ConnectionSupport (Strange Eons API)

java.lang.Object
- ca.cgjennings.io.ConnectionSupport

```
public final class ConnectionSupport
extends java.lang.Object
```
Provides some static helper methods that make it easier to enable features of HTTP connections such as server-side compression.

Since:

3.0

Author:

Chris Jennings

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`static void`	`enableCompression(java.net.URLConnection c)`	Sets request properties on the connection that allow the server to send compressed data.
`static java.io.InputStream`	`openStream(java.net.URLConnection c, int bufferSizeHint)`	Returns a buffered input stream for the connection.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Method Detail
  - enableCompression
```
public static void enableCompression(java.net.URLConnection c)
```
    Sets request properties on the connection that allow the server to send compressed data.
    
    Parameters:
    
    c - the connection to modify
  - openStream
```
public static java.io.InputStream openStream(java.net.URLConnection c,
                                             int bufferSizeHint)
                                      throws java.io.IOException
```
    Returns a buffered input stream for the connection. Connects to the server and obtains an input stream. If the server is sending compressed data, the input stream will be wrapped in an appropriate decompressing filter stream so that any compression is transparent to the client.
    Although the returned stream is guaranteed to be buffered, it is not guaranteed to be assignable to BufferedInputStream.
    
    Parameters:
    
    c - the connection to obtain an input stream for
    
    bufferSizeHint - the suggested buffer size, or -1 to use default values
    
    Returns:
    
    a buffered input stream for the content that will transparently decompress the stream if compressed
    
    Throws:
    
    java.io.IOException - if an I/O error occurs while connecting to the server