org.apache.hc.core5.http

Interface ContentLengthStrategy

All Known Implementing Classes:

DefaultContentLengthStrategy

@Contract(threading=STATELESS)
public interface ContentLengthStrategy

Represents a strategy to determine length of the enclosed content entity based on properties of the HTTP message.

Since:

4.0

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
static long	CHUNKED Message body chunk coded
static long	UNDEFINED Message body not explicitly delineated.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
long	determineLength(HttpMessage message) Returns length of the given message in bytes.

Field Detail

CHUNKED

static final long CHUNKED

Message body chunk coded

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Constant Field Values

UNDEFINED

static final long UNDEFINED

Message body not explicitly delineated. Legal for HTTP response messages and illegal for HTTP request messages.

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Constant Field Values

Method Detail

determineLength

long determineLength(HttpMessage message)
              throws HttpException

Returns length of the given message in bytes. The returned value must be a non-negative number, CHUNKED if the message is chunk coded, or UNDEFINED if the message is not explicitly delineated.

Parameters:

message - HTTP message

Returns:

content length, UNDEFINED, or CHUNKED

Throws:

HttpException - in case of HTTP protocol violation