HttpClientSingleton.java

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package biz.shadowservices.DegreesToolbox;

import org.apache.http.client.HttpClient;
import org.apache.http.impl.client.DefaultHttpClient;
import org.apache.http.params.HttpConnectionParams;
import org.apache.http.params.HttpParams;

public class HttpClientSingleton {
	// This allows us to keep track of a single instance of HttpClient, so the cookies get collected in it.
	private static HttpClient instance = null;
	private HttpClientSingleton() { }
	public static HttpClient getInstance() {
		if (instance == null) {
			instance = new DefaultHttpClient();
			HttpParams httpParams = instance.getParams();
			HttpConnectionParams.setConnectionTimeout(httpParams, Values.TIMEOUT);
			HttpConnectionParams.setSoTimeout(httpParams, Values.TIMEOUT);
		}
		return instance;
	}
}