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package org.apache.http.util;

import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.InputStream;
import java.io.InputStreamReader;
import java.io.Reader;
import java.io.UnsupportedEncodingException;
import java.nio.charset.Charset;
import java.nio.charset.UnsupportedCharsetException;

import org.apache.http.HeaderElement;
import org.apache.http.HttpEntity;
import org.apache.http.HttpResponse;
import org.apache.http.NameValuePair;
import org.apache.http.ParseException;
import org.apache.http.entity.ContentType;
import org.apache.http.protocol.HTTP;

Static helpers for dealing with HttpEntitys.
Since:4.0
/** * Static helpers for dealing with {@link HttpEntity}s. * * @since 4.0 */
public final class EntityUtils { private static final int DEFAULT_BUFFER_SIZE = 4096; private EntityUtils() { }
Ensures that the entity content is fully consumed and the content stream, if exists, is closed. The process is done, quietly , without throwing any IOException.
Params:
  • entity – the entity to consume.
Since:4.2
/** * Ensures that the entity content is fully consumed and the content stream, if exists, * is closed. The process is done, <i>quietly</i> , without throwing any IOException. * * @param entity the entity to consume. * * * @since 4.2 */
public static void consumeQuietly(final HttpEntity entity) { try { consume(entity); } catch (final IOException ignore) { } }
Ensures that the entity content is fully consumed and the content stream, if exists, is closed.
Params:
  • entity – the entity to consume.
Throws:
  • IOException – if an error occurs reading the input stream
Since:4.1
/** * Ensures that the entity content is fully consumed and the content stream, if exists, * is closed. * * @param entity the entity to consume. * @throws IOException if an error occurs reading the input stream * * @since 4.1 */
public static void consume(final HttpEntity entity) throws IOException { if (entity == null) { return; } if (entity.isStreaming()) { final InputStream inStream = entity.getContent(); if (inStream != null) { inStream.close(); } } }
Updates an entity in a response by first consuming an existing entity, then setting the new one.
Params:
  • response – the response with an entity to update; must not be null.
  • entity – the entity to set in the response.
Throws:
Since:4.3
/** * Updates an entity in a response by first consuming an existing entity, then setting the new one. * * @param response the response with an entity to update; must not be null. * @param entity the entity to set in the response. * @throws IOException if an error occurs while reading the input stream on the existing * entity. * @throws IllegalArgumentException if response is null. * * @since 4.3 */
public static void updateEntity( final HttpResponse response, final HttpEntity entity) throws IOException { Args.notNull(response, "Response"); consume(response.getEntity()); response.setEntity(entity); }
Read the contents of an entity and return it as a byte array.
Params:
  • entity – the entity to read from=
Throws:
Returns:byte array containing the entity content. May be null if HttpEntity.getContent() is null.
/** * Read the contents of an entity and return it as a byte array. * * @param entity the entity to read from= * @return byte array containing the entity content. May be null if * {@link HttpEntity#getContent()} is null. * @throws IOException if an error occurs reading the input stream * @throws IllegalArgumentException if entity is null or if content length &gt; Integer.MAX_VALUE */
public static byte[] toByteArray(final HttpEntity entity) throws IOException { Args.notNull(entity, "Entity"); final InputStream inStream = entity.getContent(); if (inStream == null) { return null; } try { Args.check(entity.getContentLength() <= Integer.MAX_VALUE, "HTTP entity too large to be buffered in memory"); int capacity = (int)entity.getContentLength(); if (capacity < 0) { capacity = DEFAULT_BUFFER_SIZE; } final ByteArrayBuffer buffer = new ByteArrayBuffer(capacity); final byte[] tmp = new byte[DEFAULT_BUFFER_SIZE]; int l; while((l = inStream.read(tmp)) != -1) { buffer.append(tmp, 0, l); } return buffer.toByteArray(); } finally { inStream.close(); } }
Obtains character set of the entity, if known.
Params:
  • entity – must not be null
Throws:
Returns:the character set, or null if not found
Deprecated:(4.1.3) use ContentType.getOrDefault(HttpEntity)
/** * Obtains character set of the entity, if known. * * @param entity must not be null * @return the character set, or null if not found * @throws ParseException if header elements cannot be parsed * @throws IllegalArgumentException if entity is null * * @deprecated (4.1.3) use {@link ContentType#getOrDefault(HttpEntity)} */
@Deprecated public static String getContentCharSet(final HttpEntity entity) throws ParseException { Args.notNull(entity, "Entity"); String charset = null; if (entity.getContentType() != null) { final HeaderElement values[] = entity.getContentType().getElements(); if (values.length > 0) { final NameValuePair param = values[0].getParameterByName("charset"); if (param != null) { charset = param.getValue(); } } } return charset; }
Obtains MIME type of the entity, if known.
Params:
  • entity – must not be null
Throws:
Returns:the character set, or null if not found
Since:4.1
Deprecated:(4.1.3) use ContentType.getOrDefault(HttpEntity)
/** * Obtains MIME type of the entity, if known. * * @param entity must not be null * @return the character set, or null if not found * @throws ParseException if header elements cannot be parsed * @throws IllegalArgumentException if entity is null * * @since 4.1 * * @deprecated (4.1.3) use {@link ContentType#getOrDefault(HttpEntity)} */
