Class BufferBody

java.lang.Object
org.simpleframework.http.message.BufferBody
All Implemented Interfaces:
Body

class BufferBody extends Object implements Body
The Body interface is used to represent the body of a HTTP entity. It contains the information that is delivered with the request. The body is represented by a stream of bytes. In order to access the entity body this interface provides a stream which can be used to read it. Also, should the message be encoded as a multipart message the individual parts can be read using the Attachment instance for it.
  • Field Details

    • series

      private final PartSeries series
      This is used to hold the attachments for the HTTP body.
    • buffer

      private final Buffer buffer
      This is usd to hold the bytes representing the HTTP body.
  • Constructor Details

    • BufferBody

      public BufferBody()
      Constructor for the BufferBody object. This is used to create a body that represents a HTTP payload. The body enables the payload to be either read in a stream or as an encoded string. Also the attachments are available.
    • BufferBody

      public BufferBody(Buffer buffer)
      Constructor for the BufferBody object. This is used to create a body that represents a HTTP payload. The body enables the payload to be either read in a stream or as an encoded string. Also the attachments are available.
      Parameters:
      buffer - this is the buffer representing the body
    • BufferBody

      public BufferBody(Buffer buffer, PartSeries series)
      Constructor for the BufferBody object. This is used to create a body that represents a HTTP payload. The body enables the payload to be either read in a stream or as an encoded string. Also the attachments are available.
      Parameters:
      buffer - this is the buffer representing the body
      series - this is the list of parts for this body
  • Method Details

    • getPart

      public Part getPart(String name)
      This method is used to acquire a Part from the HTTP request using a known name for the part. This is typically used when there is a file upload with a multipart POST request. All parts that are not files can be acquired as string values from the attachment object.
      Specified by:
      getPart in interface Body
      Parameters:
      name - this is the name of the part object to acquire
      Returns:
      the named part or null if the part does not exist
    • getParts

      public List<Part> getParts()
      This method is used to get all Part objects that are associated with the request. Each attachment contains the body and headers associated with it. If the request is not a multipart POST request then this will return an empty list.
      Specified by:
      getParts in interface Body
      Returns:
      the list of parts associated with this request
    • getContent

      public String getContent() throws IOException
      This will acquire the contents of the body in UTF-8. If there is no content encoding and the user of the request wants to deal with the body as a string then this method can be used. It will simply create a UTF-8 string using the body bytes.
      Specified by:
      getContent in interface Body
      Returns:
      returns a UTF-8 string representation of the body
      Throws:
      IOException
    • getContent

      public String getContent(String charset) throws IOException
      This will acquire the contents of the body in the specified charset. Typically this will be given the charset as taken from the HTTP Content-Type header. Although any encoding can be specified to convert the body to a string representation.
      Specified by:
      getContent in interface Body
      Returns:
      returns an encoded string representation of the body
      Throws:
      IOException
    • getInputStream

      public InputStream getInputStream() throws IOException
      This is used to acquire the contents of the body as a stream. Each time this method is invoked a new stream is created that will read the contents of the body from the first byte. This ensures that the stream can be acquired several times without any issues arising from previous reads.
      Specified by:
      getInputStream in interface Body
      Returns:
      this returns a new string used to read the body
      Throws:
      IOException