Package org.apache.http.util

Class VersionInfo

java.lang.Object

org.apache.http.util.VersionInfo

public class VersionInfo
extends Object

Provides access to version information for HTTP components. Static methods are used to extract version information from property files that are automatically packaged with HTTP component release JARs.

All available version information is provided in strings, where the string format is informal and subject to change without notice. Version information is provided for debugging output and interpretation by humans, not for automated processing in applications.

Since:

4.0

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
static String	PROPERTY_MODULE
static String	PROPERTY_RELEASE
static String	PROPERTY_TIMESTAMP
static String	UNAVAILABLE	A string constant for unavailable information.
static String	VERSION_PROPERTY_FILE	The filename of the version information files.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
String	getClassloader()	Obtains the classloader used to read the version information.
String	getModule()	Obtains the name of the versioned module or informal unit.
String	getPackage()	Obtains the package name.
String	getRelease()	Obtains the release of the versioned module or informal unit.
String	getTimestamp()	Obtains the timestamp of the versioned module or informal unit.
static String	getUserAgent(String name, String pkg, Class<?> cls)	Sets the user agent to "<name>/<release> (Java/<java.version>)".
static VersionInfo[]	loadVersionInfo(String[] pckgs, ClassLoader clsldr)	Loads version information for a list of packages.
static VersionInfo	loadVersionInfo(String pckg, ClassLoader clsldr)	Loads version information for a package.
String	toString()	Provides the version information in human-readable format.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

UNAVAILABLE

public static final String UNAVAILABLE

A string constant for unavailable information.

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Constant Field Values

VERSION_PROPERTY_FILE

public static final String VERSION_PROPERTY_FILE

The filename of the version information files.

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Constant Field Values

PROPERTY_MODULE

public static final String PROPERTY_MODULE

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PROPERTY_RELEASE

public static final String PROPERTY_RELEASE

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PROPERTY_TIMESTAMP

public static final String PROPERTY_TIMESTAMP

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Method Detail

getPackage

public final String getPackage()

Obtains the package name. The package name identifies the module or informal unit.

Returns:

the package name, never null

getModule

public final String getModule()

Obtains the name of the versioned module or informal unit. This data is read from the version information for the package.

Returns:

the module name, never null

getRelease

public final String getRelease()

Obtains the release of the versioned module or informal unit. This data is read from the version information for the package.

Returns:

the release version, never null

getTimestamp

public final String getTimestamp()

Obtains the timestamp of the versioned module or informal unit. This data is read from the version information for the package.

Returns:

the timestamp, never null

getClassloader

public final String getClassloader()

Obtains the classloader used to read the version information. This is just the toString output of the classloader, since the version information should not keep a reference to the classloader itself. That could prevent garbage collection.

Returns:

the classloader description, never null

toString

public String toString()

Provides the version information in human-readable format.

Overrides:

toString in class Object

Returns:

a string holding this version information

loadVersionInfo

public static VersionInfo[] loadVersionInfo(String[] pckgs,
                                            ClassLoader clsldr)

Loads version information for a list of packages.

Parameters:

pckgs - the packages for which to load version info

clsldr - the classloader to load from, or null for the thread context classloader

Returns:

the version information for all packages found, never null

loadVersionInfo

public static VersionInfo loadVersionInfo(String pckg,
                                          ClassLoader clsldr)

Loads version information for a package.

Parameters:

pckg - the package for which to load version information, for example "org.apache.http". The package name should NOT end with a dot.

clsldr - the classloader to load from, or null for the thread context classloader

Returns:

the version information for the argument package, or null if not available

getUserAgent

public static String getUserAgent(String name,
                                  String pkg,
                                  Class<?> cls)

Sets the user agent to "<name>/<release> (Java/<java.version>)".

For example:

"Apache-HttpClient/4.3 (Java/1.6.0_35)"

Parameters:

name - the component name, like "Apache-HttpClient".

pkg - the package for which to load version information, for example "org.apache.http". The package name should NOT end with a dot.

cls - the class' class loader to load from, or null for the thread context class loader

Since:

4.3