Package org.apache.http.protocol

Class RequestContent

java.lang.Object
org.apache.http.protocol.RequestContent
All Implemented Interfaces:
HttpRequestInterceptor
@Contract(threading=IMMUTABLE) public class RequestContent extends Object implements HttpRequestInterceptor
RequestContent is the most important interceptor for outgoing requests. It is responsible for delimiting content length by adding Content-Length or Transfer-Content headers based on the properties of the enclosed entity and the protocol version. This interceptor is required for correct functioning of client side protocol processors.
Since:
4.0

  • Constructor Details

    • RequestContent

      public RequestContent()
      Default constructor. The Content-Length or Transfer-Encoding will cause the interceptor to throw ProtocolException if already present in the response message.

    • RequestContent

      public RequestContent(boolean overwrite)
      Constructor that can be used to fine-tune behavior of this interceptor.
      Parameters:
      overwrite - If set to true the Content-Length and Transfer-Encoding headers will be created or updated if already present. If set to false the Content-Length and Transfer-Encoding headers will cause the interceptor to throw ProtocolException if already present in the response message.
      Since:
      4.2

  • Method Details

    • process

      public void process(HttpRequest request, HttpContext context) throws HttpException, IOException
      Description copied from interface: HttpRequestInterceptor
      Processes a request. On the client side, this step is performed before the request is sent to the server. On the server side, this step is performed on incoming messages before the message body is evaluated.
      Specified by:
      process in interface HttpRequestInterceptor
      Parameters:
      request - the request to preprocess
      context - the context for the request
      Throws:
      HttpException - in case of an HTTP protocol violation
      IOException - in case of an I/O error