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package com.sun.jersey.api.client;
import com.sun.jersey.api.client.async.ITypeListener;
import java.util.concurrent.Future;
/**
* An asynchronous uniform interface for invoking HTTP requests.
*
* <p>
* Any Java type for a response entity, that is supported by the client
* configuration of the client, may be declared using
* <code>Class<T></code> where <code>T</code> is the Java type, or
* using {@link GenericType} where the generic parameter is the Java type.
* <p>
* Any Java type instance for a request entity, that is supported by the client
* configuration of the client, can be passed. If generic information is
* required then an instance of {@link javax.ws.rs.core.GenericEntity} may
* be used.
* <p>
* A type of {@link ClientResponse} declared for the response entity
* may be used to obtain the status, headers and response entity. If any other
* type is declared and the response status is greater than or equal to
* 300 then a {@link UniformInterfaceException} exception will be thrown, from
* which the {@link ClientResponse} instance can be accessed.
*
* @see com.sun.jersey.api.client
* @author Paul.Sandoz@Sun.Com
*/
public interface AsyncUniformInterface {
/**
* Invoke the HEAD method.
*
* @return the HTTP response.
*/
Future<ClientResponse> head();
/**
* Invoke the HEAD method.
*
* @param l the listener to receive asynchronous callbacks.
* @return a future that may be used to wait until the future completes and
* obtain the client response state, or cancel the request.
*/
Future<ClientResponse> head(ITypeListener<ClientResponse> l);
/**
* Invoke the OPTIONS method.
* <p>
* The {@link Future#get} method will throw a UniformInterfaceException
* if the status of the HTTP response is greater than or equal to 300 and
* <code>c</code> is not the type {@link ClientResponse}.
*
* @param <T> the type of the response.
* @param c the type of the returned response.
* @return an instance of type <code>c</code>.
*/
<T> Future<T> options(Class<T> c);
/**
* Invoke the OPTIONS method.
* <p>
* The {@link Future#get} method will throw a UniformInterfaceException
* if the status of the HTTP response is greater than or equal to 300 and
* <code>gt</code> is not the type {@link ClientResponse}.
*
* @param <T> the type of the response.
* @param gt the generic type of the returned response.
* @return an instance of type represented by the generic type.
*/
<T> Future<T> options(GenericType<T> gt);
/**
* Invoke the OPTIONS method.
*
* @param <T> the type of the response.
* @param l the listener to receive asynchronous callbacks.
* @return a future that may be used to wait until the future completes and
* obtain the client response state, or cancel the request.
*/
<T> Future<T> options(ITypeListener<T> l);
/**
* Invoke the GET method.
* <p>
* The {@link Future#get} method will throw a UniformInterfaceException
* if the status of the HTTP response is greater than or equal to 300 and
* <code>c</code> is not the type {@link ClientResponse}.
*
* @param <T> the type of the response.
* @param c the type of the returned response.
* @return an instance of type <code>c</code>.
*/
<T> Future<T> get(Class<T> c) throws UniformInterfaceException;
/**
* Invoke the GET method.
* <p>
* The {@link Future#get} method will throw a UniformInterfaceException
* if the status of the HTTP response is greater than or equal to 300 and
* <code>gt</code> is not the type {@link ClientResponse}.
*
* @param <T> the type of the response.
* @param gt the generic type of the returned response.
* @return an instance of type represented by the generic type.
*/
<T> Future<T> get(GenericType<T> gt) throws UniformInterfaceException;
/**
* Invoke the GET method.
*
* @param <T> the type of the response.
* @param l the listener to receive asynchronous callbacks.
* @return a future that may be used to wait until the future completes and
* obtain the client response state, or cancel the request.
*/
<T> Future<T> get(ITypeListener<T> l);
/**
* Invoke the PUT method with no request entity or response.
* <p>
* If the status of the HTTP response is less than 300 and a representation
* is present then that representation is ignored.
* <p>
* The {@link Future#get} method will throw a UniformInterfaceException
* if the status of the HTTP response is greater than or equal to 300.
*
* @return a void future.
*/
Future<?> put();
/**
* Invoke the PUT method with a request entity but no response.
* <p>
* If the status of the HTTP response is less than 300 and a representation
* is present then that representation is ignored.
