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/*
 * Copyright (C) 2013  ethanchiu@126.com
 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
 *
 *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 *
 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
 * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 * limitations under the License.
 */
package ea.compoment.http;

import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.InputStream;
import java.io.UnsupportedEncodingException;
import java.lang.ref.WeakReference;
import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.LinkedList;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.WeakHashMap;
import java.util.concurrent.ArrayBlockingQueue;
import java.util.concurrent.Future;
import java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor;
import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
import java.util.zip.GZIPInputStream;

import org.apache.http.Header;
import org.apache.http.HeaderElement;
import org.apache.http.HttpEntity;
import org.apache.http.HttpRequest;
import org.apache.http.HttpRequestInterceptor;
import org.apache.http.HttpResponse;
import org.apache.http.HttpResponseInterceptor;
import org.apache.http.HttpVersion;
import org.apache.http.auth.AuthScope;
import org.apache.http.auth.UsernamePasswordCredentials;
import org.apache.http.client.CookieStore;
import org.apache.http.client.HttpClient;
import org.apache.http.client.methods.HttpDelete;
import org.apache.http.client.methods.HttpEntityEnclosingRequestBase;
import org.apache.http.client.methods.HttpGet;
import org.apache.http.client.methods.HttpPost;
import org.apache.http.client.methods.HttpPut;
import org.apache.http.client.methods.HttpUriRequest;
import org.apache.http.client.protocol.ClientContext;
import org.apache.http.conn.params.ConnManagerParams;
import org.apache.http.conn.params.ConnPerRouteBean;
import org.apache.http.conn.scheme.PlainSocketFactory;
import org.apache.http.conn.scheme.Scheme;
import org.apache.http.conn.scheme.SchemeRegistry;
import org.apache.http.conn.ssl.SSLSocketFactory;
import org.apache.http.entity.HttpEntityWrapper;
import org.apache.http.entity.StringEntity;
import org.apache.http.impl.client.DefaultHttpClient;
import org.apache.http.impl.conn.tsccm.ThreadSafeClientConnManager;
import org.apache.http.params.BasicHttpParams;
import org.apache.http.params.HttpConnectionParams;
import org.apache.http.params.HttpParams;
import org.apache.http.params.HttpProtocolParams;
import org.apache.http.protocol.BasicHttpContext;
import org.apache.http.protocol.HTTP;
import org.apache.http.protocol.HttpContext;
import org.apache.http.protocol.SyncBasicHttpContext;

import android.content.Context;

import com.google.gson.Gson;

import ea.compoment.log.LogUtil;
import ea.globe.TAGLOG;

public class BaseAsyncHttpClient {
    private static final String VERSION = "1.1";
    /** ? */
    private static final int DEFAULT_CORE_POOL_SIZE = 5;
    private static final int DEFAULT_MAXIMUM_POOL_SIZE = 10;
    /** ? */
    private static final int DEFAULT_KEEP_ALIVETIME = 0;
    /** http? */
    private static final int DEFAULT_MAX_CONNECTIONS = 10;
    /** 20 */
    private static final int DEFAULT_SOCKET_TIMEOUT = 20 * 1000;
    /** ? */
    private static final int DEFAULT_MAX_RETRIES = 5;
    /** ? */
    private static final int DEFAULT_SOCKET_BUFFER_SIZE = 8192;
    private static final String HEADER_ACCEPT_ENCODING = "Accept-Encoding";
    private static final String ENCODING_GZIP = "gzip";
    private static int maxConnections = DEFAULT_MAX_CONNECTIONS;
    private static int socketTimeout = DEFAULT_SOCKET_TIMEOUT;
    private final DefaultHttpClient httpClient;
    private final HttpContext httpContext;
    private ThreadPoolExecutor threadPool;
    private final Map<Context, List<WeakReference<Future<?>>>> requestMap;
    private final Map<String, String> clientHeaderMap;

    public BaseAsyncHttpClient() {
        BasicHttpParams httpParams = new BasicHttpParams();

