Restlet Framework 2.2.2
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org.restlet.client.util
Class WrapperRepresentation

java.lang.Object
  extended by org.restlet.client.representation.Variant
      extended by org.restlet.client.representation.RepresentationInfo
          extended by org.restlet.client.representation.Representation
              extended by org.restlet.client.util.WrapperRepresentation

public class WrapperRepresentation
extends Representation

Representation wrapper. Useful for application developer who need to enrich the representation with application related properties and behavior.

Author:
Jerome Louvel
See Also:
The decorator (aka wrapper) pattern

Field Summary
 
Fields inherited from class org.restlet.client.representation.Representation
UNKNOWN_SIZE
 
Constructor Summary
WrapperRepresentation(Representation wrappedRepresentation)
          Constructor.
 
Method Summary
 long exhaust()
          Exhaust the content of the representation by reading it and silently discarding anything read.
 long getAvailableSize()
          Returns the size effectively available.
 CharacterSet getCharacterSet()
          Returns the character set or null if not applicable.
 Disposition getDisposition()
          Returns the disposition characteristics of the representation.
 List<Encoding> getEncodings()
          Returns the modifiable list of encodings applied to the entity-body.
 Date getExpirationDate()
          Returns the future date when this representation expire.
 List<Language> getLanguages()
          Returns the modifiable list of languages.
 Reference getLocationRef()
          Returns an optional location reference.
 MediaType getMediaType()
          Returns the media type.

Note that when used with HTTP connectors, this property maps to the "Content-Type" header.
 Date getModificationDate()
          Returns the last date when this representation was modified.
 Reader getReader()
          Returns a characters reader with the representation's content.
 long getSize()
          Returns the total size in bytes if known, UNKNOWN_SIZE (-1) otherwise.
 InputStream getStream()
          Returns a stream with the representation's content.
 Tag getTag()
          Returns the tag.

Note that when used with HTTP connectors, this property maps to the "ETag" header.
 String getText()
          Converts the representation to a string value.
 Representation getWrappedRepresentation()
          Returns the wrapped representation.
 boolean isAvailable()
          Indicates if some fresh content is potentially available, without having to actually call one of the content manipulation method like getStream() that would actually consume it.
 boolean isTransient()
          Indicates if the representation's content is transient, which means that it can be obtained only once.
 void release()
          Releases the representation and all associated objects like streams, channels or files which are used to produce its content, transient or not.
 void setAvailable(boolean isAvailable)
          Indicates if some fresh content is available.
 void setCharacterSet(CharacterSet characterSet)
          Sets the character set or null if not applicable.

Note that when used with HTTP connectors, this property maps to the "Content-Type" header.
 void setDisposition(Disposition disposition)
          Sets the disposition characteristics of the representation.
 void setEncodings(List<Encoding> encodings)
          Sets the list of encodings applied to the entity-body.

Note that when used with HTTP connectors, this property maps to the "Content-Encoding" header.
 void setExpirationDate(Date expirationDate)
          Sets the future date when this representation expire.
 void setLanguages(List<Language> languages)
          Sets the list of languages.

Note that when used with HTTP connectors, this property maps to the "Content-Language" header.
 void setLocationRef(Reference location)
          Sets the optional identifier.
 void setLocationRef(String locationUri)
          Sets the identifier from a URI string.

Note that when used with HTTP connectors, this property maps to the "Content-Location" header.
 void setMediaType(MediaType mediaType)
          Sets the media type.

Note that when used with HTTP connectors, this property maps to the "Content-Type" header.
 void setModificationDate(Date modificationDate)
          Sets the last date when this representation was modified.
 void setSize(long expectedSize)
          Sets the expected size in bytes if known, -1 otherwise.
 void setTag(Tag tag)
          Sets the tag.

Note that when used with HTTP connectors, this property maps to the "ETag" header.
 void setTransient(boolean isTransient)
          Indicates if the representation's content is transient.
 
Methods inherited from class org.restlet.client.representation.Representation
append, getRange, hasKnownSize, isEmpty, setRange
 
Methods inherited from class org.restlet.client.representation.Variant
createClientInfo, equals, includes, isCompatible, toString
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait
 

Constructor Detail

WrapperRepresentation

public WrapperRepresentation(Representation wrappedRepresentation)
Constructor.

Parameters:
wrappedRepresentation - The wrapped representation.
Method Detail

exhaust

public long exhaust()
             throws IOException
Description copied from class: Representation
Exhaust the content of the representation by reading it and silently discarding anything read. By default, it relies on Representation.getStream() and closes the retrieved stream in the end.

Overrides:
exhaust in class Representation
Returns:
The number of bytes consumed or -1 if unknown.
Throws:
IOException

getAvailableSize

public long getAvailableSize()
Description copied from class: Representation
Returns the size effectively available. This returns the same value as Representation.getSize() if no range is defined, otherwise it returns the size of the range using Range.getSize().

