org.forgerock.http.decoder

Interface Decoder

All Superinterfaces:

Indexed<String>

public interface Decoder
extends Indexed<String>

Decodes an HTTP message entity input stream.

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
static Map<String,Decoder>	SERVICES Mapping of supported codings to associated decoders.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
InputStream	decode(InputStream in) Returns an instance of an input stream that decodes the specified input.
String	getKey() Returns the coding that the decoder supports, as it would appear in the Content-Encoding header.

Field Detail

SERVICES

static final Map<String,Decoder> SERVICES

Mapping of supported codings to associated decoders.

Method Detail

getKey

String getKey()

Returns the coding that the decoder supports, as it would appear in the Content-Encoding header.

Specified by:

getKey in interface Indexed<String>

Returns:

The coding that the decoder supports, as it would appear in the Content-Encoding header.

decode

InputStream decode(InputStream in)
            throws IOException

Returns an instance of an input stream that decodes the specified input.

Parameters:

in - The input stream to be decoded.

Returns:

an input stream exposing the decoded content.

Throws:

IOException - If an I/O exception occurs during decoding.