Class HttpService


  • public class HttpService
    extends java.lang.Object
    HttpService provides the basic tools to construct URLs properly, and issue HTTP requests, especially those that yield a JSON response.
    • Field Summary

      Fields 
      Modifier and Type Field Description
      static int DEFAULT_CONNECT_TIMEOUT
      Default connection timeout used by HttpService if none is given
      static int DEFAULT_READ_TIMEOUT
      Default read timeout used by HttpService if none is given
      static java.lang.String TAG  
    • Constructor Summary

      Constructors 
      Constructor Description
      HttpService()
      HttpService When using the default constructor, DEFAULT_CONNECT_TIMEOUT and DEFAULT_READ_TIMEOUT are used for the timeout values.
      HttpService​(int connectTimeout, int readTimeout)
      HttpService Provides overrides for the connection and read timeout values on instantiation.
    • Method Summary

      All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods 
      Modifier and Type Method Description
      static java.net.URI buildURIWithQueryParameters​(java.lang.String baseUri, java.util.Map<java.lang.String,​java.lang.Object> parameters)
      Convenience method to construct a URL object from a base URL string and a Map of query string parameters.
      java.lang.String doDeleteRequest​(java.net.URI uri, java.util.Map<java.lang.String,​java.lang.String> headers)
      Performs an HTTP PUT request using the given URI.
      java.lang.String doGetRequest​(java.net.URI uri)
      Performs an HTTP GET request using the given URI.
      java.lang.String doGetRequest​(java.net.URI uri, java.util.Map<java.lang.String,​java.lang.String> headers)
      Performs an HTTP GET request using the given URI.
      android.graphics.Bitmap doImageGetRequest​(java.net.URI uri)
      Performs and HTTP GET request expecting a bitmap image file in the response.
      android.graphics.Bitmap doImageGetRequest​(java.net.URI uri, int maxWidth, int maxHeight)
      Performs and HTTP GET request expecting a bitmap image file in the response.
      org.json.JSONObject doJSONGetRequest​(java.net.URI uri)
      Performs an HTTP GET request assuming that the response body will contain a valid JSON document.
      org.json.JSONObject doJSONGetRequest​(java.net.URI uri, java.util.Map<java.lang.String,​java.lang.String> headers)
      Performs an HTTP GET request assuming that the response body will contain a valid JSON document.
      org.json.JSONObject doJSONPostRequest​(java.net.URI uri)
      Performs an HTTP POST request assuming that the response body will contain a valid JSON document.
      org.json.JSONObject doJSONPostRequest​(java.net.URI uri, java.util.Map<java.lang.String,​java.lang.String> headers)
      Performs an HTTP POST request assuming that the response body will contain a valid JSON document.
      org.json.JSONObject doJSONPostRequest​(java.net.URI uri, java.util.Map<java.lang.String,​java.lang.String> headers, java.lang.String requestBody)  
      java.lang.String doPostRequest​(java.net.URI uri)
      Performs an HTTP POST request using the given URI.
      java.lang.String doPostRequest​(java.net.URI uri, java.util.Map<java.lang.String,​java.lang.String> headers)
      Performs an HTTP POST request using the given URI.
      int getConnectTimeout()
      Retrieves the connection timeout used by this HttpService.
      int getReadTimeout()
      Retrieves the read timeout used by this HttpService.
      static java.lang.String inputStreamToString​(java.io.InputStream inputStream)
      Reads all data from the given InputStream and converts to a String (Uses StringBuilder).
      static org.json.JSONObject parseToJSONObject​(java.lang.String jsonString)
      Parses given string containing JSON data into a JSONObject which provides an interface for extracting JSON data.
      static java.lang.String readerToString​(java.io.Reader reader)
      Reads all data from the given Reader and converts to a String (Uses StringBuilder).
      HttpResponse runDeleteRequest​(java.net.URI uri, java.util.Map<java.lang.String,​java.lang.String> headers)
      This is the same as {doDeleteRequest(URI, Map)} but returns a {{HttpResponse} instead.
      HttpResponse runGetRequest​(java.net.URI uri)
      This is the same as {doGetRequest(URI)} but returns a {{HttpResponse} instead.
      HttpResponse runGetRequest​(java.net.URI uri, java.util.Map<java.lang.String,​java.lang.String> headers)
      This is the same as {doGetRequest(URI, Map)} but returns a {{HttpResponse} instead.
      HttpResponse runJSONGetRequest​(java.net.URI uri)
      Same as {doJSONGetRequest(URI)} but this returns a {{HttpResponse}} instead.
      HttpResponse runJSONGetRequest​(java.net.URI uri, java.util.Map<java.lang.String,​java.lang.String> headers)
      Same as {doJSONGetRequest(URI, Map) )}} but this returns a {{HttpResponse}} instead.
      HttpResponse runJSONPostRequest​(java.net.URI uri)
      Same as {doJSONPostRequest(URI)} but this returns a {{HttpResponse}} instead.
      HttpResponse runJSONPostRequest​(java.net.URI uri, java.util.Map<java.lang.String,​java.lang.String> headers)
      Same as {doJSONPostRequest(URI, Map)} but this returns a {{HttpResponse}} instead.
      HttpResponse runJSONPostRequest​(java.net.URI uri, java.util.Map<java.lang.String,​java.lang.String> headers, java.lang.String requestBody)  
      HttpResponse runPostRequest​(java.net.URI uri, java.util.Map<java.lang.String,​java.lang.String> headers)
      This is the same as {doPostRequest(URI)} but returns a {{HttpResponse} instead.
      • Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

        clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
    • Field Detail

      • TAG

        public static final java.lang.String TAG
      • DEFAULT_CONNECT_TIMEOUT

        public static final int DEFAULT_CONNECT_TIMEOUT
        Default connection timeout used by HttpService if none is given
        See Also:
        Constant Field Values
      • DEFAULT_READ_TIMEOUT

        public static final int DEFAULT_READ_TIMEOUT
        Default read timeout used by HttpService if none is given
        See Also:
        Constant Field Values
    • Constructor Detail

      • HttpService

        public HttpService()
        HttpService When using the default constructor, DEFAULT_CONNECT_TIMEOUT and DEFAULT_READ_TIMEOUT are used for the timeout values.
      • HttpService

        public HttpService​(int connectTimeout,
                           int readTimeout)
        HttpService Provides overrides for the connection and read timeout values on instantiation. Please note: Setting override values to less than the DEFAULT_CONNECT_TIMEOUT and DEFAULT_READ_TIMEOUT values can result in unexpected request timeouts. Setting override values to less than 1 will force the use of DEFAULT_CONNECT_TIMEOUT and DEFAULT_READ_TIMEOUT as timeout values.
        Parameters:
        connectTimeout - The connection timeout for the underlying HttpURLConnection, in milliseconds. The default value is 10000 milliseconds.
        readTimeout - The read timeout for the underlying HttpURLConnection, in milliseconds. The default value is 10000 milliseconds
        See Also:
        HttpURLConnection
    • Method Detail

      • getConnectTimeout

        public int getConnectTimeout()
        Retrieves the connection timeout used by this HttpService.
        Returns:
        the connection timeout in milliseconds
      • getReadTimeout

        public int getReadTimeout()
        Retrieves the read timeout used by this HttpService.
        Returns:
        the read timeout in milliseconds
      • buildURIWithQueryParameters

        public static java.net.URI buildURIWithQueryParameters​(java.lang.String baseUri,
                                                               java.util.Map<java.lang.String,​java.lang.Object> parameters)
                                                        throws java.net.URISyntaxException,
                                                               java.io.UnsupportedEncodingException
        Convenience method to construct a URL object from a base URL string and a Map of query string parameters.
        Parameters:
        baseUri - the scheme, hostname, and path portions of the URI to construct
        parameters - the query string parameters to be included in the URI (will be URI encoded)
        Returns:
        the fully populated URI
        Throws:
        java.net.URISyntaxException - if the base URI is malformed
        java.io.UnsupportedEncodingException
      • doGetRequest

        public java.lang.String doGetRequest​(java.net.URI uri)
                                      throws java.io.IOException
        Performs an HTTP GET request using the given URI.
        Parameters:
        uri - the request URI
        Returns:
        a String containing the response body of the HTTP GET request
        Throws:
        java.io.IOException
      • runGetRequest

        public HttpResponse runGetRequest​(java.net.URI uri)
                                   throws java.io.IOException
        This is the same as {doGetRequest(URI)} but returns a {{HttpResponse} instead.
        Parameters:
        uri - the request URI
        Returns:
        a String containing the response body of the HTTP GET request
        Throws:
        java.io.IOException
      • doGetRequest

        public java.lang.String doGetRequest​(java.net.URI uri,
                                             java.util.Map<java.lang.String,​java.lang.String> headers)
                                      throws java.io.IOException
        Performs an HTTP GET request using the given URI.
        Parameters:
        uri - the request URI
        Returns:
        a String containing the response body of the HTTP GET request
        Throws:
        java.io.IOException
      • runGetRequest

