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package org.springframework.http;

import java.net.URI;
import java.time.Instant;
import java.time.ZonedDateTime;
import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.LinkedHashSet;
import java.util.Optional;
import java.util.Set;

import org.springframework.lang.Nullable;
import org.springframework.util.Assert;
import org.springframework.util.MultiValueMap;
import org.springframework.util.ObjectUtils;

Extension of HttpEntity that adds a HttpStatus status code. Used in RestTemplate as well @Controller methods.

In RestTemplate, this class is returned by getForEntity() and exchange():

ResponseEntity<String> entity = template.getForEntity("http://example.com", String.class);
String body = entity.getBody();
MediaType contentType = entity.getHeaders().getContentType();
HttpStatus statusCode = entity.getStatusCode();

Can also be used in Spring MVC, as the return value from a @Controller method:

@RequestMapping("/handle")
public ResponseEntity<String> handle() {
  URI location = ...;
  HttpHeaders responseHeaders = new HttpHeaders();
  responseHeaders.setLocation(location);
  responseHeaders.set("MyResponseHeader", "MyValue");
  return new ResponseEntity<String>("Hello World", responseHeaders, HttpStatus.CREATED);
}
Or, by using a builder accessible via static methods:
@RequestMapping("/handle")
public ResponseEntity<String> handle() {
  URI location = ...;
  return ResponseEntity.created(location).header("MyResponseHeader", "MyValue").body("Hello World");
}
Author:Arjen Poutsma, Brian Clozel
Type parameters:
  • <T> – the body type
See Also:
Since:3.0.2
/** * Extension of {@link HttpEntity} that adds a {@link HttpStatus} status code. * Used in {@code RestTemplate} as well {@code @Controller} methods. * * <p>In {@code RestTemplate}, this class is returned by * {@link org.springframework.web.client.RestTemplate#getForEntity getForEntity()} and * {@link org.springframework.web.client.RestTemplate#exchange exchange()}: * <pre class="code"> * ResponseEntity&lt;String&gt; entity = template.getForEntity("http://example.com", String.class); * String body = entity.getBody(); * MediaType contentType = entity.getHeaders().getContentType(); * HttpStatus statusCode = entity.getStatusCode(); * </pre> * * <p>Can also be used in Spring MVC, as the return value from a @Controller method: * <pre class="code"> * &#64;RequestMapping("/handle") * public ResponseEntity&lt;String&gt; handle() { * URI location = ...; * HttpHeaders responseHeaders = new HttpHeaders(); * responseHeaders.setLocation(location); * responseHeaders.set("MyResponseHeader", "MyValue"); * return new ResponseEntity&lt;String&gt;("Hello World", responseHeaders, HttpStatus.CREATED); * } * </pre> * * Or, by using a builder accessible via static methods: * <pre class="code"> * &#64;RequestMapping("/handle") * public ResponseEntity&lt;String&gt; handle() { * URI location = ...; * return ResponseEntity.created(location).header("MyResponseHeader", "MyValue").body("Hello World"); * } * </pre> * * @author Arjen Poutsma * @author Brian Clozel * @since 3.0.2 * @param <T> the body type * @see #getStatusCode() */
public class ResponseEntity<T> extends HttpEntity<T> { private final Object status;
Create a new ResponseEntity with the given status code, and no body nor headers.
Params:
  • status – the status code
/** * Create a new {@code ResponseEntity} with the given status code, and no body nor headers. * @param status the status code */
public ResponseEntity(HttpStatus status) { this(null, null, status); }
