Interface RestClient.RequestBodySpec

All Superinterfaces:

RestClient.RequestHeadersSpec<RestClient.RequestBodySpec>

All Known Subinterfaces:

RestClient.RequestBodyUriSpec

Enclosing interface:

RestClient

public static interface RestClient.RequestBodySpec
extends RestClient.RequestHeadersSpec<RestClient.RequestBodySpec>

Contract for specifying request headers and body leading up to the exchange.

Since:

6.1

Author:

Arjen Poutsma, Sebastien Deleuze

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from interface RestClient.RequestHeadersSpec

RestClient.RequestHeadersSpec.ConvertibleClientHttpResponse, RestClient.RequestHeadersSpec.ExchangeFunction<T>, RestClient.RequestHeadersSpec.RequiredValueExchangeFunction<T>

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
RestClient.RequestBodySpec	body(Object body)	Set the body of the request to the given Object.
RestClient.RequestBodySpec	body(StreamingHttpOutputMessage.Body body)	Set the body of the request to the given function that writes to an OutputStream.
<T> RestClient.RequestBodySpec	body(T body, ParameterizedTypeReference<T> bodyType)	Set the body of the request to the given Object.
RestClient.RequestBodySpec	contentLength(long contentLength)	Set the length of the body in bytes, as specified by the Content-Length header.
RestClient.RequestBodySpec	contentType(MediaType contentType)	Set the media type of the body, as specified by the Content-Type header.
RestClient.RequestBodySpec	hint(String key, Object value)	Set the hint with the given name to the given value for SmartHttpMessageConverters supporting them.

Methods inherited from interface RestClient.RequestHeadersSpec

accept, acceptCharset, apiVersion, attribute, attributes, cookie, cookies, exchange, exchange, exchangeForRequiredValue, exchangeForRequiredValue, header, headers, httpRequest, ifModifiedSince, ifNoneMatch, retrieve

Method Details

contentLength

RestClient.RequestBodySpec contentLength(long contentLength)

Set the length of the body in bytes, as specified by the Content-Length header.

Parameters:

contentLength - the content length

Returns:

this builder

See Also:

• HttpHeaders.setContentLength(long)

contentType

RestClient.RequestBodySpec contentType(MediaType contentType)

Set the media type of the body, as specified by the Content-Type header.

Parameters:

contentType - the content type

Returns:

this builder

See Also:

• HttpHeaders.setContentType(MediaType)

body

RestClient.RequestBodySpec body(Object body)

Set the body of the request to the given Object. For example:

Person person = ... ;
ResponseEntity<Void> response = client.post()
    .uri("/persons/{id}", id)
    .contentType(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)
    .body(person)
    .retrieve()
    .toBodilessEntity();

Parameters:

body - the body of the request

Returns:

this builder

body

<T> RestClient.RequestBodySpec body(T body,
 ParameterizedTypeReference<T> bodyType)

Set the body of the request to the given Object. The parameter bodyType is used to capture the generic type.

Parameters:

body - the body of the request

bodyType - the type of the body, used to capture the generic type

Returns:

this builder

body

RestClient.RequestBodySpec body(StreamingHttpOutputMessage.Body body)

Set the body of the request to the given function that writes to an OutputStream.

Parameters:

body - a function that takes an OutputStream and can throw an IOException

Returns:

this builder

hint

RestClient.RequestBodySpec hint(String key,
 Object value)

Set the hint with the given name to the given value for SmartHttpMessageConverters supporting them.

Parameters:

key - the key of the hint to add

value - the value of the hint to add

Returns:

this builder

Since:

7.0