com.trolltech.qt.network
Class QNetworkAccessManager

java.lang.Object
  extended by com.trolltech.qt.internal.QSignalEmitterInternal
      extended by com.trolltech.qt.QSignalEmitter
          extended by com.trolltech.qt.QtJambiObject
              extended by com.trolltech.qt.core.QObject
                  extended by com.trolltech.qt.network.QNetworkAccessManager
All Implemented Interfaces:
QtJambiInterface

public class QNetworkAccessManager
extends QObject

The QNetworkAccessManager class allows the application to post network requests and receive replies The Network Access API is constructed around one QNetworkAccessManager object, which holds the common configuration and settings for the requests sent. It contains the proxy and cache configuration, as well as the signals related to such issues and reply signals.

Once a QNetworkAccessManager object has been created, the application can send requests over the network through that object. The methods in QNetworkAccessManager take a request and optionally some data to be uploaded and return a QNetworkReply object. The returned object is where most of the signals as well as the downloaded data are posted.

A simple download off the network could be accomplished with:

The following code example is written in c++.

        QNetworkAccessManager *manager = new QNetworkAccessManager(this);
        connect(manager, SIGNAL(finished(QNetworkReply*)),
                this, SLOT(replyFinished(QNetworkReply*)));

        manager->get(QNetworkRequest(QUrl("http://www.trolltech.com")));
When the replyFinished slot above is called, the parameter it takes is the QNetworkReply object containing the downloaded data as well as meta-data (headers, etc.).

Note: The slot is responsible for deleting the object at that point.

A more involved example, assuming the manager is already existent, can be:

The following code example is written in c++.

        QNetworkRequest request;
        request.setUrl("http://www.trolltech.com");
        request.setRawHeader("User-Agent", "MyOwnBrowser 1.0");

        QNetworkReply *reply = manager->get(request);
        connect(reply, SIGNAL(readyRead()), this, SLOT(slotReadyRead()));
        connect(reply, SIGNAL(error(QNetworkReply::NetworkError)),
                this, SLOT(slotError(QNetworkReply::NetworkError)));
        connect(reply, SIGNAL(sslErrors(QList<QSslError>)),
                this, SLOT(slotSslErrors(QList<QSslError)));

See also:
QNetworkRequest, QNetworkReply, and QNetworkProxy.


Nested Class Summary
static class QNetworkAccessManager.Operation
           
 
Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class com.trolltech.qt.QSignalEmitter
QSignalEmitter.AbstractSignal, QSignalEmitter.Signal0, QSignalEmitter.Signal1, QSignalEmitter.Signal2, QSignalEmitter.Signal3, QSignalEmitter.Signal4, QSignalEmitter.Signal5, QSignalEmitter.Signal6, QSignalEmitter.Signal7, QSignalEmitter.Signal8, QSignalEmitter.Signal9
 
Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class com.trolltech.qt.internal.QSignalEmitterInternal
com.trolltech.qt.internal.QSignalEmitterInternal.AbstractSignalInternal
 
Field Summary
 QSignalEmitter.Signal2 authenticationRequired
          This signal takes 2 generic argument(s).
 QSignalEmitter.Signal1 finished
          This signal takes 1 generic argument(s).
 QSignalEmitter.Signal2 proxyAuthenticationRequired
          This signal takes 2 generic argument(s).
 
Fields inherited from class com.trolltech.qt.internal.QSignalEmitterInternal
currentSender
 
Constructor Summary
QNetworkAccessManager()
          Constructs a QNetworkAccessManager object that is the center of the Network Access API and sets parent as the parent object.
QNetworkAccessManager(QObject parent)
          Constructs a QNetworkAccessManager object that is the center of the Network Access API and sets parent as the parent object.
 
Method Summary
 QNetworkCookieJar cookieJar()
          Returns the QNetworkCookieJar that is used to store cookies obtained from the network as well as cookies that are about to be sent.
protected  QNetworkReply createRequest(QNetworkAccessManager.Operation op, QNetworkRequest request)
          Returns a new QNetworkReply object to handle the operation op and request req.
protected  QNetworkReply createRequest(QNetworkAccessManager.Operation op, QNetworkRequest request, QIODevice outgoingData)
          Returns a new QNetworkReply object to handle the operation op and request req.
 QNetworkReply get(QNetworkRequest request)
          This function is used to post a request to obtain the contents of the target request.
 QNetworkReply head(QNetworkRequest request)
          This function is used to post a request to obtain the network headers for request.
 QNetworkReply post(QNetworkRequest request, QByteArray data)
          This function sends the contents of the data byte array to the destination specified by request.
 QNetworkReply post(QNetworkRequest request, QIODevice data)
          This function is used to send an HTTP POST request to the destination specified by request.
 QNetworkProxy proxy()
          Returns the QNetworkProxy that the requests sent using this QNetworkAccessManager object will use.
 QNetworkReply put(QNetworkRequest request, QByteArray data)
          This function sends the contents of the data byte array to the destination specified by request.
 QNetworkReply put(QNetworkRequest request, QIODevice data)
          This function is used to upload the contents of data to the destination request.
 void setCookieJar(QNetworkCookieJar cookieJar)
          Sets the cookie jar that is used by all request sent using this QNetworkAccessManager object to be cookieJar.
 void setProxy(QNetworkProxy proxy)
          Sets the proxy to be used in future requests to be proxy.
 
