io.vertx.ext.web.handler

## Interface BodyHandler

- All Superinterfaces:
    Handler<RoutingContext>

      public interface BodyHandler
      extends Handler<RoutingContext>

  A handler which gathers the entire request body and sets it on the `RoutingContext`.

  It also handles HTTP file uploads and can be used to limit body sizes.

  Author:
    Tim Fox

- - ### Field Summary

    Fields
    Modifier and Type | Field and Description
    --- | ---
    `static long` | `DEFAULT_BODY_LIMIT` Default max size for a request body = `-1` means unlimited
    `static boolean` | `DEFAULT_DELETE_UPLOADED_FILES_ON_END` Default value of whether uploaded files should be removed after handling the request
    `static boolean` | `DEFAULT_MERGE_FORM_ATTRIBUTES` Default value of whether form attributes should be merged into request params
    `static boolean` | `DEFAULT_PREALLOCATE_BODY_BUFFER` Default value of whether to pre-allocate the body buffer size according to the content-length HTTP request header
    `static String` | `DEFAULT_UPLOADS_DIRECTORY` Default uploads directory on server for file uploads

  - ### Method Summary

    All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Default Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `static BodyHandler` | `create()` Create a body handler with defaults
    `static BodyHandler` | `create(boolean handleFileUploads)` Create a body handler setting if it should handle file uploads
    `static BodyHandler` | `create(String uploadDirectory)` Create a body handler and use the given upload directory.
    `BodyHandler` | `setBodyLimit(long bodyLimit)` Set the maximum body size in bytes, `-1` means no limit
    `BodyHandler` | `setDeleteUploadedFilesOnEnd(boolean deleteUploadedFilesOnEnd)` Set whether uploaded files should be removed after handling the request
    `BodyHandler` | `setHandleFileUploads(boolean handleFileUploads)` Set whether file uploads will be handled
    `BodyHandler` | `setMergeFormAttributes(boolean mergeFormAttributes)` Set whether form attributes will be added to the request parameters
    `BodyHandler` | `setPreallocateBodyBuffer(boolean isPreallocateBodyBuffer)` Pre-allocate the body buffer according to the value parsed from content-length header.
    `BodyHandler` | `setUploadsDirectory(String uploadsDirectory)` Set the uploads directory to use

    - ### Methods inherited from interface io.vertx.core.Handler

      `handle`

- - ### Field Detail

    - #### DEFAULT_BODY_LIMIT

          static final long DEFAULT_BODY_LIMIT

      Default max size for a request body = `-1` means unlimited
      See Also:
        Constant Field Values

    - #### DEFAULT_UPLOADS_DIRECTORY

          static final String DEFAULT_UPLOADS_DIRECTORY

      Default uploads directory on server for file uploads
      See Also:
        Constant Field Values

    - #### DEFAULT_MERGE_FORM_ATTRIBUTES

          static final boolean DEFAULT_MERGE_FORM_ATTRIBUTES

      Default value of whether form attributes should be merged into request params
      See Also:
        Constant Field Values

    - #### DEFAULT_DELETE_UPLOADED_FILES_ON_END

          static final boolean DEFAULT_DELETE_UPLOADED_FILES_ON_END

      Default value of whether uploaded files should be removed after handling the request
      See Also:
        Constant Field Values

    - #### DEFAULT_PREALLOCATE_BODY_BUFFER

          static final boolean DEFAULT_PREALLOCATE_BODY_BUFFER

      Default value of whether to pre-allocate the body buffer size according to the content-length HTTP request header
      See Also:
        Constant Field Values

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### create

          static BodyHandler create()

      Create a body handler with defaults
      Returns:
        the body handler

    - #### create

          static BodyHandler create(boolean handleFileUploads)

      Create a body handler setting if it should handle file uploads
      Parameters:
        `handleFileUploads` - true if files upload should be handled
      Returns:
        the body handler

    - #### create

          static BodyHandler create(String uploadDirectory)

      Create a body handler and use the given upload directory.
      Parameters:
        `uploadDirectory` - the uploads directory
      Returns:
        the body handler

    - #### setHandleFileUploads

          BodyHandler setHandleFileUploads(boolean handleFileUploads)

      Set whether file uploads will be handled
      Parameters:
        `handleFileUploads` - true if they should be handled
      Returns:
        reference to this for fluency

    - #### setBodyLimit

          BodyHandler setBodyLimit(long bodyLimit)

      Set the maximum body size in bytes, `-1` means no limit
      Parameters:
        `bodyLimit` - the max size in bytes
      Returns:
        reference to this for fluency

    - #### setUploadsDirectory

          BodyHandler setUploadsDirectory(String uploadsDirectory)

      Set the uploads directory to use
      Parameters:
        `uploadsDirectory` - the uploads directory
      Returns:
        reference to this for fluency

    - #### setMergeFormAttributes

          BodyHandler setMergeFormAttributes(boolean mergeFormAttributes)

      Set whether form attributes will be added to the request parameters
      Parameters:
        `mergeFormAttributes` - true if they should be merged
      Returns:
        reference to this for fluency

    - #### setDeleteUploadedFilesOnEnd

          BodyHandler setDeleteUploadedFilesOnEnd(boolean deleteUploadedFilesOnEnd)

      Set whether uploaded files should be removed after handling the request
      Parameters:
        `deleteUploadedFilesOnEnd` - true if uploaded files should be removed after handling the request
      Returns:
        reference to this for fluency

    - #### setPreallocateBodyBuffer

          BodyHandler setPreallocateBodyBuffer(boolean isPreallocateBodyBuffer)

      Pre-allocate the body buffer according to the value parsed from content-length header. The buffer is capped at 64KB
      Parameters:
        `isPreallocateBodyBuffer` - `true` if body buffer is pre-allocated according to the size read from content-length Header. {code false} if body buffer is pre-allocated to 1KB, and is resized dynamically
      Returns:
        reference to this for fluency

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