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package org.apache.http.client.utils;

import java.io.Closeable;
import java.io.IOException;

import org.apache.http.HttpEntity;
import org.apache.http.HttpResponse;
import org.apache.http.client.HttpClient;
import org.apache.http.client.methods.CloseableHttpResponse;
import org.apache.http.util.EntityUtils;

Convenience methods for closing response and client objects.
Since:4.2
/** * Convenience methods for closing response and client objects. * * @since 4.2 */
public class HttpClientUtils { private HttpClientUtils() { }
Unconditionally close a response.

Example Code:

HttpResponse httpResponse = null;
try {
    httpResponse = httpClient.execute(httpGet);
} catch (Exception e) {
    // error handling
} finally {
    HttpClientUtils.closeQuietly(httpResponse);
}
Params:
  • response – the HttpResponse to release resources, may be null or already closed.
Since:4.2
/** * Unconditionally close a response. * <p> * Example Code: * * <pre> * HttpResponse httpResponse = null; * try { * httpResponse = httpClient.execute(httpGet); * } catch (Exception e) { * // error handling * } finally { * HttpClientUtils.closeQuietly(httpResponse); * } * </pre> * * @param response * the HttpResponse to release resources, may be null or already * closed. * * @since 4.2 */
public static void closeQuietly(final HttpResponse response) { if (response != null) { final HttpEntity entity = response.getEntity(); if (entity != null) { try { EntityUtils.consume(entity); } catch (final IOException ex) { } } } }
Unconditionally close a response.

Example Code:

HttpResponse httpResponse = null;
try {
    httpResponse = httpClient.execute(httpGet);
} catch (Exception e) {
    // error handling
} finally {
    HttpClientUtils.closeQuietly(httpResponse);
}
Params:
  • response – the HttpResponse to release resources, may be null or already closed.
Since:4.3
/** * Unconditionally close a response. * <p> * Example Code: * * <pre> * HttpResponse httpResponse = null; * try { * httpResponse = httpClient.execute(httpGet); * } catch (Exception e) { * // error handling * } finally { * HttpClientUtils.closeQuietly(httpResponse); * } * </pre> * * @param response * the HttpResponse to release resources, may be null or already * closed. * * @since 4.3 */
public static void closeQuietly(final CloseableHttpResponse response) { if (response != null) { try { try { EntityUtils.consume(response.getEntity()); } finally { response.close(); } } catch (final IOException ignore) { } } }
Unconditionally close a httpClient. Shuts down the underlying connection manager and releases the resources.

Example Code:

HttpClient httpClient = HttpClients.createDefault();
try {
  httpClient.execute(request);
} catch (Exception e) {
  // error handling
} finally {
  HttpClientUtils.closeQuietly(httpClient);
}
Params:
  • httpClient – the HttpClient to close, may be null or already closed.
Since:4.2
/** * Unconditionally close a httpClient. Shuts down the underlying connection * manager and releases the resources. * <p> * Example Code: * * <pre> * HttpClient httpClient = HttpClients.createDefault(); * try { * httpClient.execute(request); * } catch (Exception e) { * // error handling * } finally { * HttpClientUtils.closeQuietly(httpClient); * } * </pre> * * @param httpClient * the HttpClient to close, may be null or already closed. * @since 4.2 */
public static void closeQuietly(final HttpClient httpClient) { if (httpClient != null) { if (httpClient instanceof Closeable) { try { ((Closeable) httpClient).close(); } catch (final IOException ignore) { } } } } }