I'm trying to develop an application which uses HttpRequest for requesting a web page. The problem is that I still can't find the right way to get the suffix in the connection string for OS 4.6.1.
Thanks.
Also, if you're in a time crunch, and don't have time to read the resources I listed in my other answer, and just want some quick code, I remember there was an implementation in BlackBerry's original Facebook SDK that looked close to what I wrote myself (sorry, I can't post that code I wrote, because it's my client's). But, the Facebook SDK implementation appears to be free to publish. I can't find a link to it anymore, but I'll paste it below for your enjoyment:
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package com.blackberry.util.network;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.OutputStream;
import java.util.Vector;
import javax.microedition.io.Connector;
import javax.microedition.io.HttpConnection;
import com.blackberry.util.log.Logger;
import net.rim.device.api.io.http.HttpHeaders;
import net.rim.device.api.io.http.HttpProtocolConstants;
import net.rim.device.api.servicebook.ServiceBook;
import net.rim.device.api.servicebook.ServiceRecord;
import net.rim.device.api.system.Branding;
import net.rim.device.api.system.CoverageInfo;
import net.rim.device.api.system.DeviceInfo;
import net.rim.device.api.system.WLANInfo;
public class HttpConnectionFactory {
public static final int TRANSPORT_WIFI = 1;
public static final int TRANSPORT_BES = 2;
public static final int TRANSPORT_BIS = 4;
public static final int TRANSPORT_DIRECT_TCP = 8;
public static final int TRANSPORT_WAP2 = 16;
public static final int TRANSPORT_SIM = 32;
public static final int TRANSPORTS_ANY = TRANSPORT_WIFI | TRANSPORT_BES | TRANSPORT_BIS | TRANSPORT_DIRECT_TCP | TRANSPORT_WAP2 | TRANSPORT_SIM;
public static final int TRANSPORTS_AVOID_CARRIER = TRANSPORT_WIFI | TRANSPORT_BES | TRANSPORT_BIS | TRANSPORT_SIM;
public static final int TRANSPORTS_CARRIER_ONLY = TRANSPORT_DIRECT_TCP | TRANSPORT_WAP2 | TRANSPORT_SIM;
public static final int DEFAULT_TRANSPORT_ORDER[] = { TRANSPORT_SIM, TRANSPORT_WIFI, TRANSPORT_BIS, TRANSPORT_BES, TRANSPORT_WAP2, TRANSPORT_DIRECT_TCP };
private static final int TRANSPORT_COUNT = DEFAULT_TRANSPORT_ORDER.length;
// private static ServiceRecord srMDS[], srBIS[], srWAP2[], srWiFi[];
private static ServiceRecord srWAP2[];
private static boolean serviceRecordsLoaded = false;
private int transports[];
private int lastTransport = -1;
protected Logger log = Logger.getLogger(getClass());
public HttpConnectionFactory() {
this(0);
}
public HttpConnectionFactory(int allowedTransports) {
this(transportMaskToArray(allowedTransports));
}
public HttpConnectionFactory(int transportPriority[]) {
if (!serviceRecordsLoaded) {
loadServiceBooks(false);
}
transports = transportPriority;
}
public static String getUserAgent() {
StringBuffer sb = new StringBuffer();
sb.append("BlackBerry");
sb.append(DeviceInfo.getDeviceName());
sb.append("/");
sb.append(DeviceInfo.getSoftwareVersion());
sb.append(" Profile/");
sb.append(System.getProperty("microedition.profiles"));
sb.append(" Configuration/");
sb.append(System.getProperty("microedition.configuration"));
sb.append(" VendorID/");
sb.append(Branding.getVendorId());
return sb.toString();
}
public static String getProfile() {
StringBuffer sb = new StringBuffer();
sb.append("http://www.blackberry.net/go/mobile/profiles/uaprof/");
sb.append(DeviceInfo.getDeviceName());
sb.append("/");
