How to create a Java non-blocking InputStream from a HttpsURLConnection?

Question

Basically, I have a URL that streams xml updates from a chat room when new messages are posted. I\'d like to turn that URL into an InputStream and continue reading from it

Answer 1

There is no HTTP/HTTPS implementation using Channels. There is no way to read the inputstream from a httpurlconnaction in a non-blocking way. You either have to use a third party lib or implement http over SocketChannel yourself.