- java.lang.Object
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- com.sun.net.httpserver.HttpServer
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- Direct Known Subclasses:
HttpsServer
public abstract class HttpServer extends Object
This class implements a simple HTTP server. A HttpServer is bound to an IP address and port number and listens for incoming TCP connections from clients on this address. The sub-classHttpsServer
implements a server which handles HTTPS requests.One or more
HttpHandler
objects must be associated with a server in order to process requests. Each such HttpHandler is registered with a root URI path which represents the location of the application or service on this server. The mapping of a handler to a HttpServer is encapsulated by aHttpContext
object. HttpContexts are created by callingcreateContext(String,HttpHandler)
. Any request for which no handler can be found is rejected with a 404 response. Management of threads can be done external to this object by providing aExecutor
object. If none is provided a default implementation is used.Mapping request URIs to HttpContext paths
When a HTTP request is received, the appropriate HttpContext (and handler) is located by finding the context whose path is the longest matching prefix of the request URI's path. Paths are matched literally, which means that the strings are compared case sensitively, and with no conversion to or from any encoded forms. For example. Given a HttpServer with the following HttpContexts configured.
Context Context path ctx1 "/" ctx2 "/apps/" ctx3 "/apps/foo/" the following table shows some request URIs and which, if any context they would match with.
Request URI Matches context "http://foo.com/apps/foo/bar" ctx3 "http://foo.com/apps/Foo/bar" no match, wrong case "http://foo.com/apps/app1" ctx2 "http://foo.com/foo" ctx1 Note about socket backlogs
When binding to an address and port number, the application can also specify an integer backlog parameter. This represents the maximum number of incoming TCP connections which the system will queue internally. Connections are queued while they are waiting to be accepted by the HttpServer. When the limit is reached, further connections may be rejected (or possibly ignored) by the underlying TCP implementation. Setting the right backlog value is a compromise between efficient resource usage in the TCP layer (not setting it too high) and allowing adequate throughput of incoming requests (not setting it too low).
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Constructor Summary
Constructors Modifier Constructor Description protected
HttpServer()
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Method Summary
All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Concrete Methods Modifier and Type Method Description abstract void
bind(InetSocketAddress addr, int backlog)
Binds a currently unbound HttpServer to the given address and port number.static HttpServer
create()
creates a HttpServer instance which is initially not bound to any local address/port.static HttpServer
create(InetSocketAddress addr, int backlog)
Create aHttpServer
instance which will bind to the specifiedInetSocketAddress
(IP address and port number) A maximum backlog can also be specified.abstract HttpContext
createContext(String path)
Creates a HttpContext without initially specifying a handler.abstract HttpContext
createContext(String path, HttpHandler handler)
Creates a HttpContext.abstract InetSocketAddress
getAddress()
returns the address this server is listening onabstract Executor
getExecutor()
returns this server's Executor object if one was specified withsetExecutor(Executor)
, ornull
if none was specified.abstract void
removeContext(HttpContext context)
Removes the given context from the server.abstract void
removeContext(String path)
Removes the context identified by the given path from the server.abstract void
setExecutor(Executor executor)
sets this server'sExecutor
object.abstract void
start()
Starts this server in a new background thread.abstract void
stop(int delay)
stops this server by closing the listening socket and disallowing any new exchanges from being processed.
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Method Detail
create
public static HttpServer create() throws IOException
creates a HttpServer instance which is initially not bound to any local address/port. The HttpServer is acquired from the currently installedHttpServerProvider
The server must be bound usingbind(InetSocketAddress,int)
before it can be used.- Throws:
IOException
create
public static HttpServer create(InetSocketAddress addr, int backlog) throws IOException
Create aHttpServer
instance which will bind to the specifiedInetSocketAddress
(IP address and port number) A maximum backlog can also be specified. This is the maximum number of queued incoming connections to allow on the listening socket. Queued TCP connections exceeding this limit may be rejected by the TCP implementation. The HttpServer is acquired from the currently installedHttpServerProvider
- Parameters:
addr
- the address to listen on, ifnull
then bind() must be called to set the addressbacklog
- the socket backlog. If this value is less than or equal to zero, then a system default value is used.- Throws:
BindException
- if the server cannot bind to the requested address, or if the server is already bound.IOException
bind
public abstract void bind(InetSocketAddress addr, int backlog) throws IOException
Binds a currently unbound HttpServer to the given address and port number. A maximum backlog can also be specified. This is the maximum number of queued incoming connections to allow on the listening socket. Queued TCP connections exceeding this limit may be rejected by the TCP implementation.- Parameters:
addr
- the address to listen onbacklog
- the socket backlog. If this value is less than or equal to zero, then a system default value is used.- Throws:
BindException
- if the server cannot bind to the requested address or if the server is already bound.NullPointerException
- if addr isnull
IOException
start
public abstract void start()
Starts this server in a new background thread. The background thread inherits the priority, thread group and context class loader of the caller.
