## org.springframework.http.client
Class AbstractClientHttpRequest

    java.lang.Object
      org.springframework.http.client.AbstractClientHttpRequest

All Implemented Interfaces:
  ClientHttpRequest, HttpMessage, HttpOutputMessage

    public abstract class AbstractClientHttpRequest

extends Object
implements ClientHttpRequest

Abstract base for `ClientHttpRequest` that makes sure that headers and body are not written multiple times.

Since:
  3.0
Author:
  Arjen Poutsma

Constructor Summary
`AbstractClientHttpRequest()`

Method Summary
`ClientHttpResponse` `execute()` Execute this request, resulting in a `ClientHttpResponse` that can be read.
`protected abstract ClientHttpResponse` `executeInternal(HttpHeaders headers, byte[] bufferedOutput)` Abstract template method that writes the given headers and content to the HTTP request.
`OutputStream` `getBody()` Return the body of the message as an output stream.
`HttpHeaders` `getHeaders()` Return the headers of this message.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
`clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

Methods inherited from interface org.springframework.http.client.ClientHttpRequest
`getMethod, getURI`

Constructor Detail

### AbstractClientHttpRequest

    public AbstractClientHttpRequest()

Method Detail

### getHeaders

    public final HttpHeaders getHeaders()

  Description copied from interface: `HttpMessage`
  Return the headers of this message.

  Specified by:
    `getHeaders` in interface `HttpMessage`
  Returns:
    a corresponding HttpHeaders object

### getBody

    public final OutputStream getBody()
                               throws IOException

  Description copied from interface: `HttpOutputMessage`
  Return the body of the message as an output stream.

  Specified by:
    `getBody` in interface `HttpOutputMessage`
  Returns:
    the output stream body
  Throws:
    `IOException` - in case of I/O Errors

### execute

    public final ClientHttpResponse execute()
                                     throws IOException

  Description copied from interface: `ClientHttpRequest`
  Execute this request, resulting in a `ClientHttpResponse` that can be read.

  Specified by:
    `execute` in interface `ClientHttpRequest`
  Returns:
    the response result of the execution
  Throws:
    `IOException` - in case of I/O errors

### executeInternal

    protected abstract ClientHttpResponse executeInternal(HttpHeaders headers,
                                                          byte[] bufferedOutput)
                                                   throws IOException

  Abstract template method that writes the given headers and content to the HTTP request.

  Parameters:
    `headers` - the HTTP headers
    `bufferedOutput` - the body content
  Returns:
    the response object for the executed request
  Throws:
    `IOException`