* <p>
* The {@link Future#get} method will throw a UniformInterfaceException
* if the status of the HTTP response is greater than or equal to 300.
*
* @param requestEntity the request entity.
* @return a void future.
*/
Future<?> put(Object requestEntity);
/**
* Invoke the PUT method with no request entity that returns a response.
* <p>
* The {@link Future#get} method will throw a UniformInterfaceException
* if the status of the HTTP response is greater than or equal to 300 and
* <code>c</code> is not the type {@link ClientResponse}.
*
* @param <T> the type of the response.
* @param c the type of the returned response.
* @return an instance of type <code>c</code>.
*/
<T> Future<T> put(Class<T> c);
/**
* Invoke the PUT method with a request entity that returns a response.
* <p>
* The {@link Future#get} method will throw a UniformInterfaceException
* if the status of the HTTP response is greater than or equal to 300 and
* <code>gt</code> is not the type {@link ClientResponse}.
*
* @param <T> the type of the response.
* @param gt the generic type of the returned response.
* @return an instance of type represented by the generic type.
*/
<T> Future<T> put(GenericType<T> gt);
/**
* Invoke the PUT method.
*
* @param <T> the type of the response.
* @param l the listener to receive asynchronous callbacks.
* @return a future that may be used to wait until the future completes and
* obtain the client response state, or cancel the request.
*/
<T> Future<T> put(ITypeListener<T> l);
/**
* Invoke the PUT method with a request entity that returns a response.
* <p>
* The {@link Future#get} method will throw a UniformInterfaceException
* if the status of the HTTP response is greater than or equal to 300 and
* <code>c</code> is not the type {@link ClientResponse}.
*
* @param <T> the type of the response.
* @param c the type of the returned response.
* @param requestEntity the request entity.
* @return an instance of type <code>c</code>.
*/
<T> Future<T> put(Class<T> c, Object requestEntity);
/**
* Invoke the PUT method with a request entity that returns a response.
* <p>
* The {@link Future#get} method will throw a UniformInterfaceException
* if the status of the HTTP response is greater than or equal to 300 and
* <code>gt</code> is not the type {@link ClientResponse}.
*
* @param <T> the type of the response.
* @param gt the generic type of the returned response.
* @param requestEntity the request entity.
* @return an instance of type represented by the generic type.
*/
<T> Future<T> put(GenericType<T> gt, Object requestEntity);
/**
* Invoke the PUT method.
*
* @param <T> the type of the response.
* @param l the listener to receive asynchronous callbacks.
* @param requestEntity the request entity.
* @return a future that may be used to wait until the future completes and
* obtain the client response state, or cancel the request.
*/
<T> Future<T> put(ITypeListener<T> l, Object requestEntity);
/**
* Invoke the POST method with no request entity or response.
* <p>
* If the status of the HTTP response is less than 300 and a representation
* is present then that representation is ignored.
* <p>
* The {@link Future#get} method will throw a UniformInterfaceException
* if the status of the HTTP response is greater than or equal to 300.
*
* @return a void future.
*/
Future<?> post();
/**
* Invoke the POST method with a request entity but no response.
* <p>
* If the status of the HTTP response is less than 300 and a representation
* is present then that representation is ignored.
* <p>
* The {@link Future#get} method will throw a UniformInterfaceException
* if the status of the HTTP response is greater than or equal to 300.
*
* @return a void future.
* @param requestEntity the request entity.
*/
Future<?> post(Object requestEntity);
/**
* Invoke the POST method with no request entity that returns a response.
* <p>
* The {@link Future#get} method will throw a UniformInterfaceException
* if the status of the HTTP response is greater than or equal to 300 and
* <code>c</code> is not the type {@link ClientResponse}.
*
* @param <T> the type of the response.
* @param c the type of the returned response.
* @return an instance of type <code>c</code>.
*/
<T> Future<T> post(Class<T> c);
/**
* Invoke the POST method with a request entity that returns a response.
* <p>
* The {@link Future#get} method will throw a UniformInterfaceException
* if the status of the HTTP response is greater than or equal to 300 and
* <code>gt</code> is not the type {@link ClientResponse}.
*
* @param <T> the type of the response.
* @param gt the generic type of the returned response.
* @return an instance of type represented by the generic type.