Create a new ResponseEntity with the given body and status code, and no headers.
Params:
  • body – the entity body
  • status – the status code
/** * Create a new {@code ResponseEntity} with the given body and status code, and no headers. * @param body the entity body * @param status the status code */
public ResponseEntity(@Nullable T body, HttpStatus status) { this(body, null, status); }
Create a new HttpEntity with the given headers and status code, and no body.
Params:
  • headers – the entity headers
  • status – the status code
/** * Create a new {@code HttpEntity} with the given headers and status code, and no body. * @param headers the entity headers * @param status the status code */
public ResponseEntity(MultiValueMap<String, String> headers, HttpStatus status) { this(null, headers, status); }
Create a new HttpEntity with the given body, headers, and status code.
Params:
  • body – the entity body
  • headers – the entity headers
  • status – the status code
/** * Create a new {@code HttpEntity} with the given body, headers, and status code. * @param body the entity body * @param headers the entity headers * @param status the status code */
public ResponseEntity(@Nullable T body, @Nullable MultiValueMap<String, String> headers, HttpStatus status) { super(body, headers); Assert.notNull(status, "HttpStatus must not be null"); this.status = status; }
Create a new HttpEntity with the given body, headers, and status code. Just used behind the nested builder API.
Params:
  • body – the entity body
  • headers – the entity headers
  • status – the status code (as HttpStatus or as Integer value)
/** * Create a new {@code HttpEntity} with the given body, headers, and status code. * Just used behind the nested builder API. * @param body the entity body * @param headers the entity headers * @param status the status code (as {@code HttpStatus} or as {@code Integer} value) */
private ResponseEntity(@Nullable T body, @Nullable MultiValueMap<String, String> headers, Object status) { super(body, headers); Assert.notNull(status, "HttpStatus must not be null"); this.status = status; }
Return the HTTP status code of the response.
Returns:the HTTP status as an HttpStatus enum entry
/** * Return the HTTP status code of the response. * @return the HTTP status as an HttpStatus enum entry */
public HttpStatus getStatusCode() { if (this.status instanceof HttpStatus) { return (HttpStatus) this.status; } else { return HttpStatus.valueOf((Integer) this.status); } }
Return the HTTP status code of the response.
Returns:the HTTP status as an int value
Since:4.3
/** * Return the HTTP status code of the response. * @return the HTTP status as an int value * @since 4.3 */
public int getStatusCodeValue() { if (this.status instanceof HttpStatus) { return ((HttpStatus) this.status).value(); } else { return (Integer) this.status; } } @Override public boolean equals(@Nullable Object other) { if (this == other) { return true; } if (!super.equals(other)) { return false; } ResponseEntity<?> otherEntity = (ResponseEntity<?>) other; return ObjectUtils.nullSafeEquals(this.status, otherEntity.status); } @Override public int hashCode() { return (super.hashCode() * 29 + ObjectUtils.nullSafeHashCode(this.status)); } @Override public String toString() { StringBuilder builder = new StringBuilder("<"); builder.append(this.status.toString()); if (this.status instanceof HttpStatus) { builder.append(' '); builder.append(((HttpStatus) this.status).getReasonPhrase()); } builder.append(','); T body = getBody(); HttpHeaders headers = getHeaders(); if (body != null) { builder.append(body); builder.append(','); } builder.append(headers); builder.append('>'); return builder.toString(); } // Static builder methods
