Request (Spark 2.8.0 API)

java.lang.Object
- spark.Request

```
public class Request
extends Object
```
Provides information about the HTTP request

Author:

Per Wendel

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Modifier Constructor and Description

protected Request()

Constructors
Modifier	Constructor and Description
`protected`	`Request()`

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`<T> T`	`attribute(String attribute)` Gets the value of the provided attribute
`void`	`attribute(String attribute, Object value)` Sets an attribute on the request (can be fetched in filters/routes later in the chain)
`Set<String>`	`attributes()`
`String`	`body()`
`byte[]`	`bodyAsBytes()`
`protected void`	`changeMatch(RouteMatch match)`
`int`	`contentLength()`
`String`	`contentType()`
`String`	`contextPath()`
`String`	`cookie(String name)` Gets cookie by name.
`Map<String,String>`	`cookies()`
`Set<String>`	`headers()`
`String`	`headers(String header)` Gets the value for the provided header
`String`	`host()`
`String`	`ip()`
`Map<String,String>`	`params()` Returns the map containing all route params
`String`	`params(String param)` Returns the value of the provided route pattern parameter.
`String`	`pathInfo()`
`int`	`port()`
`String`	`protocol()`
`QueryParamsMap`	`queryMap()`
`QueryParamsMap`	`queryMap(String key)`
`String`	`queryParamOrDefault(String queryParam, String defaultValue)` Gets the query param, or returns default value
`Set<String>`	`queryParams()`
`String`	`queryParams(String queryParam)` Gets the query param
`String[]`	`queryParamsValues(String queryParam)` Gets all the values of the query param Example: query parameter 'id' from the following request URI: /hello?id=foo&id=bar
`String`	`queryString()`
`javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest`	`raw()`
`String`	`requestMethod()`
`String`	`scheme()`
`String`	`servletPath()`
`Session`	`session()` Returns the current session associated with this request, or if the request does not have a session, creates one.
`Session`	`session(boolean create)` Returns the current session associated with this request, or if there is no current session and `create` is true, returns a new session.
`String[]`	`splat()`
`String`	`uri()`
`String`	`url()`
`String`	`userAgent()`

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

- Constructor Detail
  - Request
```
protected Request()
```
- Method Detail
  - changeMatch
```
protected void changeMatch(RouteMatch match)
```
  - params
```
public Map<String,String> params()
```
    Returns the map containing all route params
    
    Returns:
    
    a map containing all route params
  - params
```
public String params(String param)
```
    Returns the value of the provided route pattern parameter. Example: parameter 'name' from the following pattern: (get '/hello/:name')
    
    Parameters:
    
    param - the param
    
    Returns:
    
    null if the given param is null or not found
  - splat
```
public String[] splat()
```
    Returns:
    
    an array containing the splat (wildcard) parameters
  - requestMethod
```
public String requestMethod()
```
    Returns:
    
    request method e.g. GET, POST, PUT, ...
  - scheme
```
public String scheme()
```
    Returns:
    
    the scheme
  - host
```
public String host()
```
    Returns:
    
    the host
  - userAgent
```
public String userAgent()
```
    Returns:
    
    the user-agent
  - port
```
public int port()
```
    Returns:
    
    the server port
  - pathInfo
```
public String pathInfo()
```
    Returns:
    
    the path info Example return: "/example/foo"
  - servletPath
```
public String servletPath()
```
    Returns:
    
    the servlet path
  - contextPath
```
public String contextPath()
```
    Returns:
    
    the context path
  - url
```
public String url()
```
    Returns:
    
    the URL string
  - contentType
```
public String contentType()
```
    Returns:
    
    the content type of the body
  - ip
```
public String ip()
```
    Returns:
    
    the client's IP address
  - body
```
public String body()
```
    Returns:
    
    the request body sent by the client
  - bodyAsBytes
```
public byte[] bodyAsBytes()
```
  - contentLength
```
public int contentLength()
```
    Returns:
    
    the length of request.body
  - queryParams
```
public String queryParams(String queryParam)
```
    Gets the query param
    