*/
<T> Future<T> post(GenericType<T> gt);
/**
* Invoke the POST method.
*
* @param <T> the type of the response.
* @param l the listener to receive asynchronous callbacks.
* @return a future that may be used to wait until the future completes and
* obtain the client response state, or cancel the request.
*/
<T> Future<T> post(ITypeListener<T> l);
/**
* Invoke the POST method with a request entity that returns a response.
* <p>
* The {@link Future#get} method will throw a UniformInterfaceException
* if the status of the HTTP response is greater than or equal to 300 and
* <code>c</code> is not the type {@link ClientResponse}.
*
* @param <T> the type of the response.
* @param c the type of the returned response.
* @param requestEntity the request entity.
* @return an instance of type <code>c</code>.
*/
<T> Future<T> post(Class<T> c, Object requestEntity);
/**
* Invoke the POST method with a request entity that returns a response.
* <p>
* The {@link Future#get} method will throw a UniformInterfaceException
* if the status of the HTTP response is greater than or equal to 300 and
* <code>gt</code> is not the type {@link ClientResponse}.
*
* @param <T> the type of the response.
* @param gt the generic type of the returned response.
* @param requestEntity the request entity.
* @return an instance of type represented by the generic type.
*/
<T> Future<T> post(GenericType<T> gt, Object requestEntity);
/**
* Invoke the POST method.
*
* @param <T> the type of the response.
* @param l the listener to receive asynchronous callbacks.
* @param requestEntity the request entity.
* @return a future that may be used to wait until the future completes and
* obtain the client response state, or cancel the request.
*/
<T> Future<T> post(ITypeListener<T> l, Object requestEntity);
/**
* Invoke the DELETE method with no request entity or response.
* <p>
* If the status of the HTTP response is less than 300 and a representation
* is present then that representation is ignored.
* <p>
* The {@link Future#get} method will throw a UniformInterfaceException
* if the status of the HTTP response is greater than or equal to 300.
*
* @return a void future.
*/
Future<?> delete();
/**
* Invoke the DELETE method with a request entity but no response.
* <p>
* If the status of the HTTP response is less than 300 and a representation
* is present then that representation is ignored.
* <p>
* The {@link Future#get} method will throw a UniformInterfaceException
* if the status of the HTTP response is greater than or equal to 300.
*
* @return a void future.
* @param requestEntity the request entity.
*/
Future<?> delete(Object requestEntity);
/**
* Invoke the DELETE method with no request entity that returns a response.
* <p>
* The {@link Future#get} method will throw a UniformInterfaceException
* if the status of the HTTP response is greater than or equal to 300 and
* <code>c</code> is not the type {@link ClientResponse}.
*
* @param <T> the type of the response.
* @param c the type of the returned response.
* @return an instance of type <code>c</code>.
*/
<T> Future<T> delete(Class<T> c);
/**
* Invoke the DELETE method with a request entity that returns a response.
* <p>
* The {@link Future#get} method will throw a UniformInterfaceException
* if the status of the HTTP response is greater than or equal to 300 and
* <code>gt</code> is not the type {@link ClientResponse}.
*
* @param <T> the type of the response.
* @param gt the generic type of the returned response.
* @return an instance of type represented by the generic type.
*/
<T> Future<T> delete(GenericType<T> gt);
/**
* Invoke the DELETE method.
*
* @param <T> the type of the response.
* @param l the listener to receive asynchronous callbacks.
* @return a future that may be used to wait until the future completes and
* obtain the client response state, or cancel the request.
*/
<T> Future<T> delete(ITypeListener<T> l);
/**
* Invoke the DELETE method with a request entity that returns a response.
* <p>
* The {@link Future#get} method will throw a UniformInterfaceException
* if the status of the HTTP response is greater than or equal to 300 and
* <code>c</code> is not the type {@link ClientResponse}.
*
* @param <T> the type of the response.
* @param c the type of the returned response.
* @param requestEntity the request entity.
* @return an instance of type <code>c</code>.
*/
<T> Future<T> delete(Class<T> c, Object requestEntity);
/**
* Invoke the DELETE method with a request entity that returns a response.
* <p>
* The {@link Future#get} method will throw a UniformInterfaceException
* if the status of the HTTP response is greater than or equal to 300 and
* <code>gt</code> is not the type {@link ClientResponse}.