Create a builder with the given status.
Params:
  • status – the response status
Returns:the created builder
Since:4.1
/** * Create a builder with the given status. * @param status the response status * @return the created builder * @since 4.1 */
public static BodyBuilder status(HttpStatus status) { Assert.notNull(status, "HttpStatus must not be null"); return new DefaultBuilder(status); }
Create a builder with the given status.
Params:
  • status – the response status
Returns:the created builder
Since:4.1
/** * Create a builder with the given status. * @param status the response status * @return the created builder * @since 4.1 */
public static BodyBuilder status(int status) { return new DefaultBuilder(status); }
A shortcut for creating a ResponseEntity with the given body and the OK status, or an empty body and a NOT FOUND status in case of a Optional.empty() parameter.
Returns:the created ResponseEntity
Since:5.1
/** * A shortcut for creating a {@code ResponseEntity} with the given body * and the {@linkplain HttpStatus#OK OK} status, or an empty body and a * {@linkplain HttpStatus#NOT_FOUND NOT FOUND} status in case of a * {@linkplain Optional#empty()} parameter. * @return the created {@code ResponseEntity} * @since 5.1 */
public static <T> ResponseEntity<T> of(Optional<T> body) { Assert.notNull(body, "Body must not be null"); return body.map(ResponseEntity::ok).orElse(notFound().build()); }
Create a builder with the status set to OK.
Returns:the created builder
Since:4.1
/** * Create a builder with the status set to {@linkplain HttpStatus#OK OK}. * @return the created builder * @since 4.1 */
public static BodyBuilder ok() { return status(HttpStatus.OK); }
A shortcut for creating a ResponseEntity with the given body and the status set to OK.
Returns:the created ResponseEntity
Since:4.1
/** * A shortcut for creating a {@code ResponseEntity} with the given body and * the status set to {@linkplain HttpStatus#OK OK}. * @return the created {@code ResponseEntity} * @since 4.1 */
public static <T> ResponseEntity<T> ok(T body) { BodyBuilder builder = ok(); return builder.body(body); }
Create a new builder with a CREATED status and a location header set to the given URI.
Params:
  • location – the location URI
Returns:the created builder
Since:4.1
/** * Create a new builder with a {@linkplain HttpStatus#CREATED CREATED} status * and a location header set to the given URI. * @param location the location URI * @return the created builder * @since 4.1 */
public static BodyBuilder created(URI location) { BodyBuilder builder = status(HttpStatus.CREATED); return builder.location(location); }
Create a builder with an ACCEPTED status.
Returns:the created builder
Since:4.1
/** * Create a builder with an {@linkplain HttpStatus#ACCEPTED ACCEPTED} status. * @return the created builder * @since 4.1 */
public static BodyBuilder accepted() { return status(HttpStatus.ACCEPTED); }
Create a builder with a NO_CONTENT status.
Returns:the created builder
Since:4.1
/** * Create a builder with a {@linkplain HttpStatus#NO_CONTENT NO_CONTENT} status. * @return the created builder * @since 4.1 */
public static HeadersBuilder<?> noContent() { return status(HttpStatus.NO_CONTENT); }
Create a builder with a BAD_REQUEST status.
Returns:the created builder
Since:4.1
/** * Create a builder with a {@linkplain HttpStatus#BAD_REQUEST BAD_REQUEST} status. * @return the created builder * @since 4.1 */