@Deprecated public static String getContentMimeType(final HttpEntity entity) throws ParseException { Args.notNull(entity, "Entity"); String mimeType = null; if (entity.getContentType() != null) { final HeaderElement values[] = entity.getContentType().getElements(); if (values.length > 0) { mimeType = values[0].getName(); } } return mimeType; } private static String toString( final HttpEntity entity, final ContentType contentType) throws IOException { final InputStream inStream = entity.getContent(); if (inStream == null) { return null; } try { Args.check(entity.getContentLength() <= Integer.MAX_VALUE, "HTTP entity too large to be buffered in memory"); int capacity = (int)entity.getContentLength(); if (capacity < 0) { capacity = DEFAULT_BUFFER_SIZE; } Charset charset = null; if (contentType != null) { charset = contentType.getCharset(); if (charset == null) { final ContentType defaultContentType = ContentType.getByMimeType(contentType.getMimeType()); charset = defaultContentType != null ? defaultContentType.getCharset() : null; } } if (charset == null) { charset = HTTP.DEF_CONTENT_CHARSET; } final Reader reader = new InputStreamReader(inStream, charset); final CharArrayBuffer buffer = new CharArrayBuffer(capacity); final char[] tmp = new char[1024]; int l; while((l = reader.read(tmp)) != -1) { buffer.append(tmp, 0, l); } return buffer.toString(); } finally { inStream.close(); } }
Get the entity content as a String, using the provided default character set if none is found in the entity. If defaultCharset is null, the default "ISO-8859-1" is used.
Params:
  • entity – must not be null
  • defaultCharset – character set to be applied if none found in the entity, or if the entity provided charset is invalid or not available.
Throws:
Returns:the entity content as a String. May be null if HttpEntity.getContent() is null.
/** * Get the entity content as a String, using the provided default character set * if none is found in the entity. * If defaultCharset is null, the default "ISO-8859-1" is used. * * @param entity must not be null * @param defaultCharset character set to be applied if none found in the entity, * or if the entity provided charset is invalid or not available. * @return the entity content as a String. May be null if * {@link HttpEntity#getContent()} is null. * @throws ParseException if header elements cannot be parsed * @throws IllegalArgumentException if entity is null or if content length &gt; Integer.MAX_VALUE * @throws IOException if an error occurs reading the input stream * @throws java.nio.charset.UnsupportedCharsetException Thrown when the named entity's charset is not available in * this instance of the Java virtual machine and no defaultCharset is provided. */
public static String toString( final HttpEntity entity, final Charset defaultCharset) throws IOException, ParseException { Args.notNull(entity, "Entity"); ContentType contentType = null; try { contentType = ContentType.get(entity); } catch (final UnsupportedCharsetException ex) { if (defaultCharset == null) { throw new UnsupportedEncodingException(ex.getMessage()); } } if (contentType != null) { if (contentType.getCharset() == null) { contentType = contentType.withCharset(defaultCharset); } } else { contentType = ContentType.DEFAULT_TEXT.withCharset(defaultCharset); } return toString(entity, contentType); }
Get the entity content as a String, using the provided default character set if none is found in the entity. If defaultCharset is null, the default "ISO-8859-1" is used.
Params:
  • entity – must not be null
  • defaultCharset – character set to be applied if none found in the entity
Throws:
Returns:the entity content as a String. May be null if HttpEntity.getContent() is null.
/** * Get the entity content as a String, using the provided default character set * if none is found in the entity. * If defaultCharset is null, the default "ISO-8859-1" is used. * * @param entity must not be null * @param defaultCharset character set to be applied if none found in the entity * @return the entity content as a String. May be null if * {@link HttpEntity#getContent()} is null. * @throws ParseException if header elements cannot be parsed * @throws IllegalArgumentException if entity is null or if content length &gt; Integer.MAX_VALUE * @throws IOException if an error occurs reading the input stream * @throws java.nio.charset.UnsupportedCharsetException Thrown when the named charset is not available in * this instance of the Java virtual machine */
public static String toString( final HttpEntity entity, final String defaultCharset) throws IOException, ParseException { return toString(entity, defaultCharset != null ? Charset.forName(defaultCharset) : null); }
Read the contents of an entity and return it as a String. The content is converted using the character set from the entity (if any), failing that, "ISO-8859-1" is used.
Params:
  • entity – the entity to convert to a string; must not be null
Throws:
Returns:String containing the content.
/** * Read the contents of an entity and return it as a String. * The content is converted using the character set from the entity (if any), * failing that, "ISO-8859-1" is used. * * @param entity the entity to convert to a string; must not be null * @return String containing the content. * @throws ParseException if header elements cannot be parsed * @throws IllegalArgumentException if entity is null or if content length &gt; Integer.MAX_VALUE * @throws IOException if an error occurs reading the input stream * @throws java.nio.charset.UnsupportedCharsetException Thrown when the named charset is not available in * this instance of the Java virtual machine */
public static String toString(final HttpEntity entity) throws IOException, ParseException { Args.notNull(entity, "Entity"); return toString(entity, ContentType.get(entity)); } }