        ConnManagerParams.setTimeout(httpParams, socketTimeout);
        ConnManagerParams.setMaxConnectionsPerRoute(httpParams, new ConnPerRouteBean(maxConnections));
        ConnManagerParams.setMaxTotalConnections(httpParams, maxConnections);

        HttpConnectionParams.setSoTimeout(httpParams, socketTimeout);
        HttpConnectionParams.setConnectionTimeout(httpParams, socketTimeout);
        HttpConnectionParams.setTcpNoDelay(httpParams, true);
        HttpConnectionParams.setSocketBufferSize(httpParams, DEFAULT_SOCKET_BUFFER_SIZE);

        HttpProtocolParams.setVersion(httpParams, HttpVersion.HTTP_1_1);
        //      HttpProtocolParams.setUserAgent(httpParams, String.format(
        //            "thinkandroid/%s (http://www.thinkandroid.cn)", VERSION));

        SchemeRegistry schemeRegistry = new SchemeRegistry();
        schemeRegistry.register(new Scheme("http", PlainSocketFactory.getSocketFactory(), 80));
        schemeRegistry.register(new Scheme("https", SSLSocketFactory.getSocketFactory(), 443));
        ThreadSafeClientConnManager cm = new ThreadSafeClientConnManager(httpParams, schemeRegistry);

        httpContext = new SyncBasicHttpContext(new BasicHttpContext());
        httpClient = new DefaultHttpClient(cm, httpParams);
        httpClient.addRequestInterceptor(new HttpRequestInterceptor() {
            @Override
            public void process(HttpRequest request, HttpContext context) {
                if (!request.containsHeader(HEADER_ACCEPT_ENCODING)) {
                    request.addHeader(HEADER_ACCEPT_ENCODING, ENCODING_GZIP);
                }
                for (String header : clientHeaderMap.keySet()) {
                    request.addHeader(header, clientHeaderMap.get(header));
                }
            }
        });

        httpClient.addResponseInterceptor(new HttpResponseInterceptor() {
            @Override
            public void process(HttpResponse response, HttpContext context) {
                final HttpEntity entity = response.getEntity();
                if (entity == null) {
                    return;
                }
                final Header encoding = entity.getContentEncoding();
                if (encoding != null) {
                    for (HeaderElement element : encoding.getElements()) {
                        if (element.getName().equalsIgnoreCase(ENCODING_GZIP)) {
                            response.setEntity(new InflatingEntity(response.getEntity()));
                            break;
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        });

        httpClient.setHttpRequestRetryHandler(new RetryHandler(DEFAULT_MAX_RETRIES));

        threadPool = new ThreadPoolExecutor(DEFAULT_CORE_POOL_SIZE, DEFAULT_MAXIMUM_POOL_SIZE,
                DEFAULT_KEEP_ALIVETIME, TimeUnit.SECONDS, new ArrayBlockingQueue<Runnable>(3),
                new ThreadPoolExecutor.CallerRunsPolicy());

        requestMap = new WeakHashMap<Context, List<WeakReference<Future<?>>>>();
        clientHeaderMap = new HashMap<String, String>();
    }

    /**
     * Get the underlying HttpClient instance. This is useful for setting
     * additional fine-grained settings for requests by accessing the client's
     * ConnectionManager, HttpParams and SchemeRegistry.
     */
    public HttpClient getHttpClient() {
        return this.httpClient;
    }

    /**
     * Get the underlying HttpContext instance. This is useful for getting and
     * setting fine-grained settings for requests by accessing the context's
     * attributes such as the CookieStore.
     */
    public HttpContext getHttpContext() {
        return this.httpContext;
    }

