org.apache.cactus.client.connector.http
Class DefaultHttpClient

java.lang.Object
  org.apache.cactus.client.connector.http.DefaultHttpClient

public class DefaultHttpClient

extends java.lang.Object

Performs the steps necessary to run a test. It involves opening a first HTTP connection to a server redirector, reading the output stream and then opening a second HTTP connection to retrieve the test result.

Version:

$Id: DefaultHttpClient.java,v 1.10 2003/07/09 16:36:07 cmlenz Exp $

Author:

Vincent Massol, Jason Robertson

Field Summary

protected WebConfiguration

configuration Cactus configuration.

Constructor Summary

DefaultHttpClient(WebConfiguration theConfiguration)
Initialize the Http client.

Method Summary

java.net.HttpURLConnection

doTest(WebRequest theRequest) Calls the test method indirectly by calling the Redirector servlet and then open a second HTTP connection to retrieve the test results.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

configuration

protected WebConfiguration configuration

Cactus configuration.

Constructor Detail

DefaultHttpClient

public DefaultHttpClient(WebConfiguration theConfiguration)

Initialize the Http client.

Parameters:

theConfiguration - the Cactus configuration

Method Detail

doTest

public java.net.HttpURLConnection doTest(WebRequest theRequest)
                                  throws java.lang.Throwable

Calls the test method indirectly by calling the Redirector servlet and then open a second HTTP connection to retrieve the test results.

Parameters:

theRequest - the request containing all data to pass to the redirector servlet.

Returns:

the HttpURLConnection that contains the HTTP response when the test was called.

Throws:

java.lang.Throwable - if an error occured in the test method or in the redirector servlet.