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package org.apache.shindig.gadgets.http;
import org.apache.shindig.gadgets.GadgetException;
import com.google.inject.ImplementedBy;
/**
* Perform an request for the given resource. Does not perform caching, authentication, or stats.
* This class should only be used to implement network-level fetching of resources. While we use
* HTTP to represent the transport layer, it's important to note that this fetcher may be used for
* other types of URI-based resources and does not necessarily require HTTP.
*/
@ImplementedBy(BasicHttpFetcher.class)
public interface HttpFetcher {
/**
* Fetch HTTP content.
*
* @param request The request to fetch.
* @return An HTTP response from the relevant resource, including error conditions.
* @throws GadgetException In the event of a failure that can't be mapped to an HTTP result code.
*/
HttpResponse fetch(HttpRequest request) throws GadgetException;
}