Android Browser Downloads over SSL: Server Broken Pipe

[Gregg Bolinger]

I asked this question on Stackoverflow but thought I'd try a more Android specific space.

I'm using Grails on the server and am streaming back some files. Mostly PDF. I have the following code:

response.setHeader("Content-disposition", "attachment; filename=${fileName}")
response.contentType = download.contentType
response.contentLength = file.length()
response.outputStream << file.getBytes()

On the desktop and on iOS I have no problems downloading the files. However, on Android, in both the stock browser and Dolphin, I keep getting the following exception on the server:

Stacktrace follows:
java.net.SocketException: Broken pipe
    at java.net.SocketOutputStream.socketWrite0(Native Method)
    at java.net.SocketOutputStream.socketWrite(SocketOutputStream.java:92)
    at java.net.SocketOutputStream.write(SocketOutputStream.java:136)
    at com.sun.net.ssl.internal.ssl.OutputRecord.writeBuffer(OutputRecord.java:297)
    at com.sun.net.ssl.internal.ssl.OutputRecord.write(OutputRecord.java:286)
    at com.sun.net.ssl.internal.ssl.SSLSocketImpl.writeRecordInternal(SSLSocketImpl.java:743)
    at com.sun.net.ssl.internal.ssl.SSLSocketImpl.writeRecord(SSLSocketImpl.java:731)
    at com.sun.net.ssl.internal.ssl.AppOutputStream.write(AppOutputStream.java:59)
    at com.wbr.consumer.ProductController$_closure1_closure2.doCall(ProductController.groovy:30)
    at com.wbr.consumer.ProductController$_closure1.doCall(ProductController.groovy:28)
    at com.wbr.consumer.ProductController$_closure1.doCall(ProductController.groovy)
    at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:680)

I determined that this only occurs when going over SSL. I've googled and I've seen hints at this possibly being a known issue, but I can't confirm for sure. Hoping someone here can lend me some advice.