Example usage for org.apache.commons.httpclient.methods StringRequestEntity getContentLength

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In this page you can find the example usage for org.apache.commons.httpclient.methods StringRequestEntity getContentLength.

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public long getContentLength() 

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From source file:org.apache.wookie.util.gadgets.GadgetUtils.java

/**
 * Returns metadata from a metadata service for the requested gadget url.
 * If the request successfully completes, but no valid gadget is found, then
 * no exception is thrown - the error information will instead be returned in the JSON string.
 * @param service//from   w  w w. ja  v a2s .  c o m
 * @param url
 * @return Gadget metadata as a JSON-formatted String; this may include either gadgets or errors depending on the outcome of the request
 * @throws Exception if the service does not exist, the service responds with a HTTP error, or the widget URL is malformed
 */
public static String getMetadata(String service, String url) throws Exception {

    System.out.println("getMetadata():service=" + service + "\turl=" + url);

    try {
        new URL(url);
    } catch (MalformedURLException m) {
        throw new Exception("Gadget URL was malformed");
    }

    try {
        String request = "{\"context\":{\"country\":\"US\",\"language\":\"en\",\"view\":\"home\",\"container\":\""
                + CONTAINER_ID + "\"},\"gadgets\":[{\"url\":\"" + url + "\",\"moduleId\":1}]}";
        System.out.println("request string=" + request);
        StringRequestEntity req = null;
        req = new StringRequestEntity(request, "text/x-json", "UTF-8");
        System.out.println("going to post to service");

        //PostMethod post = new PostMethod(service);
        PostMethod post = new PostMethod("http://localhost:12345/gadgets/metadata/");

        post.setRequestEntity(req);
        post.setRequestHeader("Content-Length", String.valueOf(req.getContentLength()));
        return executeMethod(post);
    } catch (Exception e) {
        throw new Exception("There was a problem connecting to the Shindig metadata service");
    }

}

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