    /**
     * Sets an optional CookieStore to use when making requests
     * 
     * @param cookieStore
     *            The CookieStore implementation to use, usually an instance of
     *            {@link PersistentCookieStore}
     */
    public void setCookieStore(CookieStore cookieStore) {
        httpContext.setAttribute(ClientContext.COOKIE_STORE, cookieStore);
    }

    /**
     * Overrides the threadpool implementation used when queuing/pooling
     * requests. By default, Executors.newCachedThreadPool() is used.
     * 
     * @param threadPool
     *            an instance of {@link ThreadPoolExecutor} to use for
     *            queuing/pooling requests.
     */
    public void setThreadPool(ThreadPoolExecutor threadPool) {
        this.threadPool = threadPool;
    }

    /**
     * Sets the User-Agent header to be sent with each request. By default,
     * "Android Asynchronous Http Client/VERSION (http://loopj.com/android-async-http/)"
     * is used.
     * 
     * @param userAgent
     *            the string to use in the User-Agent header.
     */
    public void setUserAgent(String userAgent) {
        HttpProtocolParams.setUserAgent(this.httpClient.getParams(), userAgent);
    }

    /**
     * Sets the connection time oout. By default, 10 seconds
     * 
     * @param timeout
     *            the connect/socket timeout in milliseconds
     */
    public void setTimeout(int timeout) {
        final HttpParams httpParams = this.httpClient.getParams();
        ConnManagerParams.setTimeout(httpParams, timeout);
        HttpConnectionParams.setSoTimeout(httpParams, timeout);
        HttpConnectionParams.setConnectionTimeout(httpParams, timeout);
    }

    /**
     * Sets the SSLSocketFactory to user when making requests. By default, a
     * new, default SSLSocketFactory is used.
     * 
     * @param sslSocketFactory
     *            the socket factory to use for https requests.
     */
    public void setSSLSocketFactory(SSLSocketFactory sslSocketFactory) {
        this.httpClient.getConnectionManager().getSchemeRegistry()
                .register(new Scheme("https", sslSocketFactory, 443));
    }

    /**
     * Sets headers that will be added to all requests this client makes (before
     * sending).
     * 
     * @param header
     *            the name of the header
     * @param value
     *            the contents of the header
     */
    public void addHeader(String header, String value) {
        clientHeaderMap.put(header, value);
    }

    /**
     * Sets basic authentication for the request. Uses AuthScope.ANY. This is
     * the same as setBasicAuth('username','password',AuthScope.ANY)
     * 
     * @param username
     * @param password
     */
    public void setBasicAuth(String user, String pass) {
        AuthScope scope = AuthScope.ANY;
        setBasicAuth(user, pass, scope);
    }

    /**
     * Sets basic authentication for the request. You should pass in your
     * AuthScope for security. It should be like this
     * setBasicAuth("username","password", new
     * AuthScope("host",port,AuthScope.ANY_REALM))
     * 
     * @param username
     * @param password
     * @param scope
     *            - an AuthScope object
     * 
     */
    public void setBasicAuth(String user, String pass, AuthScope scope) {
        UsernamePasswordCredentials credentials = new UsernamePasswordCredentials(user, pass);
        this.httpClient.getCredentialsProvider().setCredentials(scope, credentials);
    }

    /**
     * Cancels any pending (or potentially active) requests associated with the
     * passed Context.
     * <p>
     * <b>Note:</b> This will only affect requests which were created with a
     * non-null android Context. This method is intended to be used in the
     * onDestroy method of your android activities to destroy all requests which
     * are no longer required.
     * 
     * @param context
     *            the android Context instance associated to the request.
     * @param mayInterruptIfRunning
     *            specifies if active requests should be cancelled along with
     *            pending requests.
     */
    public void cancelRequests(Context context, boolean mayInterruptIfRunning) {
        List<WeakReference<Future<?>>> requestList = requestMap.get(context);
        if (requestList != null) {
            for (WeakReference<Future<?>> requestRef : requestList) {
                Future<?> request = requestRef.get();
                if (request != null) {
                    request.cancel(mayInterruptIfRunning);
                }
            }
        }
        requestMap.remove(context);
    }

