CronetEngine

abstract class CronetEngine

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An engine to process UrlRequests, which uses the best HTTP stack available on the current platform. An instance of this class can be created using Builder.

Summary

Nested types

A builder for CronetEngines, which allows runtime configuration of CronetEngine.

A class which provides a method for loading the cronet native library.

Constants

const Int

The value of the active request count is unknown

const Int

The value of a connection metric is unknown.

const Int

The estimate of the effective connection type is 2G.

const Int

The estimate of the effective connection type is 3G.

const Int

The estimate of the effective connection type is 4G.

const Int

The device is offline.

const Int

The estimate of the effective connection type is slow 2G.

const Int

The estimate of the effective connection type is unknown.

const Long

The value to be used to undo any previous network binding.

Public constructors

Public functions

Unit

Registers a listener that gets called after the end of each request with the request info.

Unit

Registers a listener that gets called whenever the network quality estimator witnesses a sample round trip time.

Unit

Registers a listener that gets called whenever the network quality estimator witnesses a sample throughput measurement.

Unit
bindToNetwork(networkHandle: Long)

Binds the engine to the specified network handle.

Unit
configureNetworkQualityEstimatorForTesting(
    useLocalHostRequests: Boolean,
    useSmallerResponses: Boolean,
    disableOfflineCheck: Boolean
)

Configures the network quality estimator for testing.

abstract URLStreamHandlerFactory!

Creates a URLStreamHandlerFactory to handle HTTP and HTTPS traffic.

Int

Returns the number of active requests.

Int

Returns the downstream throughput estimate (in kilobits per second) computed by the network quality estimator.

Int

Returns an estimate of the effective connection type computed by the network quality estimator.

abstract ByteArray<Byte>!

This function is deprecated.

In modern versions of Cronet, this will always return an empty array.

Int

Returns the HTTP RTT estimate (in milliseconds) computed by the network quality estimator.

Int

Returns the transport RTT estimate (in milliseconds) computed by the network quality estimator.

abstract String!
abstract UrlRequest.Builder!
newUrlRequestBuilder(
    url: String!,
    callback: UrlRequest.Callback!,
    executor: Executor!
)

Creates a builder for UrlRequest.

abstract URLConnection!

Establishes a new connection to the resource specified by the URLurl.

Unit

Removes a finished request listener.

Unit

Removes a listener of round trip times if previously registered with addRttListener.

Unit

Removes a listener of throughput.

abstract Unit

Shuts down the CronetEngine if there are no active requests, otherwise throws an exception.

Unit
startNetLogToDisk(dirPath: String!, logAll: Boolean, maxSize: Int)

Starts NetLog logging to a specified directory with a bounded size.

abstract Unit
startNetLogToFile(fileName: String!, logAll: Boolean)

Starts NetLog logging to a file.

abstract Unit

Stops NetLog logging and flushes file to disk.

Constants

ACTIVE_REQUEST_COUNT_UNKNOWN

const val ACTIVE_REQUEST_COUNT_UNKNOWN = -1: Int

The value of the active request count is unknown

CONNECTION_METRIC_UNKNOWN

const val CONNECTION_METRIC_UNKNOWN = -1: Int

The value of a connection metric is unknown.

EFFECTIVE_CONNECTION_TYPE_2G

const val EFFECTIVE_CONNECTION_TYPE_2G = 3: Int

The estimate of the effective connection type is 2G.

EFFECTIVE_CONNECTION_TYPE_3G

const val EFFECTIVE_CONNECTION_TYPE_3G = 4: Int

The estimate of the effective connection type is 3G.

EFFECTIVE_CONNECTION_TYPE_4G

const val EFFECTIVE_CONNECTION_TYPE_4G = 5: Int

The estimate of the effective connection type is 4G.

EFFECTIVE_CONNECTION_TYPE_OFFLINE

const val EFFECTIVE_CONNECTION_TYPE_OFFLINE = 1: Int

The device is offline.

EFFECTIVE_CONNECTION_TYPE_SLOW_2G

const val EFFECTIVE_CONNECTION_TYPE_SLOW_2G = 2: Int

The estimate of the effective connection type is slow 2G.

EFFECTIVE_CONNECTION_TYPE_UNKNOWN

const val EFFECTIVE_CONNECTION_TYPE_UNKNOWN = 0: Int

The estimate of the effective connection type is unknown.

UNBIND_NETWORK_HANDLE

const val UNBIND_NETWORK_HANDLE = -1: Long

The value to be used to undo any previous network binding.

Public constructors

CronetEngine

CronetEngine()

Public functions

addRequestFinishedListener

fun addRequestFinishedListener(listener: RequestFinishedInfo.Listener!): Unit

Registers a listener that gets called after the end of each request with the request info.