sb.append(DeviceInfo.getSoftwareVersion().substring(0, 3)); //RDF file format is 4.5.0.rdf (does not include build version)
sb.append(".rdf");
return sb.toString();
}
public HttpConnection getHttpConnection(String pURL) {
return getHttpConnection(pURL, null, null);
}
public HttpConnection getHttpConnection(String pURL, HttpHeaders headers) {
return getHttpConnection(pURL, headers, null);
}
public HttpConnection getHttpConnection(String pURL, byte[] data) {
return getHttpConnection(pURL, null, data);
}
public HttpConnection getHttpConnection(String pURL, HttpHeaders headers, byte[] data) {
if ((pURL.length() > 5) && pURL.startsWith("cod://")) {
return new LocalHttpConnection(pURL);
}
int curIndex = 0;
HttpConnection con = null;
while ((con = tryHttpConnection(pURL, curIndex, headers, data)) == null) {
try {
curIndex = nextTransport(curIndex);
} catch (HttpConnectionFactoryException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
break;
} finally {
}
}
if (con != null) {
setLastTransport(transports[curIndex]);
}
return con;
}
private int nextTransport(int curIndex) throws HttpConnectionFactoryException {
if ((curIndex >= 0) && (curIndex < transports.length - 1)) {
return curIndex + 1;
} else {
throw new HttpConnectionFactoryException("No more transport available.");
}
}
private HttpConnection tryHttpConnection(String pURL, int tIndex, HttpHeaders headers, byte[] data) {
HttpConnection con = null;
OutputStream os = null;
log.debug("Trying " + getTransportName(transports[tIndex]) + "... ");
switch (transports[tIndex]) {
case TRANSPORT_SIM:
try {
con = getSimConnection(pURL, false);
} catch (IOException e) {
log.debug(e.getMessage());
} finally {
break;
}
case TRANSPORT_WIFI:
try {
con = getWifiConnection(pURL);
} catch (IOException e) {
log.debug(e.getMessage());
} finally {
break;
}
case TRANSPORT_BES:
try {
con = getBesConnection(pURL);
} catch (IOException e) {
log.debug(e.getMessage());
} finally {
break;
}
case TRANSPORT_BIS:
try {
con = getBisConnection(pURL);
} catch (IOException e) {
log.debug(e.getMessage());
} finally {
break;
}
case TRANSPORT_DIRECT_TCP:
try {
con = getTcpConnection(pURL);
} catch (IOException e) {
} finally {
break;
}
case TRANSPORT_WAP2:
try {
con = getWap2Connection(pURL);
} catch (IOException e) {
log.debug(e.getMessage());
} finally {
break;
}
}
log.debug("con = " + con);
if (con != null) {
try {
log.debug("url = " + con.getURL());
//add headers to connection
if (headers != null) {
int size = headers.size();
for (int i = 0; i < size;) {
String header = headers.getPropertyKey(i);
String value = headers.getPropertyValue(i++);
if (value != null) {
con.setRequestProperty(header, value);
}
}
}
// post data
if (data != null) {
con.setRequestMethod(HttpConnection.POST);
con.setRequestProperty(HttpProtocolConstants.HEADER_CONTENT_TYPE, HttpProtocolConstants.CONTENT_TYPE_APPLICATION_X_WWW_FORM_URLENCODED);
con.setRequestProperty(HttpProtocolConstants.HEADER_CONTENT_LENGTH, String.valueOf(data.length));
os = con.openOutputStream();
os.write(data);
} else {
con.setRequestMethod(HttpConnection.GET);
}
} catch (IOException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
return con;
}
public int getLastTransport() {
return lastTransport;
}
public String getLastTransportName() {
return getTransportName(getLastTransport());
}
private void setLastTransport(int pLastTransport) {
lastTransport = pLastTransport;
}
private HttpConnection getSimConnection(String pURL, boolean mdsSimulatorRunning) throws IOException {
if (DeviceInfo.isSimulator()) {
if (mdsSimulatorRunning) {
