All Known Implementing Classes:

HttpClientConnection, JDKHttpConnection
```
public interface HttpConnection
```
The interface of connections used during HTTP communication. This interface is that subset of the interface exposed by HttpURLConnection which is used by JGit

Since:

3.3

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type	Field	Description
`static int`	`HTTP_11_MOVED_PERM`	HTTP 1.1 additional "permanent redirect" status code; value = 308.
`static int`	`HTTP_11_MOVED_TEMP`	HTTP 1.1 additional "temporary redirect" status code; value = 307.
`static int`	`HTTP_FORBIDDEN`
`static int`	`HTTP_MOVED_PERM`
`static int`	`HTTP_MOVED_TEMP`
`static int`	`HTTP_NOT_AUTHORITATIVE`
`static int`	`HTTP_NOT_FOUND`
`static int`	`HTTP_OK`
`static int`	`HTTP_SEE_OTHER`
`static int`	`HTTP_UNAUTHORIZED`

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`void`	`configure(KeyManager[] km, TrustManager[] tm, SecureRandom random)`	Configure the connection so that it can be used for https communication.
`void`	`connect()`	Connect
`int`	`getContentLength()`	Get content length
`String`	`getContentType()`	Get content type
`String`	`getHeaderField(String name)`	Get header field.
`Map<String,List<String>>`	`getHeaderFields()`	Get map of header fields
`List<String>`	`getHeaderFields(String name)`	Get all values of given header field.
`InputStream`	`getInputStream()`	Get input stream
`OutputStream`	`getOutputStream()`	Get output stream
`String`	`getRequestMethod()`	Get request method
`int`	`getResponseCode()`	Get response code
`String`	`getResponseMessage()`	Get response message
`URL`	`getURL()`	Get URL
`void`	`setChunkedStreamingMode(int chunklen)`	Set chunked streaming mode
`void`	`setConnectTimeout(int timeout)`	Set connect timeout
`void`	`setDoOutput(boolean dooutput)`	Set if to do output
`void`	`setFixedLengthStreamingMode(int contentLength)`	Set fixed length streaming mode
`void`	`setHostnameVerifier(HostnameVerifier hostnameverifier)`	Set the `HostnameVerifier` used during https communication
`void`	`setInstanceFollowRedirects(boolean followRedirects)`	Set whether or not to follow HTTP redirects.
`void`	`setReadTimeout(int timeout)`	Set read timeout
`void`	`setRequestMethod(String method)`	Set request method
`void`	`setRequestProperty(String key, String value)`	Set request property
`void`	`setUseCaches(boolean usecaches)`	Set if to use caches
`boolean`	`usingProxy()`	Whether we use a proxy

- Field Detail
  - HTTP_OK
```
static final int HTTP_OK
```
    See Also:
    
    HttpURLConnection.HTTP_OK, Constant Field Values
  - HTTP_NOT_AUTHORITATIVE
```
static final int HTTP_NOT_AUTHORITATIVE
```
    Since:
    
    5.8
    
    See Also:
    
    HttpURLConnection.HTTP_NOT_AUTHORITATIVE, Constant Field Values
  - HTTP_MOVED_PERM
```
static final int HTTP_MOVED_PERM
```
    Since:
    
    4.7
    
    See Also:
    
    HttpURLConnection.HTTP_MOVED_PERM, Constant Field Values
  - HTTP_MOVED_TEMP
```
static final int HTTP_MOVED_TEMP
```
    Since:
    
    4.9
    
    See Also:
    
    HttpURLConnection.HTTP_MOVED_TEMP, Constant Field Values
  - HTTP_SEE_OTHER
```
static final int HTTP_SEE_OTHER
```
    Since:
    
    4.9
    
    See Also:
    
    HttpURLConnection.HTTP_SEE_OTHER, Constant Field Values
  - HTTP_11_MOVED_TEMP
```
static final int HTTP_11_MOVED_TEMP
```
    HTTP 1.1 additional "temporary redirect" status code; value = 307.
    
    Since:
    
    4.9
    
    See Also:
    
    HTTP_MOVED_TEMP, RFC 7231, section 6.4.7: 307 Temporary Redirect, Constant Field Values
  - HTTP_11_MOVED_PERM
```
static final int HTTP_11_MOVED_PERM
```
    HTTP 1.1 additional "permanent redirect" status code; value = 308.
    