Overrides:
getAvailableSize in class Representation
Returns:
The available size.

getCharacterSet

public CharacterSet getCharacterSet()
Description copied from class: Variant
Returns the character set or null if not applicable. Note that when used with HTTP connectors, this property maps to the "Content-Type" header.

Overrides:
getCharacterSet in class Variant
Returns:
The character set or null if not applicable.

getDisposition

public Disposition getDisposition()
Description copied from class: Representation
Returns the disposition characteristics of the representation.

Overrides:
getDisposition in class Representation
Returns:
The disposition characteristics of the representation.

getEncodings

public List<Encoding> getEncodings()
Description copied from class: Variant
Returns the modifiable list of encodings applied to the entity-body. Creates a new instance if no one has been set. An "IllegalArgumentException" exception is thrown when adding a null encoding to this list.

Note that when used with HTTP connectors, this property maps to the "Content-Encoding" header.

Overrides:
getEncodings in class Variant
Returns:
The list of encodings applied to the entity-body.

getExpirationDate

public Date getExpirationDate()
Description copied from class: Representation
Returns the future date when this representation expire. If this information is not known, returns null.

Note that when used with HTTP connectors, this property maps to the "Expires" header.

Overrides:
getExpirationDate in class Representation
Returns:
The expiration date.

getLanguages

public List<Language> getLanguages()
Description copied from class: Variant
Returns the modifiable list of languages. Creates a new instance if no one has been set. An "IllegalArgumentException" exception is thrown when adding a null language to this list.

Note that when used with HTTP connectors, this property maps to the "Content-Language" header.

Overrides:
getLanguages in class Variant
Returns:
The list of languages.

getLocationRef

public Reference getLocationRef()
Description copied from class: Variant
Returns an optional location reference. This is useful when the representation is accessible from a location separate from the representation's resource URI, for example when content negotiation occurs.

Note that when used with HTTP connectors, this property maps to the "Content-Location" header.

Overrides:
getLocationRef in class Variant
Returns:
The identifier.

getMediaType

public MediaType getMediaType()
Description copied from class: Variant
Returns the media type.

Note that when used with HTTP connectors, this property maps to the "Content-Type" header.

Overrides:
getMediaType in class Variant
Returns:
The media type.

getModificationDate

public Date getModificationDate()
Description copied from class: RepresentationInfo
Returns the last date when this representation was modified. If this information is not known, returns null.

Note that when used with HTTP connectors, this property maps to the "Last-Modified" header.

Overrides:
getModificationDate in class RepresentationInfo
Returns:
The modification date.

getReader

public Reader getReader()
                 throws IOException
Description copied from class: Representation
Returns a characters reader with the representation's content. This method is ensured to return a fresh reader for each invocation unless it is a transient representation, in which case null is returned. If the representation has no character set defined, the system's default one will be used.

Specified by:
getReader in class Representation
Returns:
A reader with the representation's content.
Throws:
IOException

getSize

public long getSize()
Description copied from class: Representation
Returns the total size in bytes if known, UNKNOWN_SIZE (-1) otherwise. When ranges are used, this might not be the actual size available. For this purpose, you can use the Representation.getAvailableSize() method.

Note that when used with HTTP connectors, this property maps to the "Content-Length" header.

Overrides:
getSize in class Representation
Returns:
The size in bytes if known, UNKNOWN_SIZE (-1) otherwise.
See Also:
Representation.isEmpty()

getStream

public InputStream getStream()
                      throws IOException
Description copied from class: Representation
Returns a stream with the representation's content. This method is ensured to return a fresh stream for each invocation unless it is a transient representation, in which case null is returned.

Specified by:
getStream in class Representation
Returns:
A stream with the representation's content.
Throws:
IOException

getTag

public Tag getTag()
Description copied from class: RepresentationInfo
Returns the tag.

Note that when used with HTTP connectors, this property maps to the "ETag" header.

Overrides:
getTag in class RepresentationInfo
Returns:
The tag.

getText

public String getText()
               throws IOException
Description copied from class: Representation
Converts the representation to a string value. Be careful when using this method as the conversion of large content to a string fully stored in memory can result in OutOfMemoryErrors being thrown.

Specified by:
getText in class Representation
Returns:
The representation as a string value.
Throws:
IOException

getWrappedRepresentation

public Representation getWrappedRepresentation()
Returns the wrapped representation.

Returns:
The wrapped representation.

isAvailable

public boolean isAvailable()
Description copied from class: Representation
Indicates if some fresh content is potentially available, without having to actually call one of the content manipulation method like getStream() that would actually consume it. Note that when the size of a representation is 0 is a not considered available. However, sometimes the size isn't known until a read attempt is made, so availability doesn't guarantee a non empty content.

This is especially useful for transient representation whose content can only be accessed once and also when the size of the representation is not known in advance.

Overrides:
isAvailable in class Representation
Returns:
True if some fresh content is available.

isTransient

public boolean isTransient()
Description copied from class: Representation
Indicates if the representation's content is transient, which means that it can be obtained only once. This is often the case with representations transmitted via network sockets for example. In such case, if you need to read the content several times, you need to cache it first, for example into memory or into a file.

