apache-commons-httpclient

Using Apache HTTPClient - how can one see the raw request string before it's being sent?

For debugging purposes, I'd like to see the raw request that is going to be sent. Is there a way to get this without a HTTP monitor directly from the API of HttpPost or HttpClient?

I found some "almost" duplicate questions, but not for this particular one

Solution

  • You can set some environment variables for Apache HttpClient (example tested for 4.3.2).

    System.setProperty("org.apache.commons.logging.Log","org.apache.commons.logging.impl.SimpleLog");
System.setProperty("org.apache.commons.logging.simplelog.showdatetime", "true");
System.setProperty("org.apache.commons.logging.simplelog.log.org.apache.http.wire", "DEBUG");

    There are also some more variables for debugging:

    System.setProperty("org.apache.commons.logging.simplelog.log.org.apache.http.impl.conn", "DEBUG");
System.setProperty("org.apache.commons.logging.simplelog.log.org.apache.http.impl.client", "DEBUG");
System.setProperty("org.apache.commons.logging.simplelog.log.org.apache.http.client", "DEBUG");
System.setProperty("org.apache.commons.logging.simplelog.log.org.apache.http", "DEBUG");