    Since:
    
    5.8
    
    See Also:
    
    HTTP_MOVED_TEMP, RFC 7538, section 3: 308 Permanent Redirect, Constant Field Values
  - HTTP_NOT_FOUND
```
static final int HTTP_NOT_FOUND
```
    See Also:
    
    HttpURLConnection.HTTP_NOT_FOUND, Constant Field Values
  - HTTP_UNAUTHORIZED
```
static final int HTTP_UNAUTHORIZED
```
    See Also:
    
    HttpURLConnection.HTTP_UNAUTHORIZED, Constant Field Values
  - HTTP_FORBIDDEN
```
static final int HTTP_FORBIDDEN
```
    See Also:
    
    HttpURLConnection.HTTP_FORBIDDEN, Constant Field Values
- Method Detail
  - getResponseCode
```
int getResponseCode()
             throws IOException
```
    Get response code
    
    Returns:
    
    the HTTP Status-Code, or -1
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException
    
    See Also:
    
    HttpURLConnection.getResponseCode()
  - getURL
```
URL getURL()
```
    Get URL
    
    Returns:
    
    the URL.
    
    See Also:
    
    URLConnection.getURL()
  - getResponseMessage
```
String getResponseMessage()
                   throws IOException
```
    Get response message
    
    Returns:
    
    the HTTP response message, or null
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException
    
    See Also:
    
    HttpURLConnection.getResponseMessage()
  - getHeaderFields
```
Map<String,List<String>> getHeaderFields()
```
    Get map of header fields
    
    Returns:
    
    a Map of header fields
    
    See Also:
    
    URLConnection.getHeaderFields()
  - setRequestProperty
```
void setRequestProperty(String key,
                        String value)
```
    Set request property
    
    Parameters:
    
    key - the keyword by which the request is known (e.g., " Accept").
    
    value - the value associated with it.
    
    See Also:
    
    URLConnection.setRequestProperty(String, String)
  - setRequestMethod
```
void setRequestMethod(String method)
               throws ProtocolException
```
    Set request method
    
    Parameters:
    
    method - the HTTP method
    
    Throws:
    
    ProtocolException - if the method cannot be reset or if the requested method isn't valid for HTTP.
    
    ProtocolException - if any.
    
    See Also:
    
    HttpURLConnection.setRequestMethod(String)
  - setUseCaches
```
void setUseCaches(boolean usecaches)
```
    Set if to use caches
    
    Parameters:
    
    usecaches - a boolean indicating whether or not to allow caching
    
    See Also:
    
    URLConnection.setUseCaches(boolean)
  - setConnectTimeout
```
void setConnectTimeout(int timeout)
```
    Set connect timeout
    
    Parameters:
    
    timeout - an int that specifies the connect timeout value in milliseconds
    
    See Also:
    
    URLConnection.setConnectTimeout(int)
  - setReadTimeout
```
void setReadTimeout(int timeout)
```
    Set read timeout
    
    Parameters:
    
    timeout - an int that specifies the timeout value to be used in milliseconds
    
    See Also:
    
    URLConnection.setReadTimeout(int)
  - getContentType
```
String getContentType()
```
    Get content type
    
    Returns:
    
    the content type of the resource that the URL references, or null if not known.
    
    See Also:
    
    URLConnection.getContentType()
  - getInputStream
```
InputStream getInputStream()
                    throws IOException
```
    Get input stream
    
    Returns:
    
    an input stream that reads from this open connection.
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException - if an I/O error occurs while creating the input stream.
    
    IOException - if any.
    
    See Also:
    
    URLConnection.getInputStream()
  - getHeaderField
```
String getHeaderField(@NonNull
                      String name)
```
    Get header field. According to {@link RFC 2616} header field names are case insensitive. Header fields defined as a comma separated list can have multiple header fields with the same field name. This method only returns one of these header fields. If you want the union of all values of all multiple header fields with the same field name then use getHeaderFields(String)
    
    Parameters:
    
    name - the name of a header field.
    
    Returns:
    
    the value of the named header field, or null if there is no such field in the header.
    
    See Also:
    
    URLConnection.getHeaderField(String)
  - getHeaderFields
```
List<String> getHeaderFields(@NonNull
                             String name)
```
    Get all values of given header field. According to {@link RFC 2616} header field names are case insensitive. Header fields defined as a comma separated list can have multiple header fields with the same field name. This method does not validate if the given header field is defined as a comma separated list.
    
    Parameters:
    
    name - the name of a header field.
    