The listener is called on an java.util.concurrent.Executor provided by the listener.

Parameters
listener: RequestFinishedInfo.Listener!

the listener for finished requests.

addRttListener

fun addRttListener(listener: NetworkQualityRttListener!): Unit

Registers a listener that gets called whenever the network quality estimator witnesses a sample round trip time. This must be called after enableNetworkQualityEstimator, and with throw an exception otherwise. Round trip times may be recorded at various layers of the network stack, including TCP, QUIC, and at the URL request layer. The listener is called on the java.util.concurrent.Executor that is passed to enableNetworkQualityEstimator.

Parameters
listener: NetworkQualityRttListener!

the listener of round trip times.

addThroughputListener

fun addThroughputListener(listener: NetworkQualityThroughputListener!): Unit

Registers a listener that gets called whenever the network quality estimator witnesses a sample throughput measurement. This must be called after enableNetworkQualityEstimator. Throughput observations are computed by measuring bytes read over the active network interface at times when at least one URL response is being received. The listener is called on the java.util.concurrent.Executor that is passed to enableNetworkQualityEstimator.

Parameters
listener: NetworkQualityThroughputListener!

the listener of throughput.

bindToNetwork

fun bindToNetwork(networkHandle: Long): Unit

Binds the engine to the specified network handle. All requests created through this engine will use the network associated to this handle. If this network disconnects all requests will fail, the exact error will depend on the stage of request processing when the network disconnects. Network handles can be obtained through Network#getNetworkHandle. Only available starting from Android Marshmallow.

Parameters
networkHandle: Long

the network handle to bind the engine to. Specify UNBIND_NETWORK_HANDLE to unbind.

configureNetworkQualityEstimatorForTesting

fun configureNetworkQualityEstimatorForTesting(
    useLocalHostRequests: Boolean,
    useSmallerResponses: Boolean,
    disableOfflineCheck: Boolean
): Unit

Configures the network quality estimator for testing. This must be called before round trip time and throughput listeners are added, and after the network quality estimator has been enabled.

Parameters
useLocalHostRequests: Boolean

include requests to localhost in estimates.

useSmallerResponses: Boolean

include small responses in throughput estimates.

disableOfflineCheck: Boolean

when set to true, disables the device offline checks when computing the effective connection type or when writing the prefs.

createURLStreamHandlerFactory

abstract fun createURLStreamHandlerFactory(): URLStreamHandlerFactory!

Creates a URLStreamHandlerFactory to handle HTTP and HTTPS traffic. An instance of this class can be installed via setURLStreamHandlerFactory thus using this CronetEngine by default for all requests created via openConnection.

Cronet does not use certain HTTP features provided via the system:

While Cronet supports and encourages requests using the HTTPS protocol, Cronet does not provide support for the HttpsURLConnection API. This lack of support also includes not using certain HTTPS features provided via the system:

Returns
URLStreamHandlerFactory!

an URLStreamHandlerFactory instance implemented by this CronetEngine.

getActiveRequestCount

fun getActiveRequestCount(): Int

Returns the number of active requests.

A request becomes "active" in UrlRequest.start(), assuming that method does not throw an exception. It becomes inactive when all callbacks have returned and no additional callbacks can be triggered in the future. In practice, that means the request is inactive once onSucceeded/onCanceled/onFailed has returned and all request finished listeners have returned. Cronet requests's lifecycle for more information.

getDownstreamThroughputKbps

fun getDownstreamThroughputKbps(): Int

Returns the downstream throughput estimate (in kilobits per second) computed by the network quality estimator. Set to CONNECTION_METRIC_UNKNOWN if the value is unavailable. This must be called after enableNetworkQualityEstimator, and will throw an exception otherwise.

Returns
Int

Estimate of the downstream throughput in kilobits per second.

getEffectiveConnectionType

fun getEffectiveConnectionType(): Int

Returns an estimate of the effective connection type computed by the network quality estimator. Call enableNetworkQualityEstimator to begin computing this value.

Returns
Int

the estimated connection type. The returned value is one of EFFECTIVE_CONNECTION_TYPE_* .

getGlobalMetricsDeltas

abstract fun getGlobalMetricsDeltas(): ByteArray<Byte>!

getHttpRttMs

fun getHttpRttMs(): Int

Returns the HTTP RTT estimate (in milliseconds) computed by the network quality estimator. Set to CONNECTION_METRIC_UNKNOWN if the value is unavailable. This must be called after enableNetworkQualityEstimator, and will throw an exception otherwise.

