org.springframework.http

Class RequestEntity<T>

java.lang.Object

org.springframework.http.HttpEntity<T>

org.springframework.http.RequestEntity<T>

public class RequestEntity<T>
extends HttpEntity<T>

Extension of HttpEntity that adds a method and uri. Used in RestTemplate and @Controller methods.

In RestTemplate, this class is used as parameter in exchange():

 MyRequest body = ...
 RequestEntity<MyRequest> request = RequestEntity
     .post(new URI("http://example.com/bar"))
     .accept(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)
     .body(body);
 ResponseEntity<MyResponse> response = template.exchange(request, MyResponse.class);
 

If you would like to provide a URI template with variables, consider using UriTemplate:

 URI uri = new UriTemplate("http://example.com/{foo}").expand("bar");
 RequestEntity<MyRequest> request = RequestEntity.post(uri).accept(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON).body(body);
 

Can also be used in Spring MVC, as a parameter in a @Controller method:

 @RequestMapping("/handle")
 public void handle(RequestEntity<String> request) {
   HttpMethod method = request.getMethod();
   URI url = request.getUrl();
   String body = request.getBody();
 }
 

Since:

4.1

Author:

Arjen Poutsma, Sebastien Deleuze

See Also:

getMethod(), getUrl()

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Class and Description
static interface	RequestEntity.BodyBuilder Defines a builder that adds a body to the response entity.
static interface	RequestEntity.HeadersBuilder<B extends RequestEntity.HeadersBuilder<B>> Defines a builder that adds headers to the request entity.

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class org.springframework.http.HttpEntity

EMPTY

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
RequestEntity(HttpMethod method, java.net.URI url) Constructor with method and URL but without body nor headers.
RequestEntity(MultiValueMap<java.lang.String,java.lang.String> headers, HttpMethod method, java.net.URI url) Constructor with method, URL and headers but without body.
RequestEntity(T body, HttpMethod method, java.net.URI url) Constructor with method, URL and body but without headers.
RequestEntity(T body, HttpMethod method, java.net.URI url, java.lang.reflect.Type type) Constructor with method, URL, body and type but without headers.
RequestEntity(T body, MultiValueMap<java.lang.String,java.lang.String> headers, HttpMethod method, java.net.URI url) Constructor with method, URL, headers and body.
RequestEntity(T body, MultiValueMap<java.lang.String,java.lang.String> headers, HttpMethod method, java.net.URI url, java.lang.reflect.Type type) Constructor with method, URL, headers, body and type.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static RequestEntity.HeadersBuilder<?>	delete(java.net.URI url) Create an HTTP DELETE builder with the given url.
boolean	equals(java.lang.Object other)
static RequestEntity.HeadersBuilder<?>	get(java.net.URI url) Create an HTTP GET builder with the given url.
HttpMethod	getMethod() Return the HTTP method of the request.
java.lang.reflect.Type	getType() Return the type of the request's body.
java.net.URI	getUrl() Return the URL of the request.
int	hashCode()
static RequestEntity.HeadersBuilder<?>	head(java.net.URI url) Create an HTTP HEAD builder with the given url.
static RequestEntity.BodyBuilder	method(HttpMethod method, java.net.URI url) Create a builder with the given method and url.
static RequestEntity.HeadersBuilder<?>	options(java.net.URI url) Creates an HTTP OPTIONS builder with the given url.
static RequestEntity.BodyBuilder	patch(java.net.URI url) Create an HTTP PATCH builder with the given url.
static RequestEntity.BodyBuilder	post(java.net.URI url) Create an HTTP POST builder with the given url.
static RequestEntity.BodyBuilder	put(java.net.URI url) Create an HTTP PUT builder with the given url.
java.lang.String	toString()

Methods inherited from class org.springframework.http.HttpEntity

getBody, getHeaders, hasBody

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

RequestEntity

public RequestEntity(HttpMethod method,
                     java.net.URI url)

Constructor with method and URL but without body nor headers.