*
* @param <T> the type of the response.
* @param gt the generic type of the returned response.
* @param requestEntity the request entity.
* @return an instance of type represented by the generic type.
*/
<T> Future<T> delete(GenericType<T> gt, Object requestEntity);
/**
* Invoke the DELETE method.
*
* @param <T> the type of the response.
* @param l the listener to receive asynchronous callbacks.
* @param requestEntity the request entity.
* @return a future that may be used to wait until the future completes and
* obtain the client response state, or cancel the request.
*/
<T> Future<T> delete(ITypeListener<T> l, Object requestEntity);
/**
* Invoke a HTTP method with no request entity or response.
* <p>
* If the status of the HTTP response is less than 300 and a representation
* is present then that representation is ignored.
* <p>
* The {@link Future#get} method will throw a UniformInterfaceException
* if the status of the HTTP response is greater than or equal to 300.
*
* @return a void future.
* @param method the HTTP method.
*/
Future<?> method(String method);
/**
* Invoke a HTTP method with a request entity but no response.
* <p>
* If the status of the HTTP response is less than 300 and a representation
* is present then that representation is ignored.
* <p>
* The {@link Future#get} method will throw a UniformInterfaceException
* if the status of the HTTP response is greater than or equal to 300.
*
* @return a void future.
* @param method the HTTP method.
* @param requestEntity the request entity.
*/
Future<?> method(String method, Object requestEntity);
/**
* Invoke a HTTP method with no request entity that returns a response.
* <p>
* The {@link Future#get} method will throw a UniformInterfaceException
* if the status of the HTTP response is greater than or equal to 300 and
* <code>c</code> is not the type {@link ClientResponse}.
*
* @param <T> the type of the response.
* @param method the HTTP method.
* @param c the type of the returned response.
* @return an instance of type <code>c</code>.
*/
<T> Future<T> method(String method, Class<T> c);
/**
* Invoke a HTTP method with no request entity that returns a response.
* <p>
* The {@link Future#get} method will throw a UniformInterfaceException
* if the status of the HTTP response is greater than or equal to 300 and
* <code>gt</code> is not the type {@link ClientResponse}.
*
* @param <T> the type of the response.
* @param method the HTTP method.
* @param gt the generic type of the returned response.
* @return an instance of type represented by the generic type.
*/
<T> Future<T> method(String method, GenericType<T> gt);
/**
* Invoke a HTTP method with no request entity that returns a response.
*
* @param <T> the type of the response.
* @param method the HTTP method.
* @param l the listener to receive asynchronous callbacks.
* @return a future that may be used to wait until the future completes and
* obtain the client response state, or cancel the request.
*/
<T> Future<T> method(String method, ITypeListener<T> l);
/**
* Invoke a HTTP method with a request entity that returns a response.
* <p>
* The {@link Future#get} method will throw a UniformInterfaceException
* if the status of the HTTP response is greater than or equal to 300 and
* <code>c</code> is not the type {@link ClientResponse}.
*
* @param <T> the type of the response.
* @param method the HTTP method.
* @param c the type of the returned response.
* @param requestEntity the request entity.
* @return an instance of type <code>c</code>.
*/
<T> Future<T> method(String method, Class<T> c, Object requestEntity);
/**
* Invoke a HTTP method with a request entity that returns a response.
* <p>
* The {@link Future#get} method will throw a UniformInterfaceException
* if the status of the HTTP response is greater than or equal to 300 and
* <code>gt</code> is not the type {@link ClientResponse}.
*
* @param <T> the type of the response.
* @param method the HTTP method.
* @param gt the generic type of the returned response.
* @param requestEntity the request entity.
* @return an instance of type represented by the generic type.
*/
<T> Future<T> method(String method, GenericType<T> gt, Object requestEntity);
/**
* Invoke a HTTP method with a request entity that returns a response.
*
* @param <T> the type of the response.
* @param method the HTTP method.
* @param l the listener to receive asynchronous callbacks.
* @param requestEntity the request entity.
* @return a future that may be used to wait until the future completes and
* obtain the client response state, or cancel the request.
*/
<T> Future<T> method(String method, ITypeListener<T> l, Object requestEntity);
}