    Returns:
    
    the list of values of the named header field
    
    Since:
    
    5.2
  - getContentLength
```
int getContentLength()
```
    Get content length
    
    Returns:
    
    the content length of the resource that this connection's URL references, -1 if the content length is not known, or if the content length is greater than Integer.MAX_VALUE.
    
    See Also:
    
    URLConnection.getContentLength()
  - setInstanceFollowRedirects
```
void setInstanceFollowRedirects(boolean followRedirects)
```
    Set whether or not to follow HTTP redirects.
    
    Parameters:
    
    followRedirects - a boolean indicating whether or not to follow HTTP redirects.
    
    See Also:
    
    HttpURLConnection.setInstanceFollowRedirects(boolean)
  - setDoOutput
```
void setDoOutput(boolean dooutput)
```
    Set if to do output
    
    Parameters:
    
    dooutput - the new value.
    
    See Also:
    
    URLConnection.setDoOutput(boolean)
  - setFixedLengthStreamingMode
```
void setFixedLengthStreamingMode(int contentLength)
```
    Set fixed length streaming mode
    
    Parameters:
    
    contentLength - The number of bytes which will be written to the OutputStream.
    
    See Also:
    
    HttpURLConnection.setFixedLengthStreamingMode(int)
  - getOutputStream
```
OutputStream getOutputStream()
                      throws IOException
```
    Get output stream
    
    Returns:
    
    an output stream that writes to this connection.
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException
    
    See Also:
    
    URLConnection.getOutputStream()
  - setChunkedStreamingMode
```
void setChunkedStreamingMode(int chunklen)
```
    Set chunked streaming mode
    
    Parameters:
    
    chunklen - The number of bytes to write in each chunk. If chunklen is less than or equal to zero, a default value will be used.
    
    See Also:
    
    HttpURLConnection.setChunkedStreamingMode(int)
  - getRequestMethod
```
String getRequestMethod()
```
    Get request method
    
    Returns:
    
    the HTTP request method
    
    See Also:
    
    HttpURLConnection.getRequestMethod()
  - usingProxy
```
boolean usingProxy()
```
    Whether we use a proxy
    
    Returns:
    
    a boolean indicating if the connection is using a proxy.
    
    See Also:
    
    HttpURLConnection.usingProxy()
  - connect
```
void connect()
      throws IOException
```
    Connect
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException
    
    See Also:
    
    URLConnection.connect()
  - configure
```
void configure(KeyManager[] km,
               TrustManager[] tm,
               SecureRandom random)
        throws NoSuchAlgorithmException,
               KeyManagementException
```
    Configure the connection so that it can be used for https communication.
    
    Parameters:
    
    km - the keymanager managing the key material used to authenticate the local SSLSocket to its peer
    
    tm - the trustmanager responsible for managing the trust material that is used when making trust decisions, and for deciding whether credentials presented by a peer should be accepted.
    
    random - the source of randomness for this generator or null. See SSLContext.init(KeyManager[], TrustManager[], SecureRandom)
    
    Throws:
    
    NoSuchAlgorithmException
    
    KeyManagementException
  - setHostnameVerifier
```
void setHostnameVerifier(HostnameVerifier hostnameverifier)
                  throws NoSuchAlgorithmException,
                         KeyManagementException
```
    Set the HostnameVerifier used during https communication
    
    Parameters:
    
    hostnameverifier - a HostnameVerifier object.
    
    Throws:
    
    NoSuchAlgorithmException
    
    KeyManagementException

Interface HttpConnection

Field Summary

Method Summary

Field Detail

HTTP_OK

HTTP_NOT_AUTHORITATIVE

HTTP_MOVED_PERM

HTTP_MOVED_TEMP

HTTP_SEE_OTHER

HTTP_11_MOVED_TEMP

HTTP_11_MOVED_PERM

HTTP_NOT_FOUND

HTTP_UNAUTHORIZED

HTTP_FORBIDDEN

Method Detail

getResponseCode

getURL

getResponseMessage

getHeaderFields

setRequestProperty

setRequestMethod

setUseCaches

setConnectTimeout

setReadTimeout

getContentType

getInputStream

getHeaderField

getHeaderFields

getContentLength

setInstanceFollowRedirects

setDoOutput

setFixedLengthStreamingMode

getOutputStream

setChunkedStreamingMode

getRequestMethod

usingProxy

connect

configure

setHostnameVerifier