org.apache.turbine.util
Class HttpUtils

java.lang.Object
  org.apache.turbine.util.HttpUtils

public class HttpUtils

extends java.lang.Object

This class provides utilities for handling some semi-trivial HTTP stuff that would othterwise be handled elsewhere.

Version:

$Id: HttpUtils.java 278958 2005-09-06 09:35:39Z henning $

Author:

Magnús Þór Torfason

Constructor Summary

HttpUtils()

Method Summary

static java.lang.String	formatHttpDate(java.util.Date date) Formats a java Date according to rfc 1123, the rfc standard for dates in http.
static void	setCacheHeaders(RunData data, int expiry) This method sets the required expiration headers in the response for a given RunData object.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

HttpUtils

public HttpUtils()

Method Detail

formatHttpDate

public static java.lang.String formatHttpDate(java.util.Date date)

Formats a java Date according to rfc 1123, the rfc standard for dates in http.

Parameters:

date - The Date to format

Returns:

A String represeentation of the date

setCacheHeaders

public static void setCacheHeaders(RunData data,
                                   int expiry)

This method sets the required expiration headers in the response for a given RunData object. This method attempts to set all relevant headers, both for HTTP 1.0 and HTTP 1.1.

Parameters:

data - The RunData object we are setting cache information for.

expiry - The number of seconds untill the document should expire, 0 indicating immediate expiration (i.e. no caching).