Bytes

abstract class Bytes : HttpBody

Variant of a HttpBody with payload represented as ByteArray

Useful for content that can be fully realized in memory (e.g. most text/JSON payloads)

Constructors

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constructor()

Properties

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override val isOneShot: Boolean = false

Flag indicating the body can be consumed only once

Inherited properties

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open val contentLength: Long? = null

Specifies the length of this HttpBody content If null it is assumed to be a streaming source using e.g. Transfer-Encoding: Chunked

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open val isDuplex: Boolean = false

Flag indicating that this request body should be handled as a duplex stream by the underlying engine.

Functions

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abstract fun bytes(): ByteArray

Provides ByteArray to be sent to peer

Inherited functions

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open operator override fun equals(other: Any?): Boolean
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suspend fun HttpBody.readAll(): ByteArray?

Consume the HttpBody and pull the entire contents into memory as a ByteArray. Only do this if you are sure the contents fit in-memory as this will read the entire contents of a streaming variant.

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Convert an HttpBody variant to the corresponding ByteStream variant or null if empty.