public class MultipartStream extends Object
This class can be used to process data streams conforming to MIME 'multipart' format as defined in RFC 1867. Arbitrarily large amounts of data in the stream can be processed under constant memory usage.
The format of the stream is defined in the following way:
multipart-body := preamble 1*encapsulation close-delimiter epilogue
encapsulation := delimiter body CRLF
delimiter := "--" boundary CRLF
close-delimiter := "--" boundary "--"
preamble := <ignore>
epilogue := <ignore>
body := header-part CRLF body-part
header-part := 1*header CRLF
header := header-name ":" header-value
header-name := <printable ASCII characters except ":">
header-value := <any ASCII characters except CR & LF>
body-data := <arbitrary data>
Note that body-data can contain another mulipart entity. There is limited support for single pass processing of such nested streams. The nested stream is
required to have a boundary token of the same length as the parent stream (see setBoundary(byte[])).
Here is an example of usage of this class.
try {
MultipartStream multipartStream = new MultipartStream(input, boundary);
boolean nextPart = multipartStream.skipPreamble();
OutputStream output;
while (nextPart) {
String header = multipartStream.readHeaders();
// process headers
// create some output stream
multipartStream.readBodyData(output);
nextPart = multipartStream.readBoundary();
}
} catch (MultipartStream.MalformedStreamException e) {
// the stream failed to follow required syntax
} catch (IOException e) {
// a read or write error occurred
}
| Modifier and Type | Class and Description |
|---|---|
static class |
MultipartStream.IllegalBoundaryException
Thrown upon attempt of setting an invalid boundary token.
|
class |
MultipartStream.ItemInputStream
An
InputStream for reading an items contents. |
static class |
MultipartStream.MalformedStreamException
Thrown to indicate that the input stream fails to follow the
required syntax.
|
static class |
MultipartStream.ProgressNotifier
Internal class, which is used to invoke the
ProgressListener. |
| Modifier and Type | Field and Description |
|---|---|
protected static byte[] |
BOUNDARY_PREFIX
A byte sequence that precedes a boundary (
CRLF--). |
static byte |
CR
The Carriage Return ASCII character value.
|
static byte |
DASH
The dash (-) ASCII character value.
|
protected static int |
DEFAULT_BUFSIZE
The default length of the buffer used for processing a request.
|
protected static byte[] |
FIELD_SEPARATOR
A byte sequence that follows a delimiter that will be
followed by an encapsulation (
CRLF). |
static int |
HEADER_PART_SIZE_MAX
Deprecated.
Unused. Replaced by
getPartHeaderSizeMax(). |
protected static byte[] |
HEADER_SEPARATOR
A byte sequence that marks the end of
header-part
(CRLFCRLF). |
static byte |
LF
The Line Feed ASCII character value.
|
protected static byte[] |
STREAM_TERMINATOR
A byte sequence that follows a delimiter of the last
encapsulation in the stream (
--). |
| Constructor and Description |
|---|
MultipartStream()
Deprecated.
|
MultipartStream(InputStream input,
byte[] boundary)
Deprecated.
|
MultipartStream(InputStream input,
byte[] boundary,
int bufSize)
Deprecated.
|
MultipartStream(InputStream input,
byte[] boundary,
int bufSize,
MultipartStream.ProgressNotifier notifier)
Constructs a
MultipartStream with a custom size buffer. |
| Modifier and Type | Method and Description |
|---|---|
static boolean |
arrayequals(byte[] a,
byte[] b,
int count)
Compares
count first bytes in the arrays
a and b. |
int |
discardBodyData()
Reads
body-data from the current encapsulation and discards it. |
protected int |
findByte(byte value,
int pos)
Searches for a byte of specified value in the
buffer,
starting at the specified position. |
protected int |
findSeparator()
Searches for the
boundary in the buffer
region delimited by head and tail. |
String |
getHeaderEncoding()
Gets the character encoding used when reading the headers of an
individual part.
|
int |
getPartHeaderSizeMax()
Obtain the per part size limit for headers.
|
int |
readBodyData(OutputStream output)
Reads
body-data from the current encapsulation and writes its contents into the output Stream. |
boolean |
readBoundary()
Skips a
boundary token, and checks whether more
encapsulations are contained in the stream. |
byte |
readByte()
Reads a byte from the
buffer, and refills it as
necessary. |
String |
readHeaders()
Reads the
header-part of the current encapsulation. |
void |
setBoundary(byte[] boundary)
Changes the boundary token used for partitioning the stream.
|
void |
setHeaderEncoding(String encoding)
Specifies the character encoding to be used when reading the headers of
individual parts.
|
void |
setPartHeaderSizeMax(int partHeaderSizeMax)
Sets the per part size limit for headers.
