A server-side object that contains the content of and information about an HTTP request.

Note: Check out the http_server package, which makes working with the low-level dart:io HTTP server subsystem easier.

HttpRequest objects are generated by an HttpServer, which listens for HTTP requests on a specific host and port. For each request received, the HttpServer, which is a Stream, generates an HttpRequest object and adds it to the stream.

An HttpRequest object delivers the body content of the request as a stream of byte lists. The object also contains information about the request, such as the method, URI, and headers.

In the following code, an HttpServer listens for HTTP requests. When the server receives a request, it uses the HttpRequest object's method property to dispatch requests.

final HOST = InternetAddress.LOOPBACK_IP_V4;
final PORT = 80;

HttpServer.bind(HOST, PORT).then((_server) {
  _server.listen((HttpRequest request) {
    switch (request.method) {
      case 'GET':
        handleGetRequest(request);
        break;
      case 'POST':
        ...
    }
  },
  onError: handleError);    // listen() failed.
}).catchError(handleError);

An HttpRequest object provides access to the associated HttpResponse object through the response property. The server writes its response to the body of the HttpResponse object. For example, here's a function that responds to a request:

void handleGetRequest(HttpRequest req) {
  HttpResponse res = req.response;
  res.write('Received request ${req.method}: ${req.uri.path}');
  res.close();
}
Implements

Properties

X509Certificate certificate
read-only
The client certificate of the client making the request.
HttpConnectionInfo connectionInfo
read-only
Information about the client connection.
int contentLength
read-only
The content length of the request body.
List<Cookie> cookies
read-only
The cookies in the request, from the Cookie headers.
Future<List<int>> first
read-only, inherited
Returns the first element of the stream.
HttpHeaders headers
read-only
The request headers.
bool isBroadcast
read-only, inherited
Reports whether this stream is a broadcast stream.
Future<bool> isEmpty
read-only, inherited
Reports whether this stream contains any elements.
Future<List<int>> last
read-only, inherited
Returns the last element of the stream.
Future<int> length
read-only, inherited
Counts the elements in the stream.
String method
read-only
The method, such as 'GET' or 'POST', for the request.
bool persistentConnection
read-only
The persistent connection state signaled by the client.
String protocolVersion
read-only
The HTTP protocol version used in the request, either "1.0" or "1.1".
Uri requestedUri
read-only
The requested URI for the request.
HttpResponse response
read-only
The HttpResponse object, used for sending back the response to the client.
HttpSession session
read-only
The session for the given request.
Future<List<int>> single
read-only, inherited
Returns the single element.
Uri uri
read-only
The URI for the request.

Constructors

HttpRequest()

Methods

any(bool test(T element)) → Future<bool>
inherited
Checks whether test accepts any element provided by this stream.
asBroadcastStream({void onListen(StreamSubscription<T> subscription), void onCancel(StreamSubscription<T> subscription)}) → Stream<List<int>>
inherited
Returns a multi-subscription stream that produces the same events as this.
asyncExpand(Stream convert(T event)) → Stream
inherited
Creates a new stream with the events of a stream per original event.
asyncMap(dynamic convert(T event)) → Stream
inherited
Creates a new stream with each data event of this stream asynchronously mapped to a new event.
contains(Object needle) → Future<bool>
inherited
Checks whether needle occurs in the elements provided by this stream.
distinct([bool equals(T previous, T next)]) → Stream<List<int>>
inherited
Skips data events if they are equal to the previous data event.
drain([futureValue]) → Future
inherited
Discards all data on the stream, but signals when it's done or an error occured.
elementAt(int index) → Future<List<int>>
inherited
Returns the value of the indexth data event of this stream.
every(bool test(T element)) → Future<bool>
inherited
Checks whether test accepts all elements provided by this stream.
expand(Iterable convert(T value)) → Stream
inherited
Creates a new stream from this stream that converts each element into zero or more events.
firstWhere(bool test(T element), {Object defaultValue()}) → Future
inherited
Finds the first element of this stream matching test.
fold(initialValue, dynamic combine(previous, T element)) → Future
inherited
Reduces a sequence of values by repeatedly applying combine.
forEach(void action(T element)) → Future
inherited
Executes action on each data event of the stream.
handleError(Function onError, {bool test(error)}) → Stream<List<int>>
inherited
Creates a wrapper Stream that intercepts some errors from this stream.
join([String separator = ""]) → Future<String>
inherited
Collects string of data events' string representations.
lastWhere(bool test(T element), {Object defaultValue()}) → Future
inherited
Finds the last element in this stream matching test.
listen(void onData(T event), {Function onError, void onDone(), bool cancelOnError}) → StreamSubscription<List<int>>
inherited
Adds a subscription to this stream.
map(dynamic convert(T event)) → Stream
inherited
Creates a new stream that converts each element of this stream to a new value using the convert function.
pipe(StreamConsumer<List<int>> streamConsumer) → Future
inherited
Pipe the events of this stream into streamConsumer.
reduce(T combine(T previous, T element)) → Future<List<int>>
inherited
Reduces a sequence of values by repeatedly applying combine.
singleWhere(bool test(T element)) → Future<List<int>>
inherited
Finds the single element in this stream matching test.
skip(int count) → Stream<List<int>>
inherited
Skips the first count data events from this stream.
skipWhile(bool test(T element)) → Stream<List<int>>
inherited
Skip data events from this stream while they are matched by test.
take(int count) → Stream<List<int>>
inherited
Provides at most the first n values of this stream.
takeWhile(bool test(T element)) → Stream<List<int>>
inherited
Forwards data events while test is successful.
timeout(Duration timeLimit, {void onTimeout(EventSink sink)}) → Stream
inherited
Creates a new stream with the same events as this stream.
toList() → Future<List<List<int>>>
inherited
Collects the data of this stream in a List.
toSet() → Future<Set<List<int>>>
inherited
Collects the data of this stream in a Set.
transform(StreamTransformer<List<int>> streamTransformer) → Stream
inherited
Chains this stream as the input of the provided StreamTransformer.
where(bool test(T event)) → Stream<List<int>>
inherited
Creates a new stream from this stream that discards some data events.