    Parameters:
    
    queryParam - the query parameter
    
    Returns:
    
    the value of the provided queryParam Example: query parameter 'id' from the following request URI: /hello?id=foo
  - queryParamOrDefault
```
public String queryParamOrDefault(String queryParam,
                                  String defaultValue)
```
    Gets the query param, or returns default value
    
    Parameters:
    
    queryParam - the query parameter
    
    defaultValue - the default value
    
    Returns:
    
    the value of the provided queryParam, or default if value is null Example: query parameter 'id' from the following request URI: /hello?id=foo
  - queryParamsValues
```
public String[] queryParamsValues(String queryParam)
```
    Gets all the values of the query param Example: query parameter 'id' from the following request URI: /hello?id=foo&id=bar
    
    Parameters:
    
    queryParam - the query parameter
    
    Returns:
    
    the values of the provided queryParam, null if it doesn't exists
  - headers
```
public String headers(String header)
```
    Gets the value for the provided header
    
    Parameters:
    
    header - the header
    
    Returns:
    
    the value of the provided header
  - queryParams
```
public Set<String> queryParams()
```
    Returns:
    
    all query parameters
  - headers
```
public Set<String> headers()
```
    Returns:
    
    all headers
  - queryString
```
public String queryString()
```
    Returns:
    
    the query string
  - attribute
```
public void attribute(String attribute,
                      Object value)
```
    Sets an attribute on the request (can be fetched in filters/routes later in the chain)
    
    Parameters:
    
    attribute - The attribute
    
    value - The attribute value
  - attribute
```
public <T> T attribute(String attribute)
```
    Gets the value of the provided attribute
    
    Type Parameters:
    
    T - the type parameter.
    
    Parameters:
    
    attribute - The attribute value or null if not present
    
    Returns:
    
    the value for the provided attribute
  - attributes
```
public Set<String> attributes()
```
    Returns:
    
    all attributes
  - raw
```
public javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest raw()
```
    Returns:
    
    the raw HttpServletRequest object handed in by Jetty
  - queryMap
```
public QueryParamsMap queryMap()
```
    Returns:
    
    the query map
  - queryMap
```
public QueryParamsMap queryMap(String key)
```
    Parameters:
    
    key - the key
    
    Returns:
    
    the query map
  - session
```
public Session session()
```
    Returns the current session associated with this request, or if the request does not have a session, creates one.
    
    Returns:
    
    the session associated with this request
  - session
```
public Session session(boolean create)
```
    Returns the current session associated with this request, or if there is no current session and create is true, returns a new session.
    
    Parameters:
    
    create - true to create a new session for this request if necessary; false to return null if there's no current session
    
    Returns:
    
    the session associated with this request or null if create is false and the request has no valid session
  - cookies
```
public Map<String,String> cookies()
```
    Returns:
    
    request cookies (or empty Map if cookies aren't present)
  - cookie
```
public String cookie(String name)
```
    Gets cookie by name.
    
    Parameters:
    
    name - name of the cookie
    
    Returns:
    
    cookie value or null if the cookie was not found
  - uri
```
public String uri()
```
    Returns:
    
    the part of this request's URL from the protocol name up to the query string in the first line of the HTTP request.
  - protocol
```
public String protocol()
```
    Returns:
    
    Returns the name and version of the protocol the request uses

Class Request

Constructor Summary

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

Constructor Detail

Request

Method Detail

changeMatch

params

params

splat

requestMethod

scheme

host

userAgent

port

pathInfo

servletPath

contextPath

url

contentType

ip

body

bodyAsBytes

contentLength

queryParams

queryParamOrDefault

queryParamsValues

headers

queryParams

headers

queryString

attribute

attribute

attributes

raw

queryMap

queryMap

session

session

cookies

cookie

uri

protocol