setExecutor
public abstract void setExecutor(Executor executor)
sets this server'sExecutor
object. An Executor must be established beforestart()
is called. All HTTP requests are handled in tasks given to the executor. If this method is not called (before start()) or if it is called with anull
Executor, then a default implementation is used, which uses the thread which was created by thestart()
method.- Parameters:
executor
- the Executor to set, ornull
for default implementation- Throws:
IllegalStateException
- if the server is already started
getExecutor
public abstract Executor getExecutor()
returns this server's Executor object if one was specified withsetExecutor(Executor)
, ornull
if none was specified.- Returns:
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the Executor established for this server or
null
if not set.
stop
public abstract void stop(int delay)
stops this server by closing the listening socket and disallowing any new exchanges from being processed. The method will then block until all current exchange handlers have completed or else when approximately delay seconds have elapsed (whichever happens sooner). Then, all open TCP connections are closed, the background thread created by start() exits, and the method returns. Once stopped, a HttpServer cannot be re-used.- Parameters:
delay
- the maximum time in seconds to wait until exchanges have finished.- Throws:
IllegalArgumentException
- if delay is less than zero.
createContext
public abstract HttpContext createContext(String path, HttpHandler handler)
Creates a HttpContext. A HttpContext represents a mapping from a URI path to a exchange handler on this HttpServer. Once created, all requests received by the server for the path will be handled by calling the given handler object. The context is identified by the path, and can later be removed from the server using this with theremoveContext(String)
method.The path specifies the root URI path for this context. The first character of path must be '/'.
The class overview describes how incoming request URIs are mapped to HttpContext instances.
- Parameters:
path
- the root URI path to associate the context withhandler
- the handler to invoke for incoming requests.- Throws:
IllegalArgumentException
- if path is invalid, or if a context already exists for this pathNullPointerException
- if either path, or handler arenull
createContext
public abstract HttpContext createContext(String path)
Creates a HttpContext without initially specifying a handler. The handler must later be specified usingHttpContext.setHandler(HttpHandler)
. A HttpContext represents a mapping from a URI path to an exchange handler on this HttpServer. Once created, and when the handler has been set, all requests received by the server for the path will be handled by calling the handler object. The context is identified by the path, and can later be removed from the server using this with theremoveContext(String)
method.The path specifies the root URI path for this context. The first character of path must be '/'.
The class overview describes how incoming request URIs are mapped to HttpContext instances.
- Parameters:
path
- the root URI path to associate the context with- Throws:
IllegalArgumentException
- if path is invalid, or if a context already exists for this pathNullPointerException
- if path isnull
removeContext
public abstract void removeContext(String path) throws IllegalArgumentException
Removes the context identified by the given path from the server. Removing a context does not affect exchanges currently being processed but prevents new ones from being accepted.- Parameters:
path
- the path of the handler to remove- Throws:
IllegalArgumentException
- if no handler corresponding to this path exists.NullPointerException
- if path isnull
removeContext
public abstract void removeContext(HttpContext context)
Removes the given context from the server. Removing a context does not affect exchanges currently being processed but prevents new ones from being accepted.- Parameters:
context
- the context to remove- Throws:
NullPointerException
- if context isnull
getAddress
public abstract InetSocketAddress getAddress()
returns the address this server is listening on- Returns:
- the address/port number the server is listening on
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