    //
    // HTTP GET Requests
    //

    /**
     * Perform a HTTP GET request, without any parameters.
     * 
     * @param url
     *            the URL to send the request to.
     * @param responseHandler
     *            the response handler instance that should handle the response.
     */
    public void get(String url, AsyncHttpResponseHandler responseHandler) {
        get(null, url, null, responseHandler);
    }

    /**
     * Perform a HTTP GET request with parameters.
     * 
     * @param url
     *            the URL to send the request to.
     * @param params
     *            additional GET parameters to send with the request.
     * @param responseHandler
     *            the response handler instance that should handle the response.
     */
    public void get(String url, RequestParams params, AsyncHttpResponseHandler responseHandler) {
        get(null, url, params, responseHandler);
    }

    /**
     * Perform a HTTP GET request without any parameters and track the Android
     * Context which initiated the request.
     * 
     * @param context
     *            the Android Context which initiated the request.
     * @param url
     *            the URL to send the request to.
     * @param responseHandler
     *            the response handler instance that should handle the response.
     */
    public void get(Context context, String url, AsyncHttpResponseHandler responseHandler) {
        get(context, url, null, responseHandler);
    }

    /**
     * Perform a HTTP GET request and track the Android Context which initiated
     * the request.
     * 
     * @param context
     *            the Android Context which initiated the request.
     * @param url
     *            the URL to send the request to.
     * @param params
     *            additional GET parameters to send with the request.
     * @param responseHandler
     *            the response handler instance that should handle the response.
     */
    public void get(Context context, String url, RequestParams params, AsyncHttpResponseHandler responseHandler) {
        sendRequest(httpClient, httpContext, new HttpGet(getUrlWithQueryString(url, params)), null, responseHandler,
                context);
    }

    //
    // HTTP download Requests
    //
    public void download(String url, AsyncHttpResponseHandler responseHandler) {
        download(null, url, null, responseHandler);
    }

    public void download(String url, RequestParams params, AsyncHttpResponseHandler responseHandler) {
        download(null, url, params, responseHandler);
    }

    /**
     * Perform a HTTP GET request without any parameters and track the Android
     * Context which initiated the request.
     * 
     * @param context
     *            the Android Context which initiated the request.
     * @param url
     *            the URL to send the request to.
     * @param responseHandler
     *            the response handler instance that should handle the response.
     */
    public void download(Context context, String url, AsyncHttpResponseHandler responseHandler) {
        download(context, url, null, responseHandler);
    }

    /**
     * Perform a HTTP GET request and track the Android Context which initiated
     * the request.
     * 
     * @param context
     *            the Android Context which initiated the request.
     * @param url
     *            the URL to send the request to.
     * @param params
     *            additional GET parameters to send with the request.
     * @param responseHandler
     *            the response handler instance that should handle the response.
     */
    public void download(Context context, String url, RequestParams params,
            AsyncHttpResponseHandler responseHandler) {
        sendRequest(httpClient, httpContext, new HttpGet(getUrlWithQueryString(url, params)), null, responseHandler,
                context);
    }

    /**
     * Perform a HTTP GET request and track the Android Context which initiated
     * the request with customized headers
     * 
     * @param url
     *            the URL to send the request to.
     * @param headers
     *            set headers only for this request
     * @param params
     *            additional GET parameters to send with the request.
     * @param responseHandler
     *            the response handler instance that should handle the response.
     */
    public void get(Context context, String url, Header[] headers, RequestParams params,
            AsyncHttpResponseHandler responseHandler) {
        HttpUriRequest request = new HttpGet(getUrlWithQueryString(url, params));
        if (headers != null)
            request.setHeaders(headers);
        sendRequest(httpClient, httpContext, request, null, responseHandler, context);
    }

