HttpRequest (server 7.3.1 API)

```
public interface HttpRequest
```
A basic http request abstraction. Http modules needs to implement this interface to integrate with the server package's rest handling.

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes
Modifier and Type Interface Description

static class HttpRequest.HttpVersion

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`BytesReference`	`content()`
`HttpResponse`	`createResponse(RestStatus status, BytesReference content)`	Create an http response from this request and the supplied status and content.
`java.util.Map<java.lang.String,java.util.List<java.lang.String>>`	`getHeaders()`	Get all of the headers and values associated with the headers.
`RestRequest.Method`	`method()`	Returns the HTTP method used in the HTTP request.
`HttpRequest.HttpVersion`	`protocolVersion()`
`HttpRequest`	`removeHeader(java.lang.String header)`
`java.util.List<java.lang.String>`	`strictCookies()`
`java.lang.String`	`uri()`	The uri of the rest request, with the query string.

- Method Detail
  - method
```
RestRequest.Method method()
```
    Returns the HTTP method used in the HTTP request.
    
    Returns:
    
    the RestRequest.Method used in the REST request
    
    Throws:
    
    java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if the HTTP method is invalid
  - uri
```
java.lang.String uri()
```
    The uri of the rest request, with the query string.
  - content
```
BytesReference content()
```
  - getHeaders
```
java.util.Map<java.lang.String,java.util.List<java.lang.String>> getHeaders()
```
    Get all of the headers and values associated with the headers. Modifications of this map are not supported.
  - strictCookies
```
java.util.List<java.lang.String> strictCookies()
```
  - protocolVersion
```
HttpRequest.HttpVersion protocolVersion()
```
  - removeHeader
```
HttpRequest removeHeader(java.lang.String header)
```
  - createResponse
```
HttpResponse createResponse(RestStatus status,
                            BytesReference content)
```
    Create an http response from this request and the supplied status and content.