HttpRequest class - dart:io library (original) (raw)

A server-side object that contains the content of and information about an HTTP request.

HttpRequest objects are generated by an HttpServer, which listens for HTTP requests on a specific host and port. For each request received, the HttpServer, which is a Stream, generates an HttpRequest object and adds it to the stream.

An HttpRequest object delivers the body content of the request as a stream of byte lists. The object also contains information about the request, such as the method, URI, and headers.

In the following code, an HttpServer listens for HTTP requests. When the server receives a request, it uses the HttpRequest object's method property to dispatch requests.

final HOST = InternetAddress.loopbackIPv4;
final PORT = 80;

HttpServer.bind(HOST, PORT).then((_server) {
  _server.listen((HttpRequest request) {
    switch (request.method) {
      case 'GET':
        handleGetRequest(request);
        break;
      case 'POST':
        ...
    }
  },
  onError: handleError);    // listen() failed.
}).catchError(handleError);

An HttpRequest object provides access to the associated HttpResponseobject through the response property. The server writes its response to the body of the HttpResponse object. For example, here's a function that responds to a request:

void handleGetRequest(HttpRequest req) {
  HttpResponse res = req.response;
  res.write('Received request <span class="katex"><span class="katex-mathml"><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><semantics><mrow><mrow><mi>r</mi><mi>e</mi><mi>q</mi><mi mathvariant="normal">.</mi><mi>m</mi><mi>e</mi><mi>t</mi><mi>h</mi><mi>o</mi><mi>d</mi></mrow><mo>:</mo></mrow><annotation encoding="application/x-tex">{req.method}: </annotation></semantics></math></span><span class="katex-html" aria-hidden="true"><span class="base"><span class="strut" style="height:0.8889em;vertical-align:-0.1944em;"></span><span class="mord"><span class="mord mathnormal">re</span><span class="mord mathnormal" style="margin-right:0.03588em;">q</span><span class="mord">.</span><span class="mord mathnormal">m</span><span class="mord mathnormal">e</span><span class="mord mathnormal">t</span><span class="mord mathnormal">h</span><span class="mord mathnormal">o</span><span class="mord mathnormal">d</span></span><span class="mspace" style="margin-right:0.2778em;"></span><span class="mrel">:</span></span></span></span>{req.uri.path}');
  res.close();
}

Implemented types

Properties

certificateX509Certificate?

The client certificate of the client making the request.

no setter

connectionInfoHttpConnectionInfo?

Information about the client connection.

no setter

contentLengthint

The content length of the request body.

no setter

cookiesList<Cookie>

The cookies in the request, from the "Cookie" headers.

no setter

firstFuture<Uint8List>

The first element of this stream.

no setterinherited

hashCodeint

The hash code for this object.

no setterinherited

The request headers.

no setter

isBroadcastbool

Whether this stream is a broadcast stream.

no setterinherited

isEmptyFuture<bool>

Whether this stream contains any elements.

no setterinherited

lastFuture<Uint8List>

The last element of this stream.

no setterinherited

lengthFuture<int>

The number of elements in this stream.

no setterinherited

methodString

The method, such as 'GET' or 'POST', for the request.

no setter

persistentConnectionbool

The persistent connection state signaled by the client.

no setter

protocolVersionString

The HTTP protocol version used in the request, either "1.0" or "1.1".

no setter

requestedUriUri

The requested URI for the request.

no setter

responseHttpResponse

The HttpResponse object, used for sending back the response to the client.

no setter

runtimeTypeType

A representation of the runtime type of the object.

no setterinherited

sessionHttpSession

The session for the given request.

no setter

singleFuture<Uint8List>

The single element of this stream.

no setterinherited

uriUri

The URI for the request.

no setter

Methods

any(bool test(Uint8List element))→ Future<bool>

Checks whether test accepts any element provided by this stream.

inherited

asBroadcastStream({void onListen(StreamSubscription<Uint8List> subscription)?, void onCancel(StreamSubscription<Uint8List> subscription)?})→ Stream<Uint8List>

Returns a multi-subscription stream that produces the same events as this.

