HttpUrl.java

/**
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 * v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this file, You can
 * obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. OpenMRS is also distributed under
 * the terms of the Healthcare Disclaimer located at http://openmrs.org/license.
 *
 * Copyright (C) OpenMRS Inc. OpenMRS is a registered trademark and the OpenMRS
 * graphic logo is a trademark of OpenMRS Inc.
 */
package org.openmrs.util;

import java.io.IOException;
import java.net.HttpURLConnection;
import java.net.MalformedURLException;
import java.net.URL;

/**
 * This is a wrapper around the Url class. It's main purpose is to abstract URL
 * so that you can mock http calls as the URL class cannot be mocked.
 */
public class HttpUrl {
	
	private final URL url;
	
	public HttpUrl(String url) throws MalformedURLException {
		if (url == null) {
			throw new MalformedURLException("Url cannot be null");
		} else if (!url.startsWith("http://")) {
			throw new MalformedURLException("Not a valid http url");
		}
		
		this.url = new URL(url);
	}
	
	public HttpURLConnection openConnection() throws IOException {
		return (HttpURLConnection) url.openConnection();
	}
	
	@Override
	public String toString() {
		return url.toString();
	}
}