        public HttpResponse runGetRequest​(java.net.URI uri,
                                          java.util.Map<java.lang.String,​java.lang.String> headers)
                                   throws java.io.IOException
        This is the same as {doGetRequest(URI, Map)} but returns a {{HttpResponse} instead.
        Parameters:
        uri - the request URI
        Returns:
        a String containing the response body of the HTTP GET request
        Throws:
        java.io.IOException
      • doPostRequest

        public java.lang.String doPostRequest​(java.net.URI uri)
                                       throws java.io.IOException
        Performs an HTTP POST request using the given URI.
        Parameters:
        uri - the request URI
        Returns:
        a String containing the response body of the HTTP POST request
        Throws:
        java.io.IOException
      • runPostRequest

        public HttpResponse runPostRequest​(java.net.URI uri,
                                           java.util.Map<java.lang.String,​java.lang.String> headers)
                                    throws java.io.IOException
        This is the same as {doPostRequest(URI)} but returns a {{HttpResponse} instead.
        Parameters:
        uri - the request URI
        Returns:
        a String containing the response body of the HTTP POST request
        Throws:
        java.io.IOException
      • doPostRequest

        public java.lang.String doPostRequest​(java.net.URI uri,
                                              java.util.Map<java.lang.String,​java.lang.String> headers)
                                       throws java.io.IOException
        Performs an HTTP POST request using the given URI.
        Parameters:
        uri - the request URI
        Returns:
        a String containing the response body of the HTTP POST request
        Throws:
        java.io.IOException
      • doDeleteRequest

        public java.lang.String doDeleteRequest​(java.net.URI uri,
                                                java.util.Map<java.lang.String,​java.lang.String> headers)
                                         throws java.io.IOException
        Performs an HTTP PUT request using the given URI.
        Parameters:
        uri - the request URI
        Returns:
        a String containing the response body of the HTTP PUT request
        Throws:
        java.io.IOException
      • runDeleteRequest

        public HttpResponse runDeleteRequest​(java.net.URI uri,
                                             java.util.Map<java.lang.String,​java.lang.String> headers)
                                      throws java.io.IOException
        This is the same as {doDeleteRequest(URI, Map)} but returns a {{HttpResponse} instead.
        Parameters:
        uri - the request URI
        Returns:
        a String containing the response body of the HTTP PUT request
        Throws:
        java.io.IOException
      • doImageGetRequest

        public android.graphics.Bitmap doImageGetRequest​(java.net.URI uri)
                                                  throws java.io.IOException
        Performs and HTTP GET request expecting a bitmap image file in the response.
        Parameters:
        uri - the request URI
        Returns:
        a Bitmap decoded from the response content stream
        Throws:
        java.io.IOException
      • doImageGetRequest

        public android.graphics.Bitmap doImageGetRequest​(java.net.URI uri,
                                                         int maxWidth,
                                                         int maxHeight)
                                                  throws java.io.IOException
        Performs and HTTP GET request expecting a bitmap image file in the response.
        Parameters:
        uri - the request URI
        maxWidth - The maximum width of the target view.
        maxHeight - The maximum height of the target view.
        Returns:
        a Bitmap decoded from the response content stream
        Throws:
        java.io.IOException
      • doJSONGetRequest

        public org.json.JSONObject doJSONGetRequest​(java.net.URI uri)
                                             throws java.io.IOException,
                                                    org.json.JSONException
        Performs an HTTP GET request assuming that the response body will contain a valid JSON document. The JSON document is parsed and returned as a JSONObject.
        Parameters:
        uri - the request URI
        Returns:
        a JSONObject created by parsing the HTTP response, or null if the response is empty
        Throws:
        java.io.IOException
        org.json.JSONException
      • doJSONGetRequest

        public org.json.JSONObject doJSONGetRequest​(java.net.URI uri,
                                                    java.util.Map<java.lang.String,​java.lang.String> headers)
                                             throws java.io.IOException,
                                                    org.json.JSONException
        Performs an HTTP GET request assuming that the response body will contain a valid JSON document. The JSON document is parsed and returned as a JSONObject.
        Parameters:
        uri - the request URI
        headers - the request headers
        Returns:
        a JSONObject created by parsing the HTTP response, or null if the response is empty
        Throws:
        java.io.IOException
        org.json.JSONException
      • doJSONPostRequest

        public org.json.JSONObject doJSONPostRequest​(java.net.URI uri)
                                              throws java.io.IOException,
                                                     org.json.JSONException
        Performs an HTTP POST request assuming that the response body will contain a valid JSON document. The JSON document is parsed and returned as a JSONObject.
        Parameters:
        uri - the request URI
        Returns:
        a JSONObject created by parsing the HTTP response, or null if the response is empty
        Throws:
        java.io.IOException
        org.json.JSONException
      • doJSONPostRequest

