org.owasp.dependencycheck.utils

Class URLConnectionFactory

java.lang.Object

org.owasp.dependencycheck.utils.URLConnectionFactory

public final class URLConnectionFactory
extends Object

A URLConnection Factory to create new connections. This encapsulates several configuration checks to ensure that the connection uses the correct proxy settings.

Author:

Jeremy Long

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
URLConnectionFactory(Settings settings) Private constructor for this factory.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
HttpURLConnection	createHttpURLConnection(URL url) Utility method to create an HttpURLConnection.
HttpURLConnection	createHttpURLConnection(URL url, boolean proxy) Utility method to create an HttpURLConnection.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

URLConnectionFactory

public URLConnectionFactory(Settings settings)

Private constructor for this factory.

Parameters:

settings - reference to the configured settings

Method Detail

createHttpURLConnection

public HttpURLConnection createHttpURLConnection(URL url)
                                          throws URLConnectionFailureException

Utility method to create an HttpURLConnection. If the application is configured to use a proxy this method will retrieve the proxy settings and use them when setting up the connection.

Parameters:

url - the URL to connect to

Returns:

an HttpURLConnection

Throws:

URLConnectionFailureException - thrown if there is an exception

createHttpURLConnection

public HttpURLConnection createHttpURLConnection(URL url,
                                                 boolean proxy)
                                          throws URLConnectionFailureException

Utility method to create an HttpURLConnection. The use of a proxy here is optional as there may be cases where a proxy is configured but we don't want to use it (for example, if there's an internal repository configured)

Parameters:

url - the URL to connect to

proxy - whether to use the proxy (if configured)

Returns:

a newly constructed HttpURLConnection

Throws:

URLConnectionFailureException - thrown if there is an exception