httpClient) Set the HttpClient used for synchronous execution.
void	setReadTimeout(int timeout) Set the socket read timeout for the underlying HttpClient.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

HttpComponentsClientHttpRequestFactory

public HttpComponentsClientHttpRequestFactory()

Create a new instance of the HttpComponentsClientHttpRequestFactory with a default HttpClient.

HttpComponentsClientHttpRequestFactory

public HttpComponentsClientHttpRequestFactory(HttpClient httpClient)

Create a new instance of the HttpComponentsClientHttpRequestFactory with the given HttpClient instance.

Parameters:

httpClient - the HttpClient instance to use for this request factory

Method Detail

setHttpClient

public void setHttpClient(HttpClient httpClient)

Set the HttpClient used for synchronous execution.

getHttpClient

public HttpClient getHttpClient()

Return the HttpClient used for synchronous execution.

setConnectTimeout

public void setConnectTimeout(int timeout)

Set the connection timeout for the underlying HttpClient. A timeout value of 0 specifies an infinite timeout.

Additional properties can be configured by specifying a RequestConfig instance on a custom HttpClient.

Parameters:

timeout - the timeout value in milliseconds

See Also:

RequestConfig.getConnectTimeout()

setConnectionRequestTimeout

public void setConnectionRequestTimeout(int connectionRequestTimeout)

Set the timeout in milliseconds used when requesting a connection from the connection manager using the underlying HttpClient. A timeout value of 0 specifies an infinite timeout.

Additional properties can be configured by specifying a RequestConfig instance on a custom HttpClient.

Parameters:

connectionRequestTimeout - the timeout value to request a connection in milliseconds

See Also:

RequestConfig.getConnectionRequestTimeout()

setReadTimeout

public void setReadTimeout(int timeout)

Set the socket read timeout for the underlying HttpClient. A timeout value of 0 specifies an infinite timeout.

Additional properties can be configured by specifying a RequestConfig instance on a custom HttpClient.

Parameters:

timeout - the timeout value in milliseconds

See Also:

RequestConfig.getSocketTimeout()

setBufferRequestBody

public void setBufferRequestBody(boolean bufferRequestBody)

Indicates whether this request factory should buffer the request body internally.

Default is true. When sending large amounts of data via POST or PUT, it is recommended to change this property to false, so as not to run out of memory.

createRequest

public ClientHttpRequest createRequest(URI uri,
                                       HttpMethod httpMethod)
                                throws IOException

Description copied from interface: ClientHttpRequestFactory

Create a new ClientHttpRequest for the specified URI and HTTP method.

The returned request can be written to, and then executed by calling ClientHttpRequest.execute().

Specified by:

createRequest in interface ClientHttpRequestFactory

Parameters:

uri - the URI to create a request for

httpMethod - the HTTP method to execute

Returns:

the created request

Throws:

IOException - in case of I/O errors

createRequestConfig

protected RequestConfig createRequestConfig(Object client)

Create a default RequestConfig to use with the given client. Can return null to indicate that no custom request config should be set and the defaults of the HttpClient should be used.

The default implementation tries to merge the defaults of the client with the local customizations of this factory instance, if any.

Parameters:

client - the HttpClient (or HttpAsyncClient) to check

Returns:

the actual RequestConfig to use (may be null)

Since:

4.2

See Also:

mergeRequestConfig(RequestConfig)

mergeRequestConfig

protected RequestConfig mergeRequestConfig(RequestConfig clientConfig)

Merge the given HttpClient-level RequestConfig with the factory-level RequestConfig, if necessary.

Parameters:

clientConfig - the config held by the current

Returns:

the merged request config

Since:

4.2

createHttpUriRequest

protected HttpUriRequest createHttpUriRequest(HttpMethod httpMethod,
                                              URI uri)

Create a Commons HttpMethodBase object for the given HTTP method and URI specification.

Parameters:

httpMethod - the HTTP method

uri - the URI

Returns:

the Commons HttpMethodBase object

postProcessHttpRequest

protected void postProcessHttpRequest(HttpUriRequest request)

Template method that allows for manipulating the HttpUriRequest before it is returned as part of a HttpComponentsClientHttpRequest.

The default implementation is empty.

Parameters:

request - the request to process

createHttpContext

protected org.apache.http.protocol.HttpContext createHttpContext(HttpMethod httpMethod,
                                                                 URI uri)

Template methods that creates a HttpContext for the given HTTP method and URI.

The default implementation returns null.

Parameters:

httpMethod - the HTTP method

uri - the URI

Returns:

the http context

destroy

public void destroy()
             throws Exception

Shutdown hook that closes the underlying ClientConnectionManager's connection pool, if any.

Specified by:

destroy in interface DisposableBean

Throws:

Exception - in case of shutdown errors. Exceptions will get logged but not rethrown to allow other beans to release their resources too.