Module jdk.httpserver
Package com.sun.net.httpserver

Class HttpHandlers

java.lang.Object
com.sun.net.httpserver.HttpHandlers
public final class HttpHandlers extends Object
Implementations of HttpHandler that implement various useful handlers, such as a static response handler, or a conditional handler that complements one handler with another.

The factory method of(int, Headers, String) provides a means to create handlers with pre-set static response state. For example, a jsonHandler that always returns 200 with the same json: 


    HttpHandlers.of(200,
                    Headers.of("Content-Type", "application/json"),
                    Files.readString(Path.of("some.json")));
or a notAllowedHandler that always replies with 405 - Method Not Allowed, and indicates the set of methods that are allowed: 

    HttpHandlers.of(405, Headers.of("Allow", "GET"), "");

The functionality of a handler can be extended or enhanced through the use of handleOrElse, which allows to complement a given handler. For example, complementing a jsonHandler with notAllowedHandler: 


    Predicate<Request> IS_GET = r -> r.getRequestMethod().equals("GET");
    var handler = HttpHandlers.handleOrElse(IS_GET, jsonHandler, notAllowedHandler);
The above handleOrElse handler offers an if-else like construct; if the request method is "GET" then handling of the exchange is delegated to the jsonHandler, otherwise handling of the exchange is delegated to the notAllowedHandler.
Since:
18

  • Method Details

    • handleOrElse

      public static HttpHandler handleOrElse(Predicate<Request> handlerTest, HttpHandler handler, HttpHandler fallbackHandler)
      Complements a conditional HttpHandler with another handler.

      This method creates a handleOrElse handler; an if-else like construct. Exchanges who's request matches the handlerTest predicate are handled by the handler. All remaining exchanges are handled by the fallbackHandler.

      Example of a nested handleOrElse handler: 

      
    Predicate<Request> IS_GET = r -> r.getRequestMethod().equals("GET");
    Predicate<Request> WANTS_DIGEST =  r -> r.getRequestHeaders().containsKey("Want-Digest");

    var h1 = new SomeHandler();
    var h2 = HttpHandlers.handleOrElse(IS_GET, new SomeGetHandler(), h1);
    var h3 = HttpHandlers.handleOrElse(WANTS_DIGEST.and(IS_GET), new SomeDigestHandler(), h2);
      The h3 handleOrElse handler delegates handling of the exchange to SomeDigestHandler if the "Want-Digest" request header is present and the request method is GET, otherwise it delegates handling of the exchange to the h2 handler. The h2 handleOrElse handler, in turn, delegates handling of the exchange to SomeGetHandler if the request method is GET, otherwise it delegates handling of the exchange to the h1 handler. The h1 handler handles all exchanges that are not previously delegated to either SomeGetHandler or SomeDigestHandler.
      Parameters:
      handlerTest - a request predicate
      handler - a conditional handler
      fallbackHandler - a fallback handler
      Returns:
      a handler
      Throws:
      NullPointerException - if any argument is null

    • of

      public static HttpHandler of(int statusCode, Headers headers, String body)
      Returns an HttpHandler that sends a response comprising the given statusCode, headers, and body.

      This method creates a handler that reads and discards the request body before it sets the response state and sends the response.

      headers are the effective headers of the response. The response body bytes are a UTF-8 encoded byte sequence of body. The response headers are sent with the given statusCode and the body bytes' length (or -1 if the body is empty). The body bytes are then sent as response body, unless the body is empty, in which case no response body is sent.

      Parameters:
      statusCode - a response status code
      headers - a headers
      body - a response body string
      Returns:
      a handler
      Throws:
      IllegalArgumentException - if statusCode is not a positive 3-digit integer, as per rfc2616, section 6.1.1
      NullPointerException - if headers or body are null