org.mule.runtime.module.http.internal.request

Interface HttpClient

All Superinterfaces:

org.mule.runtime.api.lifecycle.Startable, org.mule.runtime.api.lifecycle.Stoppable

All Known Implementing Classes:

GrizzlyHttpClient

public interface HttpClient
extends org.mule.runtime.api.lifecycle.Startable, org.mule.runtime.api.lifecycle.Stoppable

Object that sends an HTTP request, and returns the response.

Field Summary

Fields inherited from interface org.mule.runtime.api.lifecycle.Startable

PHASE_NAME

Fields inherited from interface org.mule.runtime.api.lifecycle.Stoppable

PHASE_NAME

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
HttpResponse	send(HttpRequest request, int responseTimeout, boolean followRedirects, HttpRequestAuthentication authentication) Sends a HttpRequest blocking the current thread until a response is available for the request times out.
void	send(HttpRequest request, int responseTimeout, boolean followRedirects, HttpRequestAuthentication authentication, CompletionHandler<HttpResponse,Exception> handler) Sends a HttpRequest without blocking the current thread.

Methods inherited from interface org.mule.runtime.api.lifecycle.Startable

start

Methods inherited from interface org.mule.runtime.api.lifecycle.Stoppable

stop

Method Detail

send

HttpResponse send(HttpRequest request,
                  int responseTimeout,
                  boolean followRedirects,
                  HttpRequestAuthentication authentication)
           throws IOException,
                  TimeoutException

Sends a HttpRequest blocking the current thread until a response is available for the request times out.

Throws:

IOException

TimeoutException

send

void send(HttpRequest request,
          int responseTimeout,
          boolean followRedirects,
          HttpRequestAuthentication authentication,
          CompletionHandler<HttpResponse,Exception> handler)

Sends a HttpRequest without blocking the current thread. When a response is available or the request times out the provided CompletionHandler will be invoked.