On Wed, 2008-12-10 at 23:09 +0100, Roger Schefer wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I am using httpclient 3.1 in a servlet to check if a URL is alive or not.
> When should I best initialize HttpClient? I was thinking to create a
> HttpClient instance in the servlet constructor and to execute a HeadMethod
> in the doGet method of the servlet. Is this the right way to do it
Yes, it is. Make sure to use a threading safe connection manager with
HttpClient, though.
> or
> should I better create a new instance of HttpClient in doGet for each
> request?
>
> Also, I want the HeadMethod to stop after a certain amount of time. How
> can I set a timeout? I am using
> HttpClient.getHttpConnectionManager().getParams().setConnectionTimeout(timeOut)
>
> and
> HttpClient.getHttpConnectionManager().getParams().setSoTimeout(timeOut),
> but there is also HttpClient.getParams().setSoTimeout(timeOut),
> HttpClient.getParams().setParameter("http.socket.timeout", new
> Integer(timeOut)),
> HttpClient.getParams().setConnectionManagerTimeout(timeOut),
> HeadMethod.getParams().setParameter("http.socket.timeout", new
> Integer(timeOut)) and
> HostConfiguration.getParams().setParameter("http.socket.timeout",
> timeOut). What is the difference between them?
>
Please refer to the HttpClient preference architecture guide.
Oleg
> Many thanks for any help!
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