Package org.apache.http.client

Interface HttpClient

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractHttpClient, AutoRetryHttpClient, CachingHttpClient, CloseableHttpClient, ContentEncodingHttpClient, DecompressingHttpClient, DefaultHttpClient, SystemDefaultHttpClient

public interface HttpClient

This interface represents only the most basic contract for HTTP request execution. It imposes no restrictions or particular details on the request execution process and leaves the specifics of state management, authentication and redirect handling up to individual implementations.

Since:

4.0

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
HttpResponse	execute(HttpUriRequest request)	Executes HTTP request using the default context.
<T> T	execute(HttpUriRequest request, ResponseHandler<? extends T> responseHandler)	Executes HTTP request using the default context and processes the response using the given response handler.
<T> T	execute(HttpUriRequest request, ResponseHandler<? extends T> responseHandler, HttpContext context)	Executes HTTP request using the given context and processes the response using the given response handler.
HttpResponse	execute(HttpUriRequest request, HttpContext context)	Executes HTTP request using the given context.
HttpResponse	execute(HttpHost target, HttpRequest request)	Executes HTTP request using the default context.
<T> T	execute(HttpHost target, HttpRequest request, ResponseHandler<? extends T> responseHandler)	Executes HTTP request to the target using the default context and processes the response using the given response handler.
<T> T	execute(HttpHost target, HttpRequest request, ResponseHandler<? extends T> responseHandler, HttpContext context)	Executes HTTP request to the target using the given context and processes the response using the given response handler.
HttpResponse	execute(HttpHost target, HttpRequest request, HttpContext context)	Executes HTTP request using the given context.
ClientConnectionManager	getConnectionManager()	Deprecated. (4.3) use HttpClientBuilder.
HttpParams	getParams()	Deprecated. (4.3) use RequestConfig.

Method Details

getParams

@Deprecated
HttpParams getParams()

Deprecated.

(4.3) use RequestConfig.

Obtains the parameters for this client. These parameters will become defaults for all requests being executed with this client, and for the parameters of dependent objects in this client.

Returns:

the default parameters

getConnectionManager

@Deprecated
ClientConnectionManager getConnectionManager()

Deprecated.

(4.3) use HttpClientBuilder.

Obtains the connection manager used by this client.

Returns:

the connection manager

execute

HttpResponse execute(HttpUriRequest request)
              throws IOException,
ClientProtocolException

Executes HTTP request using the default context.

Parameters:

request - the request to execute

Returns:

the response to the request. This is always a final response, never an intermediate response with an 1xx status code. Whether redirects or authentication challenges will be returned or handled automatically depends on the implementation and configuration of this client.

Throws:

IOException - in case of a problem or the connection was aborted

ClientProtocolException - in case of an http protocol error

execute

HttpResponse execute(HttpUriRequest request,
 HttpContext context)
              throws IOException,
ClientProtocolException

Executes HTTP request using the given context.

Parameters:

request - the request to execute

context - the context to use for the execution, or null to use the default context

Returns:

the response to the request. This is always a final response, never an intermediate response with an 1xx status code. Whether redirects or authentication challenges will be returned or handled automatically depends on the implementation and configuration of this client.

Throws:

IOException - in case of a problem or the connection was aborted

ClientProtocolException - in case of an http protocol error

execute

HttpResponse execute(HttpHost target,
 HttpRequest request)
              throws IOException,
ClientProtocolException

Executes HTTP request using the default context.

Parameters:

target - the target host for the request. Implementations may accept null if they can still determine a route, for example to a default target or by inspecting the request.

request - the request to execute

Returns:

the response to the request. This is always a final response, never an intermediate response with an 1xx status code. Whether redirects or authentication challenges will be returned or handled automatically depends on the implementation and configuration of this client.

Throws:

IOException - in case of a problem or the connection was aborted

ClientProtocolException - in case of an http protocol error

execute

HttpResponse execute(HttpHost target,
 HttpRequest request,
 HttpContext context)
              throws IOException,
ClientProtocolException

Executes HTTP request using the given context.

Parameters:

target - the target host for the request. Implementations may accept null if they can still determine a route, for example to a default target or by inspecting the request.

request - the request to execute

context - the context to use for the execution, or null to use the default context

Returns:

the response to the request. This is always a final response, never an intermediate response with an 1xx status code. Whether redirects or authentication challenges will be returned or handled automatically depends on the implementation and configuration of this client.

Throws:

IOException - in case of a problem or the connection was aborted

ClientProtocolException - in case of an http protocol error

execute

<T> T execute(HttpUriRequest request,
 ResponseHandler<? extends T> responseHandler)
       throws IOException,
ClientProtocolException

Executes HTTP request using the default context and processes the response using the given response handler.

Implementing classes are required to ensure that the content entity associated with the response is fully consumed and the underlying connection is released back to the connection manager automatically in all cases relieving individual ResponseHandlers from having to manage resource deallocation internally.

Parameters:

request - the request to execute

responseHandler - the response handler

Returns:

the response object as generated by the response handler.

Throws:

IOException - in case of a problem or the connection was aborted

ClientProtocolException - in case of an http protocol error

execute

<T> T execute(HttpUriRequest request,
 ResponseHandler<? extends T> responseHandler,
 HttpContext context)
       throws IOException,
ClientProtocolException

Executes HTTP request using the given context and processes the response using the given response handler.

Implementing classes are required to ensure that the content entity associated with the response is fully consumed and the underlying connection is released back to the connection manager automatically in all cases relieving individual ResponseHandlers from having to manage resource deallocation internally.

Parameters:

request - the request to execute

responseHandler - the response handler

context - the context to use for the execution, or null to use the default context

Returns:

the response object as generated by the response handler.

Throws:

IOException - in case of a problem or the connection was aborted

ClientProtocolException - in case of an http protocol error

execute

<T> T execute(HttpHost target,
 HttpRequest request,
 ResponseHandler<? extends T> responseHandler)
       throws IOException,
ClientProtocolException

Executes HTTP request to the target using the default context and processes the response using the given response handler.

Implementing classes are required to ensure that the content entity associated with the response is fully consumed and the underlying connection is released back to the connection manager automatically in all cases relieving individual ResponseHandlers from having to manage resource deallocation internally.

Parameters:

target - the target host for the request. Implementations may accept null if they can still determine a route, for example to a default target or by inspecting the request.

request - the request to execute

responseHandler - the response handler

Returns:

the response object as generated by the response handler.

Throws:

IOException - in case of a problem or the connection was aborted

ClientProtocolException - in case of an http protocol error

execute

<T> T execute(HttpHost target,
 HttpRequest request,
 ResponseHandler<? extends T> responseHandler,
 HttpContext context)
       throws IOException,
ClientProtocolException

Executes HTTP request to the target using the given context and processes the response using the given response handler.

Implementing classes are required to ensure that the content entity associated with the response is fully consumed and the underlying connection is released back to the connection manager automatically in all cases relieving individual ResponseHandlers from having to manage resource deallocation internally.

Parameters:

target - the target host for the request. Implementations may accept null if they can still determine a route, for example to a default target or by inspecting the request.

request - the request to execute

responseHandler - the response handler

context - the context to use for the execution, or null to use the default context

Returns:

the response object as generated by the response handler.

Throws:

IOException - in case of a problem or the connection was aborted

ClientProtocolException - in case of an http protocol error