package org.etherpad_lite_client;
import java.net.URL;
import java.io.BufferedReader;
import java.io.InputStreamReader;
/**
* A class for easily executing an HTTP GET request.
*
* Example:
*
*
* Request req = new GETRequest(url_object);
* String resp = req.send();
*
*/
public class GETRequest implements Request {
/**
* The URL object.
*/
private URL url;
/**
* Instantiates a new GETRequest.
*
* @param url the URL object
*/
public GETRequest(URL url) {
this.url = url;
}
/**
* Sends the request and returns the response.
*
* @return String
*/
public String send() throws Exception {
BufferedReader in = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(url.openStream()));
String response = "";
String buffer;
while ((buffer = in.readLine()) != null) {
response += buffer;
}
in.close();
return response;
}
}