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package org.apache.http.entity;

import java.io.ByteArrayInputStream;
import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.InputStream;
import java.io.OutputStream;

import org.apache.http.HttpEntity;
import org.apache.http.util.Args;

A wrapping entity that buffers it content if necessary. The buffered entity is always repeatable. If the wrapped entity is repeatable itself, calls are passed through. If the wrapped entity is not repeatable, the content is read into a buffer once and provided from there as often as required.
Since:4.0
/** * A wrapping entity that buffers it content if necessary. * The buffered entity is always repeatable. * If the wrapped entity is repeatable itself, calls are passed through. * If the wrapped entity is not repeatable, the content is read into a * buffer once and provided from there as often as required. * * @since 4.0 */
public class BufferedHttpEntity extends HttpEntityWrapper { private final byte[] buffer;
Creates a new buffered entity wrapper.
Params:
  • entity – the entity to wrap, not null
Throws:
/** * Creates a new buffered entity wrapper. * * @param entity the entity to wrap, not null * @throws IllegalArgumentException if wrapped is null */
public BufferedHttpEntity(final HttpEntity entity) throws IOException { super(entity); if (!entity.isRepeatable() || entity.getContentLength() < 0) { final ByteArrayOutputStream out = new ByteArrayOutputStream(); entity.writeTo(out); out.flush(); this.buffer = out.toByteArray(); } else { this.buffer = null; } } @Override public long getContentLength() { return this.buffer != null ? this.buffer.length : super.getContentLength(); } @Override public InputStream getContent() throws IOException { return this.buffer != null ? new ByteArrayInputStream(this.buffer) : super.getContent(); }
Tells that this entity does not have to be chunked.
Returns: false
/** * Tells that this entity does not have to be chunked. * * @return {@code false} */
@Override public boolean isChunked() { return (buffer == null) && super.isChunked(); }
Tells that this entity is repeatable.
Returns: true
/** * Tells that this entity is repeatable. * * @return {@code true} */
@Override public boolean isRepeatable() { return true; } @Override public void writeTo(final OutputStream outStream) throws IOException { Args.notNull(outStream, "Output stream"); if (this.buffer != null) { outStream.write(this.buffer); } else { super.writeTo(outStream); } } // non-javadoc, see interface HttpEntity @Override public boolean isStreaming() { return (buffer == null) && super.isStreaming(); } } // class BufferedHttpEntity