Returns
Int

Estimate of the HTTP RTT in milliseconds.

getTransportRttMs

fun getTransportRttMs(): Int

Returns the transport RTT estimate (in milliseconds) computed by the network quality estimator. Set to CONNECTION_METRIC_UNKNOWN if the value is unavailable. This must be called after enableNetworkQualityEstimator, and will throw an exception otherwise.

Returns
Int

Estimate of the transport RTT in milliseconds.

getVersionString

abstract fun getVersionString(): String!
Returns
String!

a human-readable version string of the engine.

newUrlRequestBuilder

abstract fun newUrlRequestBuilder(
    url: String!,
    callback: UrlRequest.Callback!,
    executor: Executor!
): UrlRequest.Builder!

Creates a builder for UrlRequest. All callbacks for generated UrlRequest objects will be invoked on executor's threads. executor must not run tasks on the thread calling execute to prevent blocking networking operations and causing exceptions during shutdown.

Parameters
url: String!

URL for the generated requests.

callback: UrlRequest.Callback!

callback object that gets invoked on different events.

executor: Executor!

Executor on which all callbacks will be invoked.

openConnection

abstract fun openConnection(url: URL!): URLConnection!

Establishes a new connection to the resource specified by the URLurl.

Note: Cronet's java.net.HttpURLConnection implementation is subject to certain limitations, see createURLStreamHandlerFactory for details.

Parameters
url: URL!

URL of resource to connect to.

Returns
URLConnection!

an java.net.HttpURLConnection instance implemented by this CronetEngine.

Throws
java.io.IOException

if an error occurs while opening the connection.

removeRequestFinishedListener

fun removeRequestFinishedListener(listener: RequestFinishedInfo.Listener!): Unit

Removes a finished request listener.

Parameters
listener: RequestFinishedInfo.Listener!

the listener to remove.

removeRttListener

fun removeRttListener(listener: NetworkQualityRttListener!): Unit

Removes a listener of round trip times if previously registered with addRttListener. This should be called after a NetworkQualityRttListener is added in order to stop receiving observations.

Parameters
listener: NetworkQualityRttListener!

the listener of round trip times.

removeThroughputListener

fun removeThroughputListener(listener: NetworkQualityThroughputListener!): Unit

Removes a listener of throughput. This should be called after a NetworkQualityThroughputListener is added with addThroughputListener in order to stop receiving observations.

Parameters
listener: NetworkQualityThroughputListener!

the listener of throughput.

shutdown

abstract fun shutdown(): Unit

Shuts down the CronetEngine if there are no active requests, otherwise throws an exception.

Cannot be called on network thread - the thread Cronet calls into Executor on (which is different from the thread the Executor invokes callbacks on). May block until all the CronetEngine's resources have been cleaned up.

startNetLogToDisk

fun startNetLogToDisk(dirPath: String!, logAll: Boolean, maxSize: Int): Unit

Starts NetLog logging to a specified directory with a bounded size. The NetLog will contain events emitted by all live CronetEngines. The NetLog is useful for debugging. Once logging has stopped stopNetLog, the data will be written to netlog.json in dirPath. If logging is interrupted, you can stitch the files found in .inprogress subdirectory manually using: https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/src/+/main/net/tools/stitch_net_log_files.py. The log can be viewed using a Chrome browser navigated to chrome://net-internals/#import.

Parameters
dirPath: String!

the directory where the netlog.json file will be created. dirPath must already exist. NetLog files must not exist in the directory. If actively logging, this method is ignored.

logAll: Boolean

true to include basic events, user cookies, credentials and all transferred bytes in the log. This option presents a privacy risk, since it exposes the user's credentials, and should only be used with the user's consent and in situations where the log won't be public. false to just include basic events.

maxSize: Int

the maximum total disk space in bytes that should be used by NetLog. Actual disk space usage may exceed this limit slightly.

startNetLogToFile

abstract fun startNetLogToFile(fileName: String!, logAll: Boolean): Unit

Starts NetLog logging to a file. The NetLog will contain events emitted by all live CronetEngines. The NetLog is useful for debugging. The file can be viewed using a Chrome browser navigated to chrome://net-internals/#import

Parameters
fileName: String!

the complete file path. It must not be empty. If the file exists, it is truncated before starting. If actively logging, this method is ignored.

logAll: Boolean

true to include basic events, user cookies, credentials and all transferred bytes in the log. This option presents a privacy risk, since it exposes the user's credentials, and should only be used with the user's consent and in situations where the log won't be public. false to just include basic events.

stopNetLog

abstract fun stopNetLog(): Unit

Stops NetLog logging and flushes file to disk. If a logging session is not in progress, this call is ignored.