public static BodyBuilder badRequest() { return status(HttpStatus.BAD_REQUEST); }
Create a builder with a NOT_FOUND status.
Returns:the created builder
Since:4.1
/** * Create a builder with a {@linkplain HttpStatus#NOT_FOUND NOT_FOUND} status. * @return the created builder * @since 4.1 */
public static HeadersBuilder<?> notFound() { return status(HttpStatus.NOT_FOUND); }
Create a builder with an UNPROCESSABLE_ENTITY status.
Returns:the created builder
Since:4.1.3
/** * Create a builder with an * {@linkplain HttpStatus#UNPROCESSABLE_ENTITY UNPROCESSABLE_ENTITY} status. * @return the created builder * @since 4.1.3 */
public static BodyBuilder unprocessableEntity() { return status(HttpStatus.UNPROCESSABLE_ENTITY); }
Defines a builder that adds headers to the response entity.
Type parameters:
  • <B> – the builder subclass
Since:4.1
/** * Defines a builder that adds headers to the response entity. * @since 4.1 * @param <B> the builder subclass */
public interface HeadersBuilder<B extends HeadersBuilder<B>> {
Add the given, single header value under the given name.
Params:
  • headerName – the header name
  • headerValues – the header value(s)
See Also:
Returns:this builder
/** * Add the given, single header value under the given name. * @param headerName the header name * @param headerValues the header value(s) * @return this builder * @see HttpHeaders#add(String, String) */
B header(String headerName, String... headerValues);
Copy the given headers into the entity's headers map.
Params:
  • headers – the existing HttpHeaders to copy from
See Also:
Returns:this builder
Since:4.1.2
/** * Copy the given headers into the entity's headers map. * @param headers the existing HttpHeaders to copy from * @return this builder * @since 4.1.2 * @see HttpHeaders#add(String, String) */
B headers(@Nullable HttpHeaders headers);
Set the set of allowed HTTP methods, as specified by the Allow header.
Params:
  • allowedMethods – the allowed methods
See Also:
Returns:this builder
/** * Set the set of allowed {@link HttpMethod HTTP methods}, as specified * by the {@code Allow} header. * @param allowedMethods the allowed methods * @return this builder * @see HttpHeaders#setAllow(Set) */
B allow(HttpMethod... allowedMethods);
Set the entity tag of the body, as specified by the ETag header.
Params:
  • etag – the new entity tag
See Also:
Returns:this builder
/** * Set the entity tag of the body, as specified by the {@code ETag} header. * @param etag the new entity tag * @return this builder * @see HttpHeaders#setETag(String) */
B eTag(String etag);
Set the time the resource was last changed, as specified by the Last-Modified header.
Params:
  • lastModified – the last modified date
See Also:
Returns:this builder
Since:5.1.4
/** * Set the time the resource was last changed, as specified by the * {@code Last-Modified} header. * @param lastModified the last modified date * @return this builder * @since 5.1.4 * @see HttpHeaders#setLastModified(ZonedDateTime) */
B lastModified(ZonedDateTime lastModified);
Set the time the resource was last changed, as specified by the Last-Modified header.
Params:
  • lastModified – the last modified date
See Also:
Returns:this builder
Since:5.1.4
/** * Set the time the resource was last changed, as specified by the * {@code Last-Modified} header. * @param lastModified the last modified date * @return this builder * @since 5.1.4 * @see HttpHeaders#setLastModified(Instant) */
B lastModified(Instant lastModified);
Set the time the resource was last changed, as specified by the Last-Modified header.

