AndroidHttp.java

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package com.google.api.client.extensions.android.http;

import com.google.api.client.extensions.android.AndroidUtils;
import com.google.api.client.http.HttpTransport;
import com.google.api.client.http.apache.ApacheHttpTransport;
import com.google.api.client.http.javanet.NetHttpTransport;
import com.google.api.client.util.Beta;

import java.net.HttpURLConnection;

/**
 * {@link Beta} <br/>
 * Utilities for Android HTTP transport.
 *
 * @since 1.11
 * @author Yaniv Inbar
 */
@Beta
public class AndroidHttp {

  /**
   * Returns a new thread-safe HTTP transport instance that is compatible with Android SDKs prior to
   * Gingerbread.
   *
   * <p>
   * Don't use this for Android applications that anyway require Gingerbread. Instead just call
   * {@code new NetHttpTransport()}.
   * </p>
   *
   * <p>
   * Prior to Gingerbread, the {@link HttpURLConnection} implementation was buggy, and the Apache
   * HTTP Client was preferred. However, starting with Gingerbread, the {@link HttpURLConnection}
   * implementation bugs were fixed, and is now better supported than the Apache HTTP Client. There
   * is no guarantee that Apache HTTP transport will continue to work in future SDKs. Therefore,
   * this method uses {@link NetHttpTransport} for Gingerbread or higher, and otherwise
   * {@link ApacheHttpTransport}.
   * </p>
   */
  public static HttpTransport newCompatibleTransport() {
    return AndroidUtils.isMinimumSdkLevel(9) ? new NetHttpTransport() : new ApacheHttpTransport();
  }

  private AndroidHttp() {
  }
}