    //
    // HTTP POST Requests
    //

    /**
     * Perform a HTTP POST request, without any parameters.
     * 
     * @param url
     *            the URL to send the request to.
     * @param responseHandler
     *            the response handler instance that should handle the response.
     */
    public void post(String url, AsyncHttpResponseHandler responseHandler) {
        post(null, url, null, responseHandler);
    }

    /**
     * Perform a HTTP POST request with parameters.
     * 
     * @param url
     *            the URL to send the request to.
     * @param params
     *            additional POST parameters or files to send with the request.
     * @param responseHandler
     *            the response handler instance that should handle the response.
     */
    public void post(String url, RequestParams params, AsyncHttpResponseHandler responseHandler) {
        post(null, url, params, responseHandler);
    }

    /**
     * Perform a HTTP POST request and track the Android Context which initiated
     * the request.
     * 
     * @param context
     *            the Android Context which initiated the request.
     * @param url
     *            the URL to send the request to.
     * @param params
     *            additional POST parameters or files to send with the request.
     * @param responseHandler
     *            the response handler instance that should handle the response.
     */
    public void post(Context context, String url, RequestParams params, AsyncHttpResponseHandler responseHandler) {
        post(context, url, paramsToEntity(params), null, responseHandler);
    }

    /**
     * Perform a HTTP POST request and track the Android Context which initiated
     * the request.
     * 
     * @param context
     *            the Android Context which initiated the request.
     * @param url
     *            the URL to send the request to.
     * @param entity
     *            a raw {@link HttpEntity} to send with the request, for
     *            example, use this to send string/json/xml payloads to a server
     *            by passing a {@link org.apache.http.entity.StringEntity}.
     * @param contentType
     *            the content type of the payload you are sending, for example
     *            application/json if sending a json payload.
     * @param responseHandler
     *            the response handler instance that should handle the response.
     */
    public void post(Context context, String url, HttpEntity entity, String contentType,
            AsyncHttpResponseHandler responseHandler) {

        LogUtil.d(TAGLOG.TAG_HTTP, "url-->" + url);

        sendRequest(httpClient, httpContext, addEntityToRequestBase(new HttpPost(url), entity), contentType,
                responseHandler, context);
    }

    /**
     * mypost
     * @Description: ?hashmappost
     * @author: ethanchiu@126.com
     * @date: 2013-9-2
     * @param url
     * @param map
     * @param responseHandler
     */
    public void post(String url, HashMap<String, Object> map, AsyncHttpResponseHandler responseHandler) {
        post(null, url, mapParamsToEntity(map), null, responseHandler);
    }

    /**
     * TODO ?gson
     * 
     * @param map
     * @return
     */
    private HttpEntity mapParamsToEntity(HashMap<String, Object> map) {

        Gson gson = new Gson();

        String requestStr = gson.toJson(map);

        LogUtil.d(TAGLOG.TAG_HTTP, "request-->" + requestStr.toString());

        StringEntity entity = null;
        try {
            entity = new StringEntity(requestStr, HTTP.UTF_8);
            entity.setContentType("application/json");
        } catch (UnsupportedEncodingException e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        } finally {
            gson = null;
        }

        return entity;
    }

    /**
     * Perform a HTTP POST request and track the Android Context which initiated
     * the request. Set headers only for this request
     * 
     * @param context
     *            the Android Context which initiated the request.
     * @param url
     *            the URL to send the request to.
     * @param headers
     *            set headers only for this request
     * @param params
     *            additional POST parameters to send with the request.
     * @param contentType
     *            the content type of the payload you are sending, for example
     *            application/json if sending a json payload.
     * @param responseHandler
     *            the response handler instance that should handle the response.
     */
    public void post(Context context, String url, Header[] headers, RequestParams params, String contentType,
            AsyncHttpResponseHandler responseHandler) {
        HttpEntityEnclosingRequestBase request = new HttpPost(url);
        if (params != null)
            request.setEntity(paramsToEntity(params));
        if (headers != null)
            request.setHeaders(headers);
        sendRequest(httpClient, httpContext, request, contentType, responseHandler, context);
    }