The date should be specified as the number of milliseconds since January 1, 1970 GMT.

Params:
  • lastModified – the last modified date
See Also:
Returns:this builder
/** * Set the time the resource was last changed, as specified by the * {@code Last-Modified} header. * <p>The date should be specified as the number of milliseconds since * January 1, 1970 GMT. * @param lastModified the last modified date * @return this builder * @see HttpHeaders#setLastModified(long) */
B lastModified(long lastModified);
Set the location of a resource, as specified by the Location header.
Params:
  • location – the location
See Also:
Returns:this builder
/** * Set the location of a resource, as specified by the {@code Location} header. * @param location the location * @return this builder * @see HttpHeaders#setLocation(URI) */
B location(URI location);
Set the caching directives for the resource, as specified by the HTTP 1.1 Cache-Control header.

A CacheControl instance can be built like CacheControl.maxAge(3600).cachePublic().noTransform().

Params:
  • cacheControl – a builder for cache-related HTTP response headers
See Also:
Returns:this builder
Since:4.2
/** * Set the caching directives for the resource, as specified by the HTTP 1.1 * {@code Cache-Control} header. * <p>A {@code CacheControl} instance can be built like * {@code CacheControl.maxAge(3600).cachePublic().noTransform()}. * @param cacheControl a builder for cache-related HTTP response headers * @return this builder * @since 4.2 * @see <a href="https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7234#section-5.2">RFC-7234 Section 5.2</a> */
B cacheControl(CacheControl cacheControl);
Configure one or more request header names (e.g. "Accept-Language") to add to the "Vary" response header to inform clients that the response is subject to content negotiation and variances based on the value of the given request headers. The configured request header names are added only if not already present in the response "Vary" header.
Params:
  • requestHeaders – request header names
Since:4.3
/** * Configure one or more request header names (e.g. "Accept-Language") to * add to the "Vary" response header to inform clients that the response is * subject to content negotiation and variances based on the value of the * given request headers. The configured request header names are added only * if not already present in the response "Vary" header. * @param requestHeaders request header names * @since 4.3 */
B varyBy(String... requestHeaders);
Build the response entity with no body.
See Also:
Returns:the response entity
/** * Build the response entity with no body. * @return the response entity * @see BodyBuilder#body(Object) */
<T> ResponseEntity<T> build(); }
Defines a builder that adds a body to the response entity.
Since:4.1
/** * Defines a builder that adds a body to the response entity. * @since 4.1 */
public interface BodyBuilder extends HeadersBuilder<BodyBuilder> {
Set the length of the body in bytes, as specified by the Content-Length header.
Params:
  • contentLength – the content length
See Also:
Returns:this builder
/** * Set the length of the body in bytes, as specified by the * {@code Content-Length} header. * @param contentLength the content length * @return this builder * @see HttpHeaders#setContentLength(long) */
BodyBuilder contentLength(long contentLength);
Set the media type of the body, as specified by the Content-Type header.
Params:
  • contentType – the content type
See Also:
Returns:this builder
/** * Set the {@linkplain MediaType media type} of the body, as specified by the * {@code Content-Type} header. * @param contentType the content type * @return this builder * @see HttpHeaders#setContentType(MediaType) */
BodyBuilder contentType(MediaType contentType);
Set the body of the response entity and returns it.
Params:
  • body – the body of the response entity
Type parameters:
  • <T> – the type of the body
Returns:the built response entity
/** * Set the body of the response entity and returns it. * @param <T> the type of the body * @param body the body of the response entity * @return the built response entity */
<T> ResponseEntity<T> body(@Nullable T body); } private static class DefaultBuilder implements BodyBuilder { private final Object statusCode; private final HttpHeaders headers = new HttpHeaders(); public DefaultBuilder(Object statusCode) { this.statusCode = statusCode; } @Override public BodyBuilder header(String headerName, String... headerValues) { for (String headerValue : headerValues) { this.headers.add(headerName, headerValue); } return this; } @Override public BodyBuilder headers(@Nullable HttpHeaders headers) { if (headers != null) { this.headers.putAll(headers); } return this; } @Override public BodyBuilder allow(HttpMethod... allowedMethods) { this.headers.setAllow(new LinkedHashSet<>(Arrays.asList(allowedMethods))); return this; } @Override public BodyBuilder contentLength(long contentLength) { this.headers.setContentLength(contentLength); return this; } @Override public BodyBuilder contentType(MediaType contentType) { this.headers.setContentType(contentType); return this; } @Override public BodyBuilder eTag(String etag) { if (!etag.startsWith("\"") && !etag.startsWith("W/\"")) { etag = "\"" + etag; } if (!etag.endsWith("\"")) { etag = etag + "\""; } this.headers.setETag(etag); return this; } @Override public BodyBuilder lastModified(ZonedDateTime date) { this.headers.setLastModified(date); return this; } @Override public BodyBuilder lastModified(Instant date) { this.headers.setLastModified(date); return this; } @Override public BodyBuilder lastModified(long date) { this.headers.setLastModified(date); return this; } @Override public BodyBuilder location(URI location) { this.headers.setLocation(location); return this; } @Override public BodyBuilder cacheControl(CacheControl cacheControl) { this.headers.setCacheControl(cacheControl); return this; } @Override public BodyBuilder varyBy(String... requestHeaders) { this.headers.setVary(Arrays.asList(requestHeaders)); return this; } @Override public <T> ResponseEntity<T> build() { return body(null); } @Override public <T> ResponseEntity<T> body(@Nullable T body) { return new ResponseEntity<>(body, this.headers, this.statusCode); } } }