IHttpRequest (HAPI FHIR - Core Library 4.2.0 API)

```
public interface IHttpRequest
```
Http Request. Allows addition of headers and execution of the request.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`void`	`addHeader(String theName, String theValue)`	Add a header to the request
`IHttpResponse`	`execute()`	Execute the request
`Map<String,List<String>>`	`getAllHeaders()`
`String`	`getHttpVerbName()`	Return the HTTP verb (e.g.
`String`	`getRequestBodyFromStream()`	Return the request body as a string.
`String`	`getUri()`	Return the request URI, or null
`void`	`removeHeaders(String theHeaderName)`	Remove any headers matching the given name

- Method Detail
  - addHeader
```
void addHeader(String theName,
               String theValue)
```
    Add a header to the request
    
    Parameters:
    
    theName - the header name
    
    theValue - the header value
  - execute
```
IHttpResponse execute()
               throws IOException
```
    Execute the request
    
    Returns:
    
    the response
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException
  - getAllHeaders
```
Map<String,List<String>> getAllHeaders()
```
    Returns:
    
    all request headers in lower case. Note that this method returns an immutable Map
  - getRequestBodyFromStream
```
String getRequestBodyFromStream()
                         throws IOException
```
    Return the request body as a string. If this is not supported by the underlying technology, null is returned
    
    Returns:
    
    a string representation of the request or null if not supported or empty.
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException
  - getUri
```
String getUri()
```
    Return the request URI, or null
  - getHttpVerbName
```
String getHttpVerbName()
```
    Return the HTTP verb (e.g. "GET")
  - removeHeaders
```
void removeHeaders(String theHeaderName)
```
    Remove any headers matching the given name
    
    Parameters:
    
    theHeaderName - The header name, e.g. "Accept" (must not be null or blank)