Methods inherited from class com.trolltech.qt.core.QObject
childEvent, children, connectSlotsByName, customEvent, disposeLater, dumpObjectInfo, dumpObjectTree, dynamicPropertyNames, event, eventFilter, findChild, findChild, findChild, findChildren, findChildren, findChildren, findChildren, indexOfProperty, installEventFilter, isWidgetType, killTimer, moveToThread, objectName, parent, properties, property, removeEventFilter, setObjectName, setParent, setProperty, startTimer, timerEvent, toString, userProperty
 
Methods inherited from class com.trolltech.qt.QtJambiObject
dispose, disposed, equals, finalize, reassignNativeResources, tr, tr, tr
 
Methods inherited from class com.trolltech.qt.QSignalEmitter
blockSignals, disconnect, disconnect, signalsBlocked, signalSender, thread
 
Methods inherited from class com.trolltech.qt.internal.QSignalEmitterInternal
__qt_signalInitialization
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait
 
Methods inherited from interface com.trolltech.qt.QtJambiInterface
disableGarbageCollection, nativeId, nativePointer, reenableGarbageCollection, setJavaOwnership
 

Field Detail

finished

public final QSignalEmitter.Signal1 finished

This signal takes 1 generic argument(s). We list their type and the name they go by in the description of this signal. <com.trolltech.qt.network.QNetworkReply(named: reply)>:

This signal is emitted whenever a pending network reply is finished. The reply parameter will contain a pointer to the reply that has just finished. This signal is emitted in tandem with the QNetworkReply::finished() signal.

See QNetworkReply::finished() for information on the status that the object will be in.

See also:
QNetworkReply::finished() , and QNetworkReply::error().


proxyAuthenticationRequired

public QSignalEmitter.Signal2 proxyAuthenticationRequired

This signal takes 2 generic argument(s). We list their type and the name they go by in the description of this signal. <com.trolltech.qt.network.QNetworkProxy(named: proxy), com.trolltech.qt.network.QAuthenticator(named: authenticator)>:

This signal is emitted whenever a proxy requests authentication and QNetworkAccessManager cannot find a valid, cached credential. The slot connected to this signal should fill in the credentials for the proxy proxy in the authenticator object.

QNetworkAccessManager will cache the credentials internally. The next time the proxy requests authentication, QNetworkAccessManager will automatically send the same credential without emitting the proxyAuthenticationRequired signal again.

If the proxy rejects the credentials, QNetworkAccessManager will emit the signal again.

See also:
proxy(), setProxy(), and authenticationRequired() .


authenticationRequired

public QSignalEmitter.Signal2 authenticationRequired

This signal takes 2 generic argument(s). We list their type and the name they go by in the description of this signal. <com.trolltech.qt.network.QNetworkReply(named: reply), com.trolltech.qt.network.QAuthenticator(named: authenticator)>:

This signal is emitted whenever a final server requests authentication before it delivers the requested contents. The slot connected to this signal should fill the credentials for the contents (which can be determined by inspecting the reply object) in the authenticator object.

QNetworkAccessManager will cache the credentials internally and will send the same values if the server requires authentication again, without emitting the authenticationRequired() signal. If it rejects the credentials, this signal will be emitted again.

See also:
proxyAuthenticationRequired() .

Constructor Detail

QNetworkAccessManager

public QNetworkAccessManager()
Constructs a QNetworkAccessManager object that is the center of the Network Access API and sets parent as the parent object.


QNetworkAccessManager

public QNetworkAccessManager(QObject parent)
Constructs a QNetworkAccessManager object that is the center of the Network Access API and sets parent as the parent object.

Method Detail

cookieJar

public final QNetworkCookieJar cookieJar()
Returns the QNetworkCookieJar that is used to store cookies obtained from the network as well as cookies that are about to be sent.