|
boolean |
skipPreamble()
Finds the beginning of the first
encapsulation. |
public static final byte CR
public static final byte LF
public static final byte DASH
@Deprecated public static final int HEADER_PART_SIZE_MAX
getPartHeaderSizeMax().header-part that will be
processed (10 kilobytes = 10240 bytes.).protected static final int DEFAULT_BUFSIZE
protected static final byte[] HEADER_SEPARATOR
header-part
(CRLFCRLF).protected static final byte[] FIELD_SEPARATOR
CRLF).protected static final byte[] STREAM_TERMINATOR
--).protected static final byte[] BOUNDARY_PREFIX
CRLF--).@Deprecated public MultipartStream()
MultipartStream(InputStream, byte[], int,
ProgressNotifier)@Deprecated public MultipartStream(InputStream input, byte[] boundary)
MultipartStream(InputStream, byte[], int,
ProgressNotifier).MultipartStream with a default size buffer.input - The InputStream to serve as a data source.boundary - The token used for dividing the stream into
encapsulations.@Deprecated public MultipartStream(InputStream input, byte[] boundary, int bufSize)
MultipartStream(InputStream, byte[], int, ProgressNotifier).MultipartStream with a custom size buffer and no progress notifier.
Note that the buffer must be at least big enough to contain the boundary string, plus 4 characters for CR/LF and double dash, plus at least one byte of data. Too small a buffer size setting will degrade performance.
input - The InputStream to serve as a data source.boundary - The token used for dividing the stream into encapsulations.bufSize - The size of the buffer to be used, in bytes.public MultipartStream(InputStream input, byte[] boundary, int bufSize, MultipartStream.ProgressNotifier notifier)
MultipartStream with a custom size buffer.
Note that the buffer must be at least big enough to contain the boundary string, plus 4 characters for CR/LF and double dash, plus at least one byte of data. Too small a buffer size setting will degrade performance.
input - The InputStream to serve as a data source.boundary - The token used for dividing the stream into encapsulations.bufSize - The size of the buffer to be used, in bytes.notifier - The notifier, which is used for calling the progress listener, if any.IllegalArgumentException - If the buffer size is too smallpublic static boolean arrayequals(byte[] a,
byte[] b,
int count)
count first bytes in the arrays
a and b.a - The first array to compare.b - The second array to compare.count - How many bytes should be compared.true if count first bytes in arrays
a and b are equal.public int discardBodyData()
throws MultipartStream.MalformedStreamException,
IOException
body-data from the current encapsulation and discards it.
Use this method to skip encapsulations you don't need or don't understand.
MultipartStream.MalformedStreamException - if the stream ends unexpectedly.IOException - if an i/o error occurs.protected int findByte(byte value,
int pos)
buffer,
starting at the specified position.value - The value to find.pos - The starting position for searching.buffer, or -1 if not found.protected int findSeparator()
boundary in the buffer
region delimited by head and tail.buffer, or -1 if
not found.public String getHeaderEncoding()
null, the platform
default encoding is used.public int getPartHeaderSizeMax()
public int readBodyData(OutputStream output) throws MultipartStream.MalformedStreamException, IOException
body-data from the current encapsulation and writes its contents into the output Stream.
Arbitrary large amounts of data can be processed by this method using a constant size buffer. (see
constructor).
output - The Stream to write data into. May be null, in which case this method is equivalent to discardBodyData().MultipartStream.MalformedStreamException - if the stream ends unexpectedly.IOException - if an i/o error occurs.public boolean readBoundary()
throws FileUploadBase.FileUploadIOException,
MultipartStream.MalformedStreamException
boundary token, and checks whether more
encapsulations are contained in the stream.true if there are more encapsulations in
this stream; false otherwise.FileUploadBase.FileUploadIOException - if the bytes read from the stream exceeded the size limitsMultipartStream.MalformedStreamException - if the stream ends unexpectedly or
fails to follow required syntax.public byte readByte()
throws IOException
buffer, and refills it as
necessary.IOException - if there is no more data available.public String readHeaders() throws FileUploadBase.FileUploadIOException, MultipartStream.MalformedStreamException
header-part of the current encapsulation.
Headers are returned verbatim to the input stream, including the trailing CRLF marker. Parsing is left to the application.
header-part of the current encapsulation.FileUploadBase.FileUploadIOException - if the bytes read from the stream exceeded the size limits.MultipartStream.MalformedStreamException - if the stream ends unexpectedly.public void setBoundary(byte[] boundary)
throws MultipartStream.IllegalBoundaryException
This method allows single pass processing of nested multipart streams.
The boundary token of the nested stream is required to be of the same length as the boundary token in parent stream.
Restoring the parent stream boundary token after processing of a nested stream is left to the application.
boundary - The boundary to be used for parsing of the nested stream.MultipartStream.IllegalBoundaryException - if the boundary has a different length than the one being currently parsed.public void setHeaderEncoding(String encoding)
null, the platform
default encoding is used.encoding - The encoding used to read part headers.public void setPartHeaderSizeMax(int partHeaderSizeMax)
partHeaderSizeMax - The maximum size of the headers in bytes.public boolean skipPreamble()
throws IOException
encapsulation.true if an encapsulation was found in
the stream.IOException - if an i/o error occurs.Copyright © 2002–2025 The Apache Software Foundation. All rights reserved.