org.opennms.core.utils

Class HttpUtils

java.lang.Object

org.opennms.core.utils.HttpUtils

public abstract class HttpUtils
extends Object

Provides convenience methods for use the HTTP POST method.

Author:

Lawrence Karnowski

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
static int	DEFAULT_POST_BUFFER_SIZE Default buffer size for reading data.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
HttpUtils()

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static InputStream	post(URL url, InputStream dataStream) Post a given InputStream s data to a URL.
static InputStream	post(URL url, InputStream dataStream, String username, String password) Post a given InputStream s data to a URL using BASIC authentication and the given username and password.
static InputStream	post(URL url, InputStream dataStream, String username, String password, int bufSize) Post a given InputStream s data to a URL using BASIC authentication, the given username and password, and a buffer size.
static InputStream	post(URL url, Reader dataReader, String username, String password, int bufSize) Post a given Reader s data to a URL using BASIC authentication, the given username and password, and a buffer size.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

DEFAULT_POST_BUFFER_SIZE

public static final int DEFAULT_POST_BUFFER_SIZE

Default buffer size for reading data. (Default is one kilobyte.)

See Also:

Constant Field Values

Constructor Detail

HttpUtils

public HttpUtils()

Method Detail

post

public static InputStream post(URL url,
               InputStream dataStream)
                        throws IOException

Post a given InputStream s data to a URL.

Parameters:

url - the URL to post to

dataStream - an input stream containing the data to send

Returns:

An InputStream that the programmer can read from to get the HTTP server's response.

Throws:

IOException - if any.

post

public static InputStream post(URL url,
               InputStream dataStream,
               String username,
               String password)
                        throws IOException

Post a given InputStream s data to a URL using BASIC authentication and the given username and password.

Parameters:

url - the URL to post to

dataStream - an input stream containing the data to send

username - the username to use in the BASIC authentication

password - the password to use in the BASIC authentication

Returns:

An InputStream that the programmer can read from to get the HTTP server's response.

Throws:

IOException - if any.

post

public static InputStream post(URL url,
               InputStream dataStream,
               String username,
               String password,
               int bufSize)
                        throws IOException

Post a given InputStream s data to a URL using BASIC authentication, the given username and password, and a buffer size.

Parameters:

url - the URL to post to

dataStream - an input stream containing the data to send

username - the username to use in the BASIC authentication

password - the password to use in the BASIC authentication

bufSize - the size of the buffer to read from dataStream and write to the HTTP server

Returns:

An InputStream that the programmer can read from to get the HTTP server's response.

Throws:

IOException - if any.

post

public static InputStream post(URL url,
               Reader dataReader,
               String username,
               String password,
               int bufSize)
                        throws IOException

Post a given Reader s data to a URL using BASIC authentication, the given username and password, and a buffer size.

Parameters:

url - the URL to post to

dataReader - an input reader containing the data to send

username - the username to use in the BASIC authentication

password - the password to use in the BASIC authentication

bufSize - the size of the buffer to read from dataStream and write to the HTTP server

Returns:

An InputStream that the programmer can read from to get the HTTP server's response.

Throws:

IOException - if any.