/**
* Make a web call to the provided URL, using the specified method, and return pertinent web
* service response data
*
* @param url the URL_TEMPLATE of the web service to call, as a string
* @param requestBody the body of the request (optional)
* @return the response from the server
*/
public static WebServiceResponse makeHttpPostRequestWith(String url, String requestBody) {
// HTTP response code (e.g., 200, 401, 404, etc)
int responseCode;
// Result of web service call (response data, response code, and exception if any)
WebServiceResponse response = new WebServiceResponse();
// URL connection to web service and response code
HttpURLConnection connection = null;
// Log request
Log.i(TAG, "Making HTTP POST request with URL: " + url);
// Log request body
Log.i(TAG, "Request body: " + requestBody);
try {
// Create a URL from the supplied string
URL webServiceUrl = new URL(url);
// Initiate connection
connection = (HttpURLConnection) webServiceUrl.openConnection();
connection.setConnectTimeout(CONNECT_TIMEOUT);
connection.setReadTimeout(READ_TIMEOUT);
// Indicate that this is a POST request.
connection.setRequestMethod("POST");
// Set body length
connection.setFixedLengthStreamingMode(requestBody.getBytes().length);
connection.setRequestProperty(
REQUEST_PROPERTY_KEY_CONTENT_TYPE, REQUEST_PROPERTY_APPLICATION);
// Write out data
OutputStream outputStream = new BufferedOutputStream(connection.getOutputStream());
outputStream.write(requestBody.getBytes());
outputStream.flush();
outputStream.close();
// Handle HTTP response code TODO: Handle response code in calling method?
responseCode = connection.getResponseCode();
if (responseCode == HttpURLConnection.HTTP_UNAUTHORIZED) {
Log.e(TAG, String.format("HTTP Unauthorized (%d)", responseCode));
} else if (responseCode != HttpURLConnection.HTTP_OK) {
Log.e(TAG, String.format("HTTP Error %s", responseCode));
}
// Add HTTP response code to return data
response.setHttpResponseCode(responseCode);
// get raw response body
InputStream in = new BufferedInputStream(connection.getInputStream());
String responseBody = new Scanner(in).useDelimiter("\\A").next();
// Add response body to return data
response.setRawResponseBody(responseBody);
return response;
} catch (MalformedURLException e) {
Log.e(TAG, "Malformed request URL");
response.setException(e);
} catch (SocketTimeoutException e) {
Log.d(TAG, "data retrieval or connection timed out\n" + e.toString());
response.setException(e);
} catch (IOException e) {
Log.e(TAG, "I/O Exception in openConnection()");
response.setException(e);
} finally {
// Log HTTP response code
Log.i(TAG, "Web service response code: " + response.getHttpResponseCode());
// Log response body
Log.i(TAG, "Web service response: " + response.getRawResponseBody());
// Always close connection on completion
if (connection != null) {
connection.disconnect();
}
}
return response;
}
/**
* Make a web call to the provided URL, using the specified method, and return pertinent web
* service response data
*
* @param url the URL_TEMPLATE of the web service to call, as a string
* @return the response from the server
*/
public static WebServiceResponse makeHttpGetRequestWith(String url) {
int responseCode;
// Result of web service call (response data, response code, and exception if any)
WebServiceResponse response = new WebServiceResponse();
// URL connection to web service and response code
HttpURLConnection connection = null;
// Log request
Log.i(TAG, "Making HTTP GET request with URL: " + url);
try {
// Create a URL from the supplied string
URL webServiceUrl = new URL(url);
// Initiate connection
connection = (HttpURLConnection) webServiceUrl.openConnection();
// Set timeout limits
connection.setConnectTimeout(CONNECT_TIMEOUT);
connection.setReadTimeout(READ_TIMEOUT);
// Indicate that this is a GET request
connection.setRequestMethod("GET");
// Handle HTTP response code TODO: Handle response code in calling method?
responseCode = connection.getResponseCode();
if (responseCode == HttpURLConnection.HTTP_UNAUTHORIZED) {
Log.e(TAG, String.format("HTTP Unauthorized (%d)", responseCode));
} else if (responseCode != HttpURLConnection.HTTP_OK) {
Log.e(TAG, String.format("HTTP Error %s", responseCode));
}
// Add HTTP response code to return data
response.setHttpResponseCode(responseCode);
// get raw response body
InputStream in = new BufferedInputStream(connection.getInputStream());
String responseBody = new Scanner(in).useDelimiter("\\A").next();
// Add response body to return data
response.setRawResponseBody(responseBody);
return response;
} catch (MalformedURLException e) {
Log.e(TAG, "Malformed request URL");
response.setException(e);
} catch (SocketTimeoutException e) {
Log.d(TAG, "data retrieval or connection timed out\n" + e.toString());
response.setException(e);
} catch (IOException e) {
Log.e(TAG, "I/O Exception in openConnection()");
response.setException(e);
} finally {
// Log HTTP response code
Log.i(TAG, "Web service response code: " + response.getHttpResponseCode());
// Log response body
Log.i(TAG, "Web service response: " + response.getRawResponseBody());
// Always close connection on completion
if (connection != null) {
connection.disconnect();
}
}
return response;
}
