Package org.mozilla.geckoview

Class WebRequest

Object
org.mozilla.geckoview.WebMessage
org.mozilla.geckoview.WebRequest
@AnyThread public class WebRequest extends WebMessage
WebRequest represents an HTTP[S] request. The typical pattern is to create instances of this class via WebRequest.Builder, and fetch responses via GeckoWebExecutor.fetch(WebRequest).

  • Field Details

    • method

      @NonNull public final String method
      The HTTP method for the request. Defaults to "GET".

    • body

      @Nullable public final ByteBuffer body
      The body of the request. Must be a directly-allocated ByteBuffer. May be null.

    • cacheMode

      public final int cacheMode
      The cache mode for the request. See CACHE_MODE_DEFAULT. These modes match those from the DOM Fetch API.
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    • beConservative

      public final boolean beConservative
      If true, do not use newer protocol features that might have interop problems on the Internet. Intended only for use with critical infrastructure.

    • referrer

      @Nullable public final String referrer
      The value of the Referer header for this request.

    • CACHE_MODE_DEFAULT

      public static final int CACHE_MODE_DEFAULT
      Default cache mode. Normal caching rules apply.
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    • CACHE_MODE_NO_STORE

      public static final int CACHE_MODE_NO_STORE
      The response will be fetched from the server without looking in the cache, and will not update the cache with the downloaded response.
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    • CACHE_MODE_RELOAD

      public static final int CACHE_MODE_RELOAD
      The response will be fetched from the server without looking in the cache. The cache will be updated with the downloaded response.
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    • CACHE_MODE_NO_CACHE

      public static final int CACHE_MODE_NO_CACHE
      Forces a conditional request to the server if there is a cache match.
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    • CACHE_MODE_FORCE_CACHE

      public static final int CACHE_MODE_FORCE_CACHE
      If a response is found in the cache, it will be returned, whether it's fresh or not. If there is no match, a normal request will be made and the cache will be updated with the downloaded response.
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    • CACHE_MODE_ONLY_IF_CACHED

      public static final int CACHE_MODE_ONLY_IF_CACHED
      If a response is found in the cache, it will be returned, whether it's fresh or not. If there is no match from the cache, 504 Gateway Timeout will be returned.
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  • Constructor Details

    • WebRequest

      public WebRequest(@NonNull String uri)
      Constructs a WebRequest with the specified URI.
      Parameters:
      uri - A URI String, e.g. https://mozilla.org