    /**
     * Perform a HTTP POST request and track the Android Context which initiated
     * the request. Set headers only for this request
     * 
     * @param context
     *            the Android Context which initiated the request.
     * @param url
     *            the URL to send the request to.
     * @param headers
     *            set headers only for this request
     * @param entity
     *            a raw {@link HttpEntity} to send with the request, for
     *            example, use this to send string/json/xml payloads to a server
     *            by passing a {@link org.apache.http.entity.StringEntity}.
     * @param contentType
     *            the content type of the payload you are sending, for example
     *            application/json if sending a json payload.
     * @param responseHandler
     *            the response handler instance that should handle the response.
     */
    public void post(Context context, String url, Header[] headers, HttpEntity entity, String contentType,
            AsyncHttpResponseHandler responseHandler) {
        HttpEntityEnclosingRequestBase request = addEntityToRequestBase(new HttpPost(url), entity);
        if (headers != null)
            request.setHeaders(headers);
        sendRequest(httpClient, httpContext, request, contentType, responseHandler, context);
    }

    //
    // HTTP PUT Requests
    //

    /**
     * Perform a HTTP PUT request, without any parameters.
     * 
     * @param url
     *            the URL to send the request to.
     * @param responseHandler
     *            the response handler instance that should handle the response.
     */
    public void put(String url, AsyncHttpResponseHandler responseHandler) {
        put(null, url, null, responseHandler);
    }

    /**
     * Perform a HTTP PUT request with parameters.
     * 
     * @param url
     *            the URL to send the request to.
     * @param params
     *            additional PUT parameters or files to send with the request.
     * @param responseHandler
     *            the response handler instance that should handle the response.
     */
    public void put(String url, RequestParams params, AsyncHttpResponseHandler responseHandler) {
        put(null, url, params, responseHandler);
    }

    /**
     * Perform a HTTP PUT request and track the Android Context which initiated
     * the request.
     * 
     * @param context
     *            the Android Context which initiated the request.
     * @param url
     *            the URL to send the request to.
     * @param params
     *            additional PUT parameters or files to send with the request.
     * @param responseHandler
     *            the response handler instance that should handle the response.
     */
    public void put(Context context, String url, RequestParams params, AsyncHttpResponseHandler responseHandler) {
        put(context, url, paramsToEntity(params), null, responseHandler);
    }

    /**
     * Perform a HTTP PUT request and track the Android Context which initiated
     * the request. And set one-time headers for the request
     * 
     * @param context
     *            the Android Context which initiated the request.
     * @param url
     *            the URL to send the request to.
     * @param entity
     *            a raw {@link HttpEntity} to send with the request, for
     *            example, use this to send string/json/xml payloads to a server
     *            by passing a {@link org.apache.http.entity.StringEntity}.
     * @param contentType
     *            the content type of the payload you are sending, for example
     *            application/json if sending a json payload.
     * @param responseHandler
     *            the response handler instance that should handle the response.
     */
    public void put(Context context, String url, HttpEntity entity, String contentType,
            AsyncHttpResponseHandler responseHandler) {
        sendRequest(httpClient, httpContext, addEntityToRequestBase(new HttpPut(url), entity), contentType,
                responseHandler, context);
    }

