Interface FormDataParser

All Superinterfaces:
AutoCloseable, Closeable

public interface FormDataParser extends Closeable
Parser for form data. This can be used by down-stream handlers to parse form data.

This parser must be closed to make sure any temporary files have been cleaned up.

Author:
Stuart Douglas
  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    void
    Closes the parser, and removes and temporary files that may have been created.
    void
    Parse the form data asynchronously.
    Parse the data, blocking the current thread until parsing is complete.
    void
    Sets the character encoding that will be used by this parser.
  • Method Details

    • parse

      void parse() throws Exception
      Parse the form data asynchronously. If all the data cannot be read immediately then a read listener will be registered, and the data will be parsed by the read thread.

      The method can either invoke the next handler directly, or may delegate to the IO thread to perform the parsing.

      Throws:
      Exception
    • parseBlocking

      FormData parseBlocking() throws Exception
      Parse the data, blocking the current thread until parsing is complete.
      Returns:
      The parsed form data
      Throws:
      IOException - If the data could not be read
      Exception
    • close

      void close() throws IOException
      Closes the parser, and removes and temporary files that may have been created.
      Specified by:
      close in interface AutoCloseable
      Specified by:
      close in interface Closeable
      Throws:
      IOException
    • setCharacterEncoding

      void setCharacterEncoding(String encoding)
      Sets the character encoding that will be used by this parser. If the request is already processed this will have no effect
      Parameters:
      encoding - The encoding