org.apache.http.entity

Interface ContentLengthStrategy

All Known Implementing Classes:

DisallowIdentityContentLengthStrategy, LaxContentLengthStrategy, StrictContentLengthStrategy

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 int	CHUNKED
static int	IDENTITY

Method Summary

Methods

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

Field Detail

IDENTITY

static final int IDENTITY

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Constant Field Values

CHUNKED

static final int CHUNKED

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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, IDENTITY if the end of the message will be delimited by the end of connection, or CHUNKED if the message is chunk coded

Parameters:

message - HTTP message

Returns:

content length, IDENTITY, or CHUNKED

Throws:

HttpException - in case of HTTP protocol violation