Package org.apache.nutch.protocol.httpclient

Protocol plugin which supports retrieving documents via the HTTP andHTTPS protocols, optionally with Basic, Digest and NTLM authentication schemes for web server as well as proxy server. It handles cookies within a single fetch operation and offers support for POST authentication via HTML forms. This plugin is based on the Apache HttpClient library.

Interface Summary

Interface	Description
HttpAuthentication	The base level of services required for Http Authentication

Class Summary

Class	Description
DummySSLProtocolSocketFactory
DummyX509TrustManager
Http	This class is a protocol plugin that configures an HTTP client for Basic, Digest and NTLM authentication schemes for web server as well as proxy server.
HttpAuthenticationFactory	Provides the Http protocol implementation with the ability to authenticate when prompted.
HttpBasicAuthentication	Implementation of RFC 2617 Basic Authentication.
HttpFormAuthConfigurer
HttpFormAuthentication
HttpResponse	An HTTP response.

Exception Summary

Exception	Description
HttpAuthenticationException	Can be used to identify problems during creation of Authentication objects.