Overrides:
isTransient in class Representation
Returns:
True if the representation's content is transient.

release

public void release()
Description copied from class: Representation
Releases the representation and all associated objects like streams, channels or files which are used to produce its content, transient or not. This method must be systematically called when the representation is no longer intended to be used. The framework automatically calls back this method via its connectors on the server-side when sending responses with an entity and on the client-side when sending a request with an entity. By default, it calls the Representation.setAvailable(boolean) method with "false" as a value.

Note that for transient socket-bound representations, calling this method after consuming the whole content shouldn't prevent the reuse of underlying socket via persistent connections for example. However, if the content hasn't been read, or has been partially read, the impact should be to discard the remaining content and to close the underlying connections.

Therefore, if you are not interested in the content, or in the remaining content, you should first call the Representation.exhaust() method or if this could be too costly, you should instead explicitly abort the parent request and the underlying connections using the Request.abort() method or a shortcut one like org.restlet.client.resource.ServerResource#abort() or Response.abort().

Overrides:
release in class Representation

setAvailable

public void setAvailable(boolean isAvailable)
Description copied from class: Representation
Indicates if some fresh content is available.

Overrides:
setAvailable in class Representation
Parameters:
isAvailable - True if some fresh content is available.

setCharacterSet

public void setCharacterSet(CharacterSet characterSet)
Description copied from class: Variant
Sets the character set or null if not applicable.

Note that when used with HTTP connectors, this property maps to the "Content-Type" header.

Overrides:
setCharacterSet in class Variant
Parameters:
characterSet - The character set or null if not applicable.

setDisposition

public void setDisposition(Disposition disposition)
Description copied from class: Representation
Sets the disposition characteristics of the representation.

Overrides:
setDisposition in class Representation
Parameters:
disposition - The disposition characteristics of the representation.

setEncodings

public void setEncodings(List<Encoding> encodings)
Description copied from class: Variant
Sets the list of encodings applied to the entity-body.

Note that when used with HTTP connectors, this property maps to the "Content-Encoding" header.

Overrides:
setEncodings in class Variant
Parameters:
encodings - The list of encodings applied to the entity-body.

setExpirationDate

public void setExpirationDate(Date expirationDate)
Description copied from class: Representation
Sets the future date when this representation expire. If this information is not known, pass null.

Note that when used with HTTP connectors, this property maps to the "Expires" header.

Overrides:
setExpirationDate in class Representation
Parameters:
expirationDate - The expiration date.

setLanguages

public void setLanguages(List<Language> languages)
Description copied from class: Variant
Sets the list of languages.

Note that when used with HTTP connectors, this property maps to the "Content-Language" header.

Overrides:
setLanguages in class Variant
Parameters:
languages - The list of languages.

setLocationRef

public void setLocationRef(Reference location)
Description copied from class: Variant
Sets the optional identifier. This is useful when the representation is accessible from a location separate from the representation's resource URI, for example when content negotiation occurs.

Note that when used with HTTP connectors, this property maps to the "Content-Location" header.

Overrides:
setLocationRef in class Variant
Parameters:
location - The location reference.

setLocationRef

public void setLocationRef(String locationUri)
Description copied from class: Variant
Sets the identifier from a URI string.

Note that when used with HTTP connectors, this property maps to the "Content-Location" header.

Overrides:
setLocationRef in class Variant
Parameters:
locationUri - The location URI to parse.

setMediaType

public void setMediaType(MediaType mediaType)
Description copied from class: Variant
Sets the media type.

Note that when used with HTTP connectors, this property maps to the "Content-Type" header.

Overrides:
setMediaType in class Variant
Parameters:
mediaType - The media type.

setModificationDate

public void setModificationDate(Date modificationDate)
Description copied from class: RepresentationInfo
Sets the last date when this representation was modified. If this information is not known, pass null.

Note that when used with HTTP connectors, this property maps to the "Last-Modified" header.

Overrides:
setModificationDate in class RepresentationInfo
Parameters:
modificationDate - The modification date.

setSize

public void setSize(long expectedSize)
Description copied from class: Representation
Sets the expected size in bytes if known, -1 otherwise. For this purpose, you can use the Representation.getAvailableSize() method.

Note that when used with HTTP connectors, this property maps to the "Content-Length" header.

Overrides:
setSize in class Representation
Parameters:
expectedSize - The expected size in bytes if known, -1 otherwise.

setTag

public void setTag(Tag tag)
Description copied from class: RepresentationInfo
Sets the tag.

Note that when used with HTTP connectors, this property maps to the "ETag" header.

Overrides:
setTag in class RepresentationInfo
Parameters:
tag - The tag.

setTransient

public void setTransient(boolean isTransient)
Description copied from class: Representation
Indicates if the representation's content is transient.

Overrides:
setTransient in class Representation
Parameters:
isTransient - True if the representation's content is transient.

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