[ http://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/VFS-85?page=comments#action_12439067 ] Mario Ivankovits commented on VFS-85: -------------------------------------
Yea, the main intention was to have a "fail fast" behavior. Today I tend to change this, though, we have to think about first as I dont want to change it again later .... > unexpected http connect > ----------------------- > > Key: VFS-85 > URL: http://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/VFS-85 > Project: Commons VFS > Issue Type: Improvement > Reporter: Philippe Poulard > Priority: Blocker > > when I try to create a file object with "http://www.somehost.com/", VFS fails > when the host is unreachable (e.g. when not connected to internet) > this is because org.apache.commons.vfs.provider.http.HttpFileSystem has a > constructor that has an argument HttpClient, whereas it should be an > HttpClientFactory > the HttpClient should be resolved only when required : > protected HttpClient getClient() > { > if ( this.client == null ) { > this.client = clientFactory.createConnection(...); > } > return client; > } > I didn't check it, but this issue is certainly present with FTP and others... -- This message is automatically generated by JIRA. - If you think it was sent incorrectly contact one of the administrators: http://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/Administrators.jspa - For more information on JIRA, see: http://www.atlassian.com/software/jira --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]