Interface BodyEncoder

All Known Implementing Classes:
ChunkedEncoder, CloseEncoder, EmptyEncoder, FixedLengthEncoder

interface BodyEncoder
The BodyEncoder object is used to encode content from the HTTP response. This acts in much the same way as an output stream would. As a requirement of RFC 2616 any HTTP/1.1 compliant server must support a set of transfer types. These are fixed size, chunked encoded, and connection close. A producer implementation is required to implement one of this formats for delivery of the response message.
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  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    void
    This is used to signal to the producer that all content has been written and the user no longer needs to write.
    void
    encode(byte[] array)
    This method is used to encode the provided array of bytes in a HTTP/1.1 compliant format and sent it to the client.
    void
    encode(byte[] array, int off, int size)
    This method is used to encode the provided array of bytes in a HTTP/1.1 compliant format and sent it to the client.
    void
    This method is used to encode the provided buffer of bytes in a HTTP/1.1 compliant format and sent it to the client.
    void
    encode(ByteBuffer buffer, int off, int size)
    This method is used to encode the provided buffer of bytes in a HTTP/1.1 compliant format and sent it to the client.
    void
    This method is used to flush the contents of the buffer to the client.
  • Method Details

    • encode

      void encode(byte[] array) throws IOException
      This method is used to encode the provided array of bytes in a HTTP/1.1 compliant format and sent it to the client. Once the data has been encoded it is handed to the transport layer within the server, which may choose to buffer the data if the content is too small to send efficiently or if the socket is not write ready.
      Parameters:
      array - this is the array of bytes to send to the client
      Throws:
      IOException
    • encode

      void encode(byte[] array, int off, int size) throws IOException
      This method is used to encode the provided array of bytes in a HTTP/1.1 compliant format and sent it to the client. Once the data has been encoded it is handed to the transport layer within the server, which may choose to buffer the data if the content is too small to send efficiently or if the socket is not write ready.
      Parameters:
      array - this is the array of bytes to send to the client
      off - this is the offset within the array to send from
      size - this is the number of bytes that are to be sent
      Throws:
      IOException
    • encode

      void encode(ByteBuffer buffer) throws IOException
      This method is used to encode the provided buffer of bytes in a HTTP/1.1 compliant format and sent it to the client. Once the data has been encoded it is handed to the transport layer within the server, which may choose to buffer the data if the content is too small to send efficiently or if the socket is not write ready.
      Parameters:
      buffer - this is the buffer of bytes to send to the client
      Throws:
      IOException
    • encode

      void encode(ByteBuffer buffer, int off, int size) throws IOException
      This method is used to encode the provided buffer of bytes in a HTTP/1.1 compliant format and sent it to the client. Once the data has been encoded it is handed to the transport layer within the server, which may choose to buffer the data if the content is too small to send efficiently or if the socket is not write ready.
      Parameters:
      buffer - this is the buffer of bytes to send to the client
      off - this is the offset within the buffer to send from
      size - this is the number of bytes that are to be sent
      Throws:
      IOException
    • flush

      void flush() throws IOException
      This method is used to flush the contents of the buffer to the client. This method will block until such time as all of the data has been sent to the client. If at any point there is an error sending the content an exception is thrown.
      Throws:
      IOException
    • close

      void close() throws IOException
      This is used to signal to the producer that all content has been written and the user no longer needs to write. This will either close the underlying transport or it will notify the monitor that the response has completed and the next request can begin. This ensures the content is flushed to the client.
      Throws:
      IOException