return getConnection(pURL, ";deviceside=false", null);
} else {
return getConnection(pURL, ";deviceside=true", null);
}
}
return null;
}
private HttpConnection getBisConnection(String pURL) throws IOException {
if (CoverageInfo.isCoverageSufficient(4 /* CoverageInfo.COVERAGE_BIS_B */)) {
return getConnection(pURL, ";deviceside=false;ConnectionType=mds-public", null);
}
return null;
}
private HttpConnection getBesConnection(String pURL) throws IOException {
if (CoverageInfo.isCoverageSufficient(2 /* CoverageInfo.COVERAGE_MDS */)) {
return getConnection(pURL, ";deviceside=false", null);
}
return null;
}
private HttpConnection getWifiConnection(String pURL) throws IOException {
if (WLANInfo.getWLANState() == WLANInfo.WLAN_STATE_CONNECTED) {
return getConnection(pURL, ";interface=wifi", null);
}
return null;
}
private HttpConnection getWap2Connection(String pURL) throws IOException {
if (CoverageInfo.isCoverageSufficient(1 /* CoverageInfo.COVERAGE_DIRECT */) && (srWAP2 != null) && (srWAP2.length != 0)) {
return getConnection(pURL, ";deviceside=true;ConnectionUID=", srWAP2[0].getUid());
}
return null;
}
private HttpConnection getTcpConnection(String pURL) throws IOException {
if (CoverageInfo.isCoverageSufficient(1 /* CoverageInfo.COVERAGE_DIRECT */)) {
return getConnection(pURL, ";deviceside=true", null);
}
return null;
}
private HttpConnection getConnection(String pURL, String transportExtras1, String transportExtras2) throws IOException {
StringBuffer fullUrl = new StringBuffer();
fullUrl.append(pURL);
if (transportExtras1 != null) {
fullUrl.append(transportExtras1);
}
if (transportExtras2 != null) {
fullUrl.append(transportExtras2);
}
return (HttpConnection) Connector.open(fullUrl.toString());
}
public static void reloadServiceBooks() {
loadServiceBooks(true);
}
private static synchronized void loadServiceBooks(boolean reload) {
if (serviceRecordsLoaded && !reload) {
return;
}
ServiceBook sb = ServiceBook.getSB();
ServiceRecord[] records = sb.getRecords();
Vector mdsVec = new Vector();
Vector bisVec = new Vector();
Vector wap2Vec = new Vector();
Vector wifiVec = new Vector();
if (!serviceRecordsLoaded) {
for (int i = 0; i < records.length; i++) {
ServiceRecord myRecord = records[i];
String cid, uid;
if (myRecord.isValid() && !myRecord.isDisabled()) {
cid = myRecord.getCid().toLowerCase();
uid = myRecord.getUid().toLowerCase();
if ((cid.indexOf("wptcp") != -1) && (uid.indexOf("wap2") != -1) && (uid.indexOf("wifi") == -1) && (uid.indexOf("mms") == -1)) {
wap2Vec.addElement(myRecord);
}
}
}
srWAP2 = new ServiceRecord[wap2Vec.size()];
wap2Vec.copyInto(srWAP2);
wap2Vec.removeAllElements();
wap2Vec = null;
serviceRecordsLoaded = true;
}
}
public static int[] transportMaskToArray(int mask) {
if (mask == 0) {
mask = TRANSPORTS_ANY;
}
int numTransports = 0;
for (int i = 0; i < TRANSPORT_COUNT; i++) {
if ((DEFAULT_TRANSPORT_ORDER[i] & mask) != 0) {
numTransports++;
}
}
int transports[] = new int[numTransports];
int index = 0;
for (int i = 0; i < TRANSPORT_COUNT; i++) {
if ((DEFAULT_TRANSPORT_ORDER[i] & mask) != 0) {
transports[index++] = DEFAULT_TRANSPORT_ORDER[i];
}
}
return transports;
}
private static String getTransportName(int transport) {
String tName;
switch (transport) {
case TRANSPORT_WIFI:
tName = "WIFI";
break;
case TRANSPORT_BES:
tName = "BES";
break;
case TRANSPORT_BIS:
tName = "BIS";
break;
case TRANSPORT_DIRECT_TCP:
tName = "TCP";
break;
case TRANSPORT_WAP2:
tName = "WAP2";
break;
case TRANSPORT_SIM:
tName = "SIM";
break;
default:
tName = "UNKNOWN";
break;
}
return tName;
}
}