org.ala.client.util
Class RestfulClient

java.lang.Object
  org.ala.client.util.RestfulClient

public class RestfulClient
extends java.lang.Object

Restful Web Service Client.

Author:

MOK011

Field Summary

int

timeout

Constructor Summary

RestfulClient()

RestfulClient(int timeout)

Method Summary

java.lang.Object[]	restGet(java.lang.String url) Makes a GET request to the specified url.
java.lang.Object[]	restGet(java.lang.String url, java.util.Map<java.lang.String,java.lang.String> header) Makes a GET request to the specified url.
java.lang.Object[]	restPost(java.lang.String url, java.lang.String jsonRequestBody) Makes a POST request to the specified URL and passes the provided JSON Object
java.lang.Object[]	restPost(java.lang.String url, java.lang.String mimeType, java.util.Collection object) Makes a POST request to the specified URL and passes the provided JSON Object
java.lang.Object[]	restPost(java.lang.String url, java.lang.String contentType, java.lang.String jsonRequestBody) Makes a POST request to the specified URL and passes the provided JSON Object

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

timeout

public int timeout

Constructor Detail

RestfulClient

public RestfulClient()

RestfulClient

public RestfulClient(int timeout)

Method Detail

restPost

public java.lang.Object[] restPost(java.lang.String url,
                                   java.lang.String contentType,
                                   java.lang.String jsonRequestBody)
                            throws org.apache.commons.httpclient.HttpException,
                                   java.io.IOException

Makes a POST request to the specified URL and passes the provided JSON Object

Parameters:

url - URL Endpoint

mimeType - return mimeType

jsonRequestBody - JSON Object to post to URL

Returns:

[0]: status code; [1]: a JSON encoded response

Throws:

java.io.IOException

org.apache.commons.httpclient.HttpException

restPost

public java.lang.Object[] restPost(java.lang.String url,
                                   java.lang.String jsonRequestBody)
                            throws org.apache.commons.httpclient.HttpException,
                                   java.io.IOException

Makes a POST request to the specified URL and passes the provided JSON Object

Parameters:

url - URL Endpoint

jsonRequestBody - JSON Object to post to URL

Returns:

[0]: status code; [1]: a JSON encoded response

Throws:

java.io.IOException

org.apache.commons.httpclient.HttpException

restPost

public java.lang.Object[] restPost(java.lang.String url,
                                   java.lang.String mimeType,
                                   java.util.Collection object)
                            throws org.apache.commons.httpclient.HttpException,
                                   java.io.IOException

Makes a POST request to the specified URL and passes the provided JSON Object

Parameters:

url - URL Endpoint

jsonRequestBody - JSON Object to post to URL

Returns:

[0]: status code; [1]: a JSON encoded response

Throws:

java.io.IOException

org.apache.commons.httpclient.HttpException

restGet

public java.lang.Object[] restGet(java.lang.String url)
                           throws org.apache.commons.httpclient.HttpException,
                                  java.io.IOException

Makes a GET request to the specified url.

Parameters:

url - URL Endpoint with request parameters.

Returns:

[0]: status code; [1]: a JSON encoded response.

Throws:

java.io.IOException

org.apache.commons.httpclient.HttpException

restGet

public java.lang.Object[] restGet(java.lang.String url,
                                  java.util.Map<java.lang.String,java.lang.String> header)
                           throws org.apache.commons.httpclient.HttpException,
                                  java.io.IOException

Makes a GET request to the specified url. if header is null then server will return default data type.

Parameters:

url - URL Endpoint with request parameters.

header - eg: "Accept" "application/json"; "Accept" "text/xml"

Returns:

[0]: status code; [1]: a JSON encoded response.

Throws:

java.io.IOException

org.apache.commons.httpclient.HttpException