        public org.json.JSONObject doJSONPostRequest​(java.net.URI uri,
                                                     java.util.Map<java.lang.String,​java.lang.String> headers)
                                              throws java.io.IOException,
                                                     org.json.JSONException
        Performs an HTTP POST request assuming that the response body will contain a valid JSON document. The JSON document is parsed and returned as a JSONObject.
        Parameters:
        uri - the request URI
        headers - the request headers
        Returns:
        a JSONObject created by parsing the HTTP response, or null if the response is empty
        Throws:
        java.io.IOException
        org.json.JSONException
      • doJSONPostRequest

        public org.json.JSONObject doJSONPostRequest​(java.net.URI uri,
                                                     java.util.Map<java.lang.String,​java.lang.String> headers,
                                                     java.lang.String requestBody)
                                              throws java.io.IOException,
                                                     org.json.JSONException
        Throws:
        java.io.IOException
        org.json.JSONException
      • runJSONGetRequest

        public HttpResponse runJSONGetRequest​(java.net.URI uri)
                                       throws java.io.IOException,
                                              org.json.JSONException
        Same as {doJSONGetRequest(URI)} but this returns a {{HttpResponse}} instead.
        Parameters:
        uri - the request URI
        Returns:
        a JSONObject created by parsing the HTTP response, or null if the response is empty
        Throws:
        java.io.IOException
        org.json.JSONException
      • runJSONGetRequest

        public HttpResponse runJSONGetRequest​(java.net.URI uri,
                                              java.util.Map<java.lang.String,​java.lang.String> headers)
                                       throws java.io.IOException,
                                              org.json.JSONException
        Same as {doJSONGetRequest(URI, Map) )}} but this returns a {{HttpResponse}} instead.
        Parameters:
        uri - the request URI
        headers - the request headers
        Returns:
        a JSONObject created by parsing the HTTP response, or null if the response is empty
        Throws:
        java.io.IOException
        org.json.JSONException
      • runJSONPostRequest

        public HttpResponse runJSONPostRequest​(java.net.URI uri)
                                        throws java.io.IOException,
                                               org.json.JSONException
        Same as {doJSONPostRequest(URI)} but this returns a {{HttpResponse}} instead.
        Parameters:
        uri - the request URI
        Returns:
        a JSONObject created by parsing the HTTP response, or null if the response is empty
        Throws:
        java.io.IOException
        org.json.JSONException
      • runJSONPostRequest

        public HttpResponse runJSONPostRequest​(java.net.URI uri,
                                               java.util.Map<java.lang.String,​java.lang.String> headers)
                                        throws java.io.IOException,
                                               org.json.JSONException
        Same as {doJSONPostRequest(URI, Map)} but this returns a {{HttpResponse}} instead.
        Parameters:
        uri - the request URI
        headers - the request headers
        Returns:
        a JSONObject created by parsing the HTTP response, or null if the response is empty
        Throws:
        java.io.IOException
        org.json.JSONException
      • runJSONPostRequest

        public HttpResponse runJSONPostRequest​(java.net.URI uri,
                                               java.util.Map<java.lang.String,​java.lang.String> headers,
                                               java.lang.String requestBody)
                                        throws java.io.IOException,
                                               org.json.JSONException
        Throws:
        java.io.IOException
        org.json.JSONException
      • inputStreamToString

        public static java.lang.String inputStreamToString​(java.io.InputStream inputStream)
                                                    throws java.io.IOException
        Reads all data from the given InputStream and converts to a String (Uses StringBuilder).
        Parameters:
        inputStream - InputStream from which String should be built
        Returns:
        a String representation of the data provided by the InputStream
        Throws:
        java.io.IOException
      • readerToString

        public static java.lang.String readerToString​(java.io.Reader reader)
                                               throws java.io.IOException
        Reads all data from the given Reader and converts to a String (Uses StringBuilder).
        Parameters:
        reader - Reader from which String should be built
        Returns:
        a String representation of the data provided by the Reader
        Throws:
        java.io.IOException
      • parseToJSONObject

        public static org.json.JSONObject parseToJSONObject​(java.lang.String jsonString)
                                                     throws org.json.JSONException
        Parses given string containing JSON data into a JSONObject which provides an interface for extracting JSON data. Note that this method only supports parsing JSON strings that are represented by a top-level object, i.e., starts with a curly brace. Top level arrays are not supported by this method (i.e., starts with square bracket).
        Parameters:
        jsonString - the JSON object data to be parsed (must not be null or empty)
        Returns:
        the parsed JSONObject
        Throws:
        org.json.JSONException - if there are any issues parsing the JSON