    /**
     * Perform a HTTP PUT request and track the Android Context which initiated
     * the request. And set one-time headers for the request
     * 
     * @param context
     *            the Android Context which initiated the request.
     * @param url
     *            the URL to send the request to.
     * @param headers
     *            set one-time headers for this request
     * @param entity
     *            a raw {@link HttpEntity} to send with the request, for
     *            example, use this to send string/json/xml payloads to a server
     *            by passing a {@link org.apache.http.entity.StringEntity}.
     * @param contentType
     *            the content type of the payload you are sending, for example
     *            application/json if sending a json payload.
     * @param responseHandler
     *            the response handler instance that should handle the response.
     */
    public void put(Context context, String url, Header[] headers, HttpEntity entity, String contentType,
            AsyncHttpResponseHandler responseHandler) {
        HttpEntityEnclosingRequestBase request = addEntityToRequestBase(new HttpPut(url), entity);
        if (headers != null)
            request.setHeaders(headers);
        sendRequest(httpClient, httpContext, request, contentType, responseHandler, context);
    }

    //
    // HTTP DELETE Requests
    //

    /**
     * Perform a HTTP DELETE request.
     * 
     * @param url
     *            the URL to send the request to.
     * @param responseHandler
     *            the response handler instance that should handle the response.
     */
    public void delete(String url, AsyncHttpResponseHandler responseHandler) {
        delete(null, url, responseHandler);
    }

    /**
     * Perform a HTTP DELETE request.
     * 
     * @param context
     *            the Android Context which initiated the request.
     * @param url
     *            the URL to send the request to.
     * @param responseHandler
     *            the response handler instance that should handle the response.
     */
    public void delete(Context context, String url, AsyncHttpResponseHandler responseHandler) {
        final HttpDelete delete = new HttpDelete(url);
        sendRequest(httpClient, httpContext, delete, null, responseHandler, context);
    }

    /**
     * Perform a HTTP DELETE request.
     * 
     * @param context
     *            the Android Context which initiated the request.
     * @param url
     *            the URL to send the request to.
     * @param headers
     *            set one-time headers for this request
     * @param responseHandler
     *            the response handler instance that should handle the response.
     */
    public void delete(Context context, String url, Header[] headers, AsyncHttpResponseHandler responseHandler) {
        final HttpDelete delete = new HttpDelete(url);
        if (headers != null)
            delete.setHeaders(headers);
        sendRequest(httpClient, httpContext, delete, null, responseHandler, context);
    }

    // Private stuff
    protected void sendRequest(DefaultHttpClient client, HttpContext httpContext, HttpUriRequest uriRequest,
            String contentType, AsyncHttpResponseHandler responseHandler, Context context) {
        if (contentType != null) {
            uriRequest.addHeader("Content-Type", contentType);
        }

        Future<?> request = threadPool
                .submit(new AsyncHttpRequest(client, httpContext, uriRequest, responseHandler));
        if (context != null) {
            // Add request to request map
            List<WeakReference<Future<?>>> requestList = requestMap.get(context);
            if (requestList == null) {
                requestList = new LinkedList<WeakReference<Future<?>>>();
                requestMap.put(context, requestList);
            }
            requestList.add(new WeakReference<Future<?>>(request));
            // TODO: Remove dead weakrefs from requestLists?
        }

    }

    public static String getUrlWithQueryString(String url, RequestParams params) {
        if (params != null) {
            String paramString = params.getParamString();
            if (url.indexOf("?") == -1) {
                url += "?" + paramString;
            } else {
                url += "&" + paramString;
            }
        }

        return url;
    }

    private HttpEntity paramsToEntity(RequestParams params) {
        HttpEntity entity = null;

        if (params != null) {
            entity = params.getEntity();
        }

        return entity;
    }

    private HttpEntityEnclosingRequestBase addEntityToRequestBase(HttpEntityEnclosingRequestBase requestBase,
            HttpEntity entity) {
        if (entity != null) {
            requestBase.setEntity(entity);
        }

        return requestBase;
    }

    private static class InflatingEntity extends HttpEntityWrapper {
        public InflatingEntity(HttpEntity wrapped) {
            super(wrapped);
        }

        @Override
        public InputStream getContent() throws IOException {
            return new GZIPInputStream(wrappedEntity.getContent());
        }

        @Override
        public long getContentLength() {
            return -1;
        }
    }
}