Package io.nitric.http

Interface HttpHandler

  • public interface HttpHandler

    Provides a Nitric HTTP function handler. The HttpHandler interface supports pure function development with immutable request and response objects.

    The example below provides a simple Hello World HTTP handler. 

    
 package com.example;

 import io.nitric.http.HttpHandler;
 import io.nitric.http.HttpRequest;
 import io.nitric.http.HttpResponse;
 import io.nitric.http.HttpServer;

 public class Handler implements HttpHandler {

     @Override
     public HttpResponse handle(HttpRequest request) {
         return HttpResponse.build("Hello World");
     }

     public static void main(String... args) {
         HttpServer().start(new Handler());
     }
 }

    These functions return an immutable HttpResponse objects created using the static builder methods.

    See Also:
    HttpRequest, HttpResponse, HttpResponse.Builder

    • Method Detail

      • handle

        HttpResponse handle​(HttpRequest request)
        Handle the HTTP request.
        Parameters:
        request - the HTTP request
        Returns:
        the HTTP response