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package com.sun.xml.internal.ws.transport;

import java.io.Serializable;
import java.util.Comparator;
import java.util.LinkedList;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.TreeMap;

HTTP request and response headers are represented by this class which implements the interface Map<String, List<String>>. The keys are case-insensitive Strings representing the header names and the value associated with each key is a List<String> with one element for each occurrence of the header name in the request or response.

For example, if the request has the the following headers:

HeaderName: value1
HeadernaMe: value2
Then get("hEaDeRnAmE") would give both "value1", and "value2" values in a list

All the normal Map methods are provided, but the following additional convenience methods are most likely to be used:

  • getFirst(String) returns a single valued header or the first value of a multi-valued header.
  • add(String, String) adds the given header value to the list for the given key
  • set(String, String) sets the given header field to the single value given overwriting any existing values in the value list.

All methods in this class accept null values for keys and values. However, null keys will never will be present in HTTP request headers, and will not be output/sent in response headers. Null values can be represented as either a null entry for the key (i.e. the list is null) or where the key has a list, but one (or more) of the list's values is null. Null values are output as a header line containing the key but no associated value.

Author:Jitendra Kotamraju
/** * HTTP request and response headers are represented by this class which implements * the interface {@link java.util.Map}&lt;{@link String}, * {@link List}&lt;{@link String}&gt;&gt;. * The keys are case-insensitive Strings representing the header names and * the value associated with each key is a {@link List}&lt;{@link String}&gt; with one * element for each occurrence of the header name in the request or response. * <p> * For example, if the request has the the following headers: * <blockquote><pre> * HeaderName: value1 * HeadernaMe: value2 * </blockquote></pre> * Then get("hEaDeRnAmE") would give both "value1", and "value2" values in a list * <p> * All the normal {@link Map} methods are provided, but the following * additional convenience methods are most likely to be used: * <ul> * <li>{@link #getFirst(String)} returns a single valued header or the first * value of a multi-valued header.</li> * <li>{@link #add(String,String)} adds the given header value to the list * for the given key</li> * <li>{@link #set(String,String)} sets the given header field to the single * value given overwriting any existing values in the value list. * </ul><p> * All methods in this class accept <code>null</code> values for keys and values. * However, null keys will never will be present in HTTP request headers, and * will not be output/sent in response headers. Null values can be represented * as either a null entry for the key (i.e. the list is null) or where the key * has a list, but one (or more) of the list's values is null. Null values are * output as a header line containing the key but no associated value. * * @author Jitendra Kotamraju */
public class Headers extends TreeMap<String,List<String>> { public Headers() { super(INSTANCE); } private static final InsensitiveComparator INSTANCE = new InsensitiveComparator(); // case-insensitive string comparison of HTTP header names. private static final class InsensitiveComparator implements Comparator<String>, Serializable { public int compare(String o1, String o2) { if (o1 == null && o2 == null) return 0; if (o1 == null) return -1; if (o2 == null) return 1; return o1.compareToIgnoreCase(o2); } }
Adds the given value to the list of headers for the given key. If the mapping does not already exist, then it is created.
Params:
  • key – the header name
  • value – the header value to add to the header
/** * Adds the given value to the list of headers for the given key. If the * mapping does not already exist, then it is created. * * @param key the header name * @param value the header value to add to the header */
public void add (String key, String value) { List<String> list = this.get(key); if (list == null) { list = new LinkedList<String>(); put(key,list); } list.add (value); }
Returns the first value from the List of String values for the given key (if at least one exists).
Params:
  • key – the key to search for
Returns:the first string value associated with the key
/** * Returns the first value from the List of String values for the given key * (if at least one exists). * * @param key the key to search for * @return the first string value associated with the key */
public String getFirst (String key) { List<String> l = get(key); return (l == null) ? null : l.get(0); }
Sets the given value as the sole header value for the given key. If the mapping does not already exist, then it is created.
Params:
  • key – the header name
  • value – the header value to set.
/** * Sets the given value as the sole header value for the given key. If the * mapping does not already exist, then it is created. * * @param key the header name * @param value the header value to set. */
public void set (String key, String value) { LinkedList<String> l = new LinkedList<String>(); l.add (value); put(key, l); }
Added to fix issue putAll() is easier to deal with as it doesn't return anything
/** * Added to fix issue * putAll() is easier to deal with as it doesn't return anything */
public void putAll(Map<? extends String,? extends List<String>> map) { for (String k : map.keySet()) { List<String> list = map.get(k); for (String v : list) { add(k,v); } } } }