org.linkedin.util-core/src/main/java/org/linkedin/util/io/resource/URLResource.java
@Override
  public InputStream getInputStream() throws IOException
  {
    URLConnection urlConnection = _url.openConnection();

    urlConnection.setDoInput(true);
    urlConnection.setDoOutput(false);
    urlConnection.setUseCaches(false);
    urlConnection.setConnectTimeout(new Long(_connectTimeout.getDurationInMilliseconds()).intValue());
    urlConnection.setReadTimeout(new Long(_readTimeout.getDurationInMilliseconds()).intValue());
    urlConnection.connect();
    
    return urlConnection.getInputStream();
  }
@Override
  public InputStream getInputStream() throws IOException
  {
    URLConnection urlConnection = _url.openConnection();

    urlConnection.setDoInput(true);
    urlConnection.setDoOutput(false);
    urlConnection.setUseCaches(false);
    urlConnection.setConnectTimeout(new Long(_connectTimeout.getDurationInMilliseconds()).intValue());
    urlConnection.setReadTimeout(new Long(_readTimeout.getDurationInMilliseconds()).intValue());
    urlConnection.connect();
    
    return urlConnection.getInputStream();
  }
Important note: the caller of this method is responsible for properly closing the input
stream!

@return an input stream to the resource.
@throws IOException if cannot get an input stream