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package org.apache.http.nio.entity;

import java.io.IOException;

import org.apache.http.HttpEntity;
import org.apache.http.nio.ContentEncoder;
import org.apache.http.nio.IOControl;

/**
 * An {@link HttpEntity} that can stream content out into a
 * {@link ContentEncoder}.
 *
 * @since 4.0
 *
 * @deprecated use (4.2)
 *  {@link org.apache.http.nio.protocol.BasicAsyncRequestProducer}
 *  or {@link org.apache.http.nio.protocol.BasicAsyncResponseProducer}
 */
@Deprecated
public interface ProducingNHttpEntity extends HttpEntity {

    /**
     * Notification that content should be written to the encoder.
     * {@link IOControl} instance passed as a parameter to the method can be
     * used to suspend output events if the entity is temporarily unable to
     * produce more content.
     * <p>
     * When all content is finished, this <b>MUST</b> call {@link ContentEncoder#complete()}.
     * Failure to do so could result in the entity never being written.
     *
     * @param encoder content encoder.
     * @param ioctrl I/O control of the underlying connection.
     */
    void produceContent(ContentEncoder encoder, IOControl ioctrl) throws IOException;

    /**
     * Notification that any resources allocated for writing can be released.
     */
    void finish() throws IOException;

}