Module java.httpclient

Package java.net.http

High level HTTP and WebSocket API

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Interface Summary

Interface	Description
HttpHeaders	A read-only view of a set of received HTTP headers.
HttpRequest.BodyProcessor	A request processor which obtains the request body from some source.
HttpResponse.BodyProcessor<T>	A processor for response bodies, which determines the type of the response body returned from HttpResponse.
HttpResponse.MultiProcessor<T>	A response processor for a HTTP/2 multi response.
WebSocket	A WebSocket client conforming to RFC 6455.
WebSocket.Builder	A builder for creating WebSocket instances.
WebSocket.Listener	A listener for events and messages on a WebSocket.

Class Summary

Class	Description
HttpClient	A container for configuration information common to multiple HttpRequests.
HttpClient.Builder	A builder of immutable HttpClients.
HttpRequest	Represents one HTTP request which can be sent to a server.
HttpRequest.Builder	A builder of HttpRequests.
HttpResponse	Represents a response to a HttpRequest.
WebSocket.CloseCode	A WebSocket close status code.

Enum Summary

Enum	Description
HttpClient.Redirect	Defines automatic redirection policy.
HttpClient.Version	The HTTP protocol version.
WebSocket.MessagePart	A marker used by WebSocket.Listener in cases where a partial message may be received.

Exception Summary

Exception	Description
HttpTimeoutException	Thrown when a response is not received within a specified time period.
WebSocketHandshakeException	An exception used to signal the opening handshake failed.

Package java.net.http Description

High level HTTP and WebSocket API

This provides a high-level client interfaces to HTTP (versions 1.1 and 2) and WebSocket. Synchronous and asynchronous (via CompletableFuture) modes are provided for HTTP. WebSocket works in asynchronous mode only. The main types defined are:

• HttpClient
• HttpRequest
• HttpResponse
• WebSocket

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