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23 import java.io.IOException;
24 import java.io.InputStream;
25 import java.net.HttpURLConnection;
26 import java.net.ProtocolException;
28 import java.util.List;
30 import javax.ws.rs.HttpMethod;
32 public class HttpUtils
36 * Returns true if it is possible to open an input stream at the given URL,
37 * else false. The input stream is closed.
42 public static boolean isValidUrl(String url)
44 InputStream is = null;
47 is = new URL(url).openStream();
52 } catch (IOException x)
54 // MalformedURLException, FileNotFoundException
63 } catch (IOException e)
72 public static boolean startsWithHttpOrHttps(String file)
74 return file.startsWith("http://") || file.startsWith("https://");
78 * wrapper to get/post to a URL or check headers
85 * @throws ProtocolException
87 public static boolean checkUrlAvailable(URL url, int readTimeout)
88 throws IOException, ProtocolException
90 // System.out.println(System.currentTimeMillis() + " " + url);
92 HttpURLConnection connection = (HttpURLConnection) url.openConnection();
94 connection.setRequestMethod(HttpMethod.HEAD);
96 connection.setDoInput(true);
98 connection.setUseCaches(false);
99 connection.setConnectTimeout(300);
100 connection.setReadTimeout(readTimeout);
101 return connection.getResponseCode() == 200;