inherited

asyncExpand<E>(Stream<E>? convert(Uint8List event))→ Stream<E>

Transforms each element into a sequence of asynchronous events.

inherited

asyncMap<E>(FutureOr<E> convert(Uint8List event))→ Stream<E>

Creates a new stream with each data event of this stream asynchronously mapped to a new event.

inherited

cast<R>()→ Stream<R>

Adapt this stream to be a Stream<R>.

inherited

contains(Object? needle)→ Future<bool>

Returns whether needle occurs in the elements provided by this stream.

inherited

distinct([bool equals(Uint8List previous, Uint8List next)?])→ Stream<Uint8List>

Skips data events if they are equal to the previous data event.

inherited

drain<E>([E? futureValue])→ Future<E>

Discards all data on this stream, but signals when it is done or an error occurred.

inherited

elementAt(int index)→ Future<Uint8List>

Returns the value of the indexth data event of this stream.

inherited

every(bool test(Uint8List element))→ Future<bool>

Checks whether test accepts all elements provided by this stream.

inherited

expand<S>(Iterable<S> convert(Uint8List element))→ Stream<S>

Transforms each element of this stream into a sequence of elements.

inherited

firstWhere(bool test(Uint8List element), {Uint8List orElse()?})→ Future<Uint8List>

Finds the first element of this stream matching test.

inherited

fold<S>(S initialValue, S combine(S previous, Uint8List element))→ Future<S>

Combines a sequence of values by repeatedly applying combine.

inherited

forEach(void action(Uint8List element))→ Future<void>

Executes action on each element of this stream.

inherited

handleError(Function onError, {bool test(dynamic error)?})→ Stream<Uint8List>

Creates a wrapper Stream that intercepts some errors from this stream.

inherited

join([String separator = ""])→ Future<String>

Combines the string representation of elements into a single string.

inherited

lastWhere(bool test(Uint8List element), {Uint8List orElse()?})→ Future<Uint8List>

Finds the last element in this stream matching test.

inherited

listen(void onData(Uint8List event)?, {Function? onError, void onDone()?, bool? cancelOnError})→ StreamSubscription<Uint8List>

Adds a subscription to this stream.

inherited

map<S>(S convert(Uint8List event))→ Stream<S>

Transforms each element of this stream into a new stream event.

inherited

noSuchMethod(Invocation invocation)→ dynamic

Invoked when a nonexistent method or property is accessed.

inherited

pipe(StreamConsumer<Uint8List> streamConsumer)→ Future

Pipes the events of this stream into streamConsumer.

inherited

reduce(Uint8List combine(Uint8List previous, Uint8List element))→ Future<Uint8List>

Combines a sequence of values by repeatedly applying combine.

inherited

singleWhere(bool test(Uint8List element), {Uint8List orElse()?})→ Future<Uint8List>

Finds the single element in this stream matching test.

inherited

skip(int count)→ Stream<Uint8List>

Skips the first count data events from this stream.

inherited

skipWhile(bool test(Uint8List element))→ Stream<Uint8List>

Skip data events from this stream while they are matched by test.

inherited

take(int count)→ Stream<Uint8List>

Provides at most the first count data events of this stream.

inherited

takeWhile(bool test(Uint8List element))→ Stream<Uint8List>

Forwards data events while test is successful.

inherited

timeout(Duration timeLimit, {void onTimeout(EventSink<Uint8List> sink)?})→ Stream<Uint8List>

Creates a new stream with the same events as this stream.

inherited

toList()→ Future<List<Uint8List>>

Collects all elements of this stream in a List.

inherited

toSet()→ Future<Set<Uint8List>>

Collects the data of this stream in a Set.

inherited

toString()→ String

A string representation of this object.

inherited

transform<S>(StreamTransformer<Uint8List, S> streamTransformer)→ Stream<S>

Applies streamTransformer to this stream.

inherited

where(bool test(Uint8List event))→ Stream<Uint8List>

Creates a new stream from this stream that discards some elements.

inherited

Operators

operator ==(Object other)→ bool

The equality operator.

inherited