java.lang.Object
- org.ovirt.engine.sdk4.internal.HttpConnection

All Implemented Interfaces:

AutoCloseable, Connection
```
public class HttpConnection
extends Object
implements Connection
```
This class is the HTTP implementation of the connection contract. Refrain from using it directly, as backwards compatibility isn't guaranteed, use the ConnectionBuilder class instead.

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

HttpConnection()

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`String`	`authenticate()`	Return token which can be used for authentication instead of credentials.
`void`	`close()`
`void`	`close(boolean logout)`	Releases the resources used by this connection.
`<TYPE> TYPE`	`followLink(TYPE object)`	Follows the `href` attribute of the given object, retrieves the target object and returns it.
`HttpClient`	`getClient()`
`Map<String,String>`	`getHeaders()`
`String`	`getSsoRevokeUrl()`
`String`	`getSsoTokenName()`
`String`	`getSsoUrl()`
`String`	`getUrl()`
`boolean`	`isLink(Object object)`	Indicates if the given object is a link.
`org.apache.http.HttpResponse`	`send(org.apache.http.client.methods.HttpUriRequest request)`
`void`	`setClient(HttpClient client)`
`void`	`setHeaders(Map<String,String> headers)`
`void`	`setKerberos(boolean kerberos)`
`void`	`setPassword(String password)`
`void`	`setSsoRevokeUrl(String ssoRevokeUrl)`
`void`	`setSsoToken(String ssoToken)`
`void`	`setSsoTokenName(String ssoTokenName)`
`void`	`setSsoUrl(String ssoUrl)`
`void`	`setUrl(String url)`
`void`	`setUser(String user)`
`SystemService`	`systemService()`	Returns a reference to the root of the services tree.
`boolean`	`validate()`	Validate the connection by making a trivial request and checking that the result is not null

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - HttpConnection
```
public HttpConnection()
```
- Method Detail
  - getClient
```
public HttpClient getClient()
```
  - setClient
```
public void setClient(HttpClient client)
```
  - getUrl
```
public String getUrl()
```
  - setUrl
```
public void setUrl(String url)
```
  - setUser
```
public void setUser(String user)
```
  - setPassword
```
public void setPassword(String password)
```
  - getSsoUrl
```
public String getSsoUrl()
```
  - setSsoUrl
```
public void setSsoUrl(String ssoUrl)
```
  - getSsoTokenName
```
public String getSsoTokenName()
```
  - setSsoTokenName
```
public void setSsoTokenName(String ssoTokenName)
```
  - setKerberos
```
public void setKerberos(boolean kerberos)
```
  - getSsoRevokeUrl
```
public String getSsoRevokeUrl()
```
  - setSsoRevokeUrl
```
public void setSsoRevokeUrl(String ssoRevokeUrl)
```
  - setSsoToken
```
public void setSsoToken(String ssoToken)
```
  - getHeaders
```
public Map<String,String> getHeaders()
```
  - setHeaders
```
public void setHeaders(Map<String,String> headers)
```
  - systemService
```
public SystemService systemService()
```
    Description copied from interface: Connection
    
    Returns a reference to the root of the services tree.
    
    Specified by:
    
    systemService in interface Connection
  - isLink
```
public boolean isLink(Object object)
```
    Description copied from interface: Connection
    
    Indicates if the given object is a link. An object is a link if it has an `href` attribute.
    
    Specified by:
    
    isLink in interface Connection
    
    Parameters:
    
    object - the object to check
    
    Returns:
    
    true iff the object is a link
  - followLink
```
public <TYPE> TYPE followLink(TYPE object)
```
    Description copied from interface: Connection
    
    Follows the `href` attribute of the given object, retrieves the target object and returns it.
    
    Specified by:
    
    followLink in interface Connection
    
    Type Parameters:
    
    TYPE - the type of the target of the link
    
    Parameters:
    
    object - the object containing the `href` attribute
    
    Returns:
    
    the object retrieved from the `href`
  - close
```
public void close()
           throws Exception
```
    Specified by:
    
    close in interface AutoCloseable
    
    Throws:
    
    Exception
  - close
```
public void close(boolean logout)
           throws Exception
```
    Description copied from interface: Connection
    
    Releases the resources used by this connection.
    
    Specified by:
    
    close in interface Connection
    
    Parameters:
    
    logout - A boolean, which specify if token should be revoked, and so user should be logged out.
    
    Throws:
    
    Exception
  - validate
```
public boolean validate()
```
    Description copied from interface: Connection
    
    Validate the connection by making a trivial request and checking that the result is not null
    
    Specified by:
    
    validate in interface Connection
    
    Returns:
    
    true if the connection is valid, false otherwise
  - send
```
public org.apache.http.HttpResponse send(org.apache.http.client.methods.HttpUriRequest request)
```
  - authenticate
```
public String authenticate()
```
    Description copied from interface: Connection
    
    Return token which can be used for authentication instead of credentials. It will be created, if it not exists, yet. By default the token will be revoked when the connection is closed, unless the `logout` parameter of the `close` method is `false`.
    
    Specified by:
    
    authenticate in interface Connection

Class HttpConnection

Constructor Summary

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

Constructor Detail

HttpConnection

Method Detail

getClient

setClient

getUrl

setUrl

setUser

setPassword

getSsoUrl

setSsoUrl

getSsoTokenName

setSsoTokenName

setKerberos

getSsoRevokeUrl

setSsoRevokeUrl

setSsoToken

getHeaders

setHeaders

systemService

isLink

followLink

close

close

validate

send

authenticate