See also:
setCookieJar().


get

public final QNetworkReply get(QNetworkRequest request)
This function is used to post a request to obtain the contents of the target request. It will cause the contents to be downloaded, along with the headers associated with it. It returns a new QNetworkReply object opened for reading which emits its QIODevice::readyRead() signal whenever new data arrives.

See also:
post(), and put().


head

public final QNetworkReply head(QNetworkRequest request)
This function is used to post a request to obtain the network headers for request. It takes its name after the HTTP request associated (HEAD). It returns a new QNetworkReply object which will contain such headers.


post

public final QNetworkReply post(QNetworkRequest request,
                                QIODevice data)
This function is used to send an HTTP POST request to the destination specified by request. The contents of the data device will be uploaded to the server.

data must be opened for reading when this function is called and must remain valid until the finished() signal is emitted for this reply.

The returned QNetworkReply object will be open for reading and will contain the reply sent by the server to the POST request.

Note: sending a POST request on protocols other than HTTP and HTTPS is undefined and will probably fail.

See also:
get(), and put().


post

public final QNetworkReply post(QNetworkRequest request,
                                QByteArray data)
This function sends the contents of the data byte array to the destination specified by request.


proxy

public final QNetworkProxy proxy()
Returns the QNetworkProxy that the requests sent using this QNetworkAccessManager object will use. By default, QNetworkAccessManager uses the application global proxy settings.

See also:
setProxy(), and proxyAuthenticationRequired() .


put

public final QNetworkReply put(QNetworkRequest request,
                               QIODevice data)
This function is used to upload the contents of data to the destination request.

data must be opened for reading when this function is called and must remain valid until the finished() signal is emitted for this reply.

The returned QNetworkReply object will be open for reply, but whether anything will be available for reading is protocol dependent. For HTTP, the server may send a small HTML page indicating the upload was successful (or not). Other protocols will probably have content in their replies.

For HTTP, this request will send a PUT request, which most servers do not allow. Form upload mechanisms, including that of uploading files through HTML forms, use the POST mechanism.

See also:
get(), and post().


put

public final QNetworkReply put(QNetworkRequest request,
                               QByteArray data)
This function sends the contents of the data byte array to the destination specified by request.


setCookieJar

public final void setCookieJar(QNetworkCookieJar cookieJar)
Sets the cookie jar that is used by all request sent using this QNetworkAccessManager object to be cookieJar. Use this function to set the cookie jar object to a class that implements further features, like saving the cookies to permanent storage.

Note that QNetworkAccessManager takes ownership of the object cookieJar.

QNetworkAccessManager by default does not implement any cookie policy of its own: it accepts all cookies sent by the server, as long as they are well formed and meet the minimum security requirements (cookie domain matches the request's and cookie path matches the request's). In order to implement your own security policy, override the QNetworkCookieJar::cookiesForUrl() and QNetworkCookieJar::setCookiesFromUrl() virtual functions. Those functions are called by QNetworkAccessManager when it detects a new cookie.

See also:
cookieJar(), QNetworkCookieJar::cookiesForUrl(), and QNetworkCookieJar::setCookiesFromUrl().


setProxy

public final void setProxy(QNetworkProxy proxy)
Sets the proxy to be used in future requests to be proxy. This does not affect requests that have already been sent. The proxyAuthenticationRequired() signal will be emitted if the proxy requests authentication.

See also:
proxy(), and proxyAuthenticationRequired() .


createRequest

protected final QNetworkReply createRequest(QNetworkAccessManager.Operation op,
                                            QNetworkRequest request)
Returns a new QNetworkReply object to handle the operation op and request req. The device outgoingData is always 0 for Get and Head requests, but is the value passed to post() and put() in those operations (the QByteArray variants will pass a QBuffer object).

The default implementation calls QNetworkCookieJar::cookiesForUrl() on the cookie jar set with setCookieJar() to obtain the cookies to be sent to the remote server.

The returned object must be in an open state.


createRequest

protected QNetworkReply createRequest(QNetworkAccessManager.Operation op,
                                      QNetworkRequest request,
                                      QIODevice outgoingData)
Returns a new QNetworkReply object to handle the operation op and request req. The device outgoingData is always 0 for Get and Head requests, but is the value passed to post() and put() in those operations (the QByteArray variants will pass a QBuffer object).

The default implementation calls QNetworkCookieJar::cookiesForUrl() on the cookie jar set with setCookieJar() to obtain the cookies to be sent to the remote server.

The returned object must be in an open state.