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package com.sun.net.httpserver;

import java.util.*;


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 a response header instance contains one key "HeaderName" with two values "value1 and value2"
then this object is output as two header lines:

HeaderName: value1
HeaderName: value2



 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.

Since:1.6
/**
 * HTTP request and response headers are represented by this class which implements
 * the interface {@link java.util.Map}&lt;
 * {@link java.lang.String},{@link java.util.List}&lt;{@link java.lang.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 a response header instance contains one key "HeaderName" with two values "value1 and value2"
 * then this object is output as two header lines:
 * <blockquote><pre>
 * HeaderName: value1
 * HeaderName: value2
 * </blockquote></pre>
 * <p>
 * All the normal {@link java.util.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.
 * @since 1.6
 */
public class Headers implements Map<String,List<String>> {

        HashMap<String,List<String>> map;

        public Headers () {map = new HashMap<String,List<String>>(32);}

        /* Normalize the key by converting to following form.
         * First char upper case, rest lower case.
         * key is presumed to be ASCII
         */
        private String normalize (String key) {
            if (key == null) {
                return null;
            }
            int len = key.length();
            if (len == 0) {
                return key;
            }
            char[] b = key.toCharArray();
            if (b[0] >= 'a' && b[0] <= 'z') {
                b[0] = (char)(b[0] - ('a' - 'A'));
            } else if (b[0] == '\r' || b[0] == '\n')
                throw new IllegalArgumentException("illegal character in key");

            for (int i=1; i<len; i++) {
                if (b[i] >= 'A' && b[i] <= 'Z') {
                    b[i] = (char) (b[i] + ('a' - 'A'));
                } else if (b[i] == '\r' || b[i] == '\n')
                    throw new IllegalArgumentException("illegal character in key");
            }
            return new String(b);
        }

        public int size() {return map.size();}

        public boolean isEmpty() {return map.isEmpty();}

        public boolean containsKey(Object key) {
            if (key == null) {
                return false;
            }
            if (!(key instanceof String)) {
                return false;
            }
            return map.containsKey (normalize((String)key));
        }

        public boolean containsValue(Object value) {
            return map.containsValue(value);
        }

        public List<String> get(Object key) {
            return map.get(normalize((String)key));
        }

        
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 = map.get(normalize(key));
            if (l == null) {
                return null;
            }
            return l.get(0);
        }

        public List<String> put(String key, List<String> value) {
            for (String v : value)
                checkValue(v);
            return map.put (normalize(key), value);
        }

        
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) {
            checkValue(value);
            String k = normalize(key);
            List<String> l = map.get(k);
            if (l == null) {
                l = new LinkedList<String>();
                map.put(k,l);
            }
            l.add (value);
        }

        private static void checkValue(String value) {
            int len = value.length();
            for (int i=0; i<len; i++) {
                char c = value.charAt(i);
                if (c == '\r') {
                    // is allowed if it is followed by \n and a whitespace char
                    if (i >= len - 2) {
                        throw new IllegalArgumentException("Illegal CR found in header");
                    }
                    char c1 = value.charAt(i+1);
                    char c2 = value.charAt(i+2);
                    if (c1 != '\n') {
                        throw new IllegalArgumentException("Illegal char found after CR in header");
                    }
                    if (c2 != ' ' && c2 != '\t') {
                        throw new IllegalArgumentException("No whitespace found after CRLF in header");
                    }
                    i+=2;
                } else if (c == '\n') {
                    throw new IllegalArgumentException("Illegal LF found in header");
                }
            }
        }

        
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);
        }


        public List<String> remove(Object key) {
            return map.remove(normalize((String)key));
        }

        public void putAll(Map<? extends String,? extends List<String>> t)  {
            map.putAll (t);
        }

        public void clear() {map.clear();}

        public Set<String> keySet() {return map.keySet();}

        public Collection<List<String>> values() {return map.values();}

        public Set<Map.Entry<String, List<String>>> entrySet() {
            return map.entrySet();
        }

        public boolean equals(Object o) {return map.equals(o);}

        public int hashCode() {return map.hashCode();}
    }