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

static int	CHUNKED
static int	IDENTITY

Method Summary

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