Parameters:

method - the method

url - the URL

RequestEntity

public RequestEntity(@Nullable
                     T body,
                     HttpMethod method,
                     java.net.URI url)

Constructor with method, URL and body but without headers.

Parameters:

body - the body

method - the method

url - the URL

RequestEntity

public RequestEntity(@Nullable
                     T body,
                     HttpMethod method,
                     java.net.URI url,
                     java.lang.reflect.Type type)

Constructor with method, URL, body and type but without headers.

Parameters:

body - the body

method - the method

url - the URL

type - the type used for generic type resolution

Since:

4.3

RequestEntity

public RequestEntity(MultiValueMap<java.lang.String,java.lang.String> headers,
                     HttpMethod method,
                     java.net.URI url)

Constructor with method, URL and headers but without body.

Parameters:

headers - the headers

method - the method

url - the URL

RequestEntity

public RequestEntity(@Nullable
                     T body,
                     @Nullable
                     MultiValueMap<java.lang.String,java.lang.String> headers,
                     @Nullable
                     HttpMethod method,
                     java.net.URI url)

Constructor with method, URL, headers and body.

Parameters:

body - the body

headers - the headers

method - the method

url - the URL

RequestEntity

public RequestEntity(@Nullable
                     T body,
                     @Nullable
                     MultiValueMap<java.lang.String,java.lang.String> headers,
                     @Nullable
                     HttpMethod method,
                     java.net.URI url,
                     @Nullable
                     java.lang.reflect.Type type)

Constructor with method, URL, headers, body and type.

Parameters:

body - the body

headers - the headers

method - the method

url - the URL

type - the type used for generic type resolution

Since:

4.3

Method Detail

getMethod

@Nullable
public HttpMethod getMethod()

Return the HTTP method of the request.

Returns:

the HTTP method as an HttpMethod enum value

getUrl

public java.net.URI getUrl()

Return the URL of the request.

Returns:

the URL as a URI

getType

@Nullable
public java.lang.reflect.Type getType()

Return the type of the request's body.

Returns:

the request's body type, or null if not known

Since:

4.3

equals

public boolean equals(@Nullable
                      java.lang.Object other)

Overrides:

equals in class HttpEntity<T>

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Overrides:

hashCode in class HttpEntity<T>

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class HttpEntity<T>

method

public static RequestEntity.BodyBuilder method(HttpMethod method,
                                               java.net.URI url)

Create a builder with the given method and url.

Parameters:

method - the HTTP method (GET, POST, etc)

url - the URL

Returns:

the created builder

get

public static RequestEntity.HeadersBuilder<?> get(java.net.URI url)

Create an HTTP GET builder with the given url.

Parameters:

url - the URL

Returns:

the created builder

head

public static RequestEntity.HeadersBuilder<?> head(java.net.URI url)

Create an HTTP HEAD builder with the given url.

Parameters:

url - the URL

Returns:

the created builder

post

public static RequestEntity.BodyBuilder post(java.net.URI url)

Create an HTTP POST builder with the given url.

Parameters:

url - the URL

Returns:

the created builder

put

public static RequestEntity.BodyBuilder put(java.net.URI url)

Create an HTTP PUT builder with the given url.

Parameters:

url - the URL

Returns:

the created builder

patch

public static RequestEntity.BodyBuilder patch(java.net.URI url)

Create an HTTP PATCH builder with the given url.

Parameters:

url - the URL

Returns:

the created builder

delete

public static RequestEntity.HeadersBuilder<?> delete(java.net.URI url)

Create an HTTP DELETE builder with the given url.

Parameters:

url - the URL

Returns:

the created builder

options

public static RequestEntity.HeadersBuilder<?> options(java.net.URI url)

Creates an HTTP OPTIONS builder with the given url.

Parameters:

url - the URL

Returns:

the created builder