Package org.dmfs.httpessentials.methods

Class Method

java.lang.Object

org.dmfs.httpessentials.methods.AbstractMethod

org.dmfs.httpessentials.methods.Method

All Implemented Interfaces:

HttpMethod

public final class Method
extends AbstractMethod

A HttpMethod that's neither safe nor idempotent. Use SafeMethod or IdempotentMethod to create one of these.

See Also:

• RFC 7231, section 4.2.1
• RFC 7231, section 4.2.2

Field Summary

Fields inherited from interface org.dmfs.httpessentials.HttpMethod

CONNECT, DELETE, GET, HEAD, OPTIONS, PATCH, POST, PUT, TRACE

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
Method(String verb, boolean supportsRequestPayload)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
boolean	isIdempotent()	Returns if this request method is idempotent, which means that sending multiple identical requests with that method has the same effect as sending one single request to the server.
boolean	isSafe()	Returns if this request method is safe, which means that the request is not intended and not expected to change any state on the server.

Methods inherited from class org.dmfs.httpessentials.methods.AbstractMethod

equals, hashCode, supportsRequestPayload, verb

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Details

Method

public Method(String verb,
 boolean supportsRequestPayload)

Method Details

isSafe

public boolean isSafe()

Description copied from interface: HttpMethod

Returns if this request method is safe, which means that the request is not intended and not expected to change any state on the server. In effect the semantics are to be considered read-only.

See Also:

• RFC 7231, Section 4.2.1

isIdempotent

public boolean isIdempotent()

Description copied from interface: HttpMethod

Returns if this request method is idempotent, which means that sending multiple identical requests with that method has the same effect as sending one single request to the server.

See Also:

• RFC 7231, Section 4.2.2