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package org.apache.http.client;
import java.io.IOException;
import org.apache.http.HttpHost;
import org.apache.http.HttpRequest;
import org.apache.http.HttpResponse;
import org.apache.http.params.HttpParams;
import org.apache.http.protocol.HttpContext;
import org.apache.http.client.methods.HttpUriRequest;
import org.apache.http.conn.ClientConnectionManager;
/**
* Interface for an HTTP client.
* HTTP clients encapsulate a smorgasbord of objects required to
* execute HTTP requests while handling cookies, authentication,
* connection management, and other features.
* Thread safety of HTTP clients depends on the implementation
* and configuration of the specific client.
*
* @author <a href="mailto:rolandw at apache.org">Roland Weber</a>
*
*
* <!-- empty lines to avoid svn diff problems -->
* @version $Revision: 676020 $
*
* @since 4.0
*/
public interface HttpClient {
/**
* Obtains the parameters for this client.
* These parameters will become defaults for all requests being
* executed with this client, and for the parameters of
* dependent objects in this client.
*
* @return the default parameters
*/
HttpParams getParams()
;
/**
* Obtains the connection manager used by this client.
*
* @return the connection manager
*/
ClientConnectionManager getConnectionManager()
;
/**
* Executes a request using the default context.
*
* @param request the request to execute
*
* @return the response to the request. This is always a final response,
* never an intermediate response with an 1xx status code.
* Whether redirects or authentication challenges will be returned
* or handled automatically depends on the implementation and
* configuration of this client.
* @throws IOException in case of a problem or the connection was aborted
* @throws ClientProtocolException in case of an http protocol error
*/
HttpResponse execute(HttpUriRequest request)
throws IOException, ClientProtocolException
;
/**
* Executes a request using the given context.
* The route to the target will be determined by the HTTP client.
*
* @param request the request to execute
* @param context the context to use for the execution, or
* <code>null</code> to use the default context
*
* @return the response to the request. This is always a final response,
* never an intermediate response with an 1xx status code.
* Whether redirects or authentication challenges will be returned
* or handled automatically depends on the implementation and
* configuration of this client.
* @throws IOException in case of a problem or the connection was aborted
* @throws ClientProtocolException in case of an http protocol error
*/
HttpResponse execute(HttpUriRequest request, HttpContext context)
throws IOException, ClientProtocolException
;
/**
* Executes a request to the target using the default context.
*
* @param target the target host for the request.
* Implementations may accept <code>null</code>
* if they can still determine a route, for example
* to a default target or by inspecting the request.
* @param request the request to execute
*
* @return the response to the request. This is always a final response,
* never an intermediate response with an 1xx status code.
* Whether redirects or authentication challenges will be returned
* or handled automatically depends on the implementation and
* configuration of this client.
* @throws IOException in case of a problem or the connection was aborted
* @throws ClientProtocolException in case of an http protocol error
*/
HttpResponse execute(HttpHost target, HttpRequest request)
throws IOException, ClientProtocolException
;
/**
* Executes a request to the target using the given context.
*
* @param target the target host for the request.
* Implementations may accept <code>null</code>
* if they can still determine a route, for example
* to a default target or by inspecting the request.
* @param request the request to execute
* @param context the context to use for the execution, or
* <code>null</code> to use the default context
*
* @return the response to the request. This is always a final response,
* never an intermediate response with an 1xx status code.
* Whether redirects or authentication challenges will be returned
* or handled automatically depends on the implementation and
* configuration of this client.
* @throws IOException in case of a problem or the connection was aborted
* @throws ClientProtocolException in case of an http protocol error
*/
HttpResponse execute(HttpHost target, HttpRequest request,
HttpContext context)
throws IOException, ClientProtocolException
;
/**
* Executes a request using the default context and processes the
* response using the given response handler.
*
* @param request the request to execute
* @param responseHandler the response handler
*
* @return the response object as generated by the response handler.
* @throws IOException in case of a problem or the connection was aborted
* @throws ClientProtocolException in case of an http protocol error
*/
<T> T execute(
HttpUriRequest request,
ResponseHandler<? extends T> responseHandler)
throws IOException, ClientProtocolException
;
/**
* Executes a request using the given context and processes the
* response using the given response handler.
*
* @param request the request to execute
* @param responseHandler the response handler
*
* @return the response object as generated by the response handler.
* @throws IOException in case of a problem or the connection was aborted
* @throws ClientProtocolException in case of an http protocol error
*/
<T> T execute(
HttpUriRequest request,
ResponseHandler<? extends T> responseHandler,
HttpContext context)
throws IOException, ClientProtocolException
;
/**
* Executes a request to the target using the default context and
* processes the response using the given response handler.
*
* @param target the target host for the request.
* Implementations may accept <code>null</code>
* if they can still determine a route, for example
* to a default target or by inspecting the request.
* @param request the request to execute
* @param responseHandler the response handler
*
* @return the response object as generated by the response handler.
* @throws IOException in case of a problem or the connection was aborted
* @throws ClientProtocolException in case of an http protocol error
*/
<T> T execute(
HttpHost target,
HttpRequest request,
ResponseHandler<? extends T> responseHandler)
throws IOException, ClientProtocolException
;
/**
* Executes a request to the target using the given context and
* processes the response using the given response handler.
*
* @param target the target host for the request.
* Implementations may accept <code>null</code>
* if they can still determine a route, for example
* to a default target or by inspecting the request.
* @param request the request to execute
* @param responseHandler the response handler
* @param context the context to use for the execution, or
* <code>null</code> to use the default context
*
* @return the response object as generated by the response handler.
* @throws IOException in case of a problem or the connection was aborted
* @throws ClientProtocolException in case of an http protocol error
*/
<T> T execute(
HttpHost target,
HttpRequest request,
ResponseHandler<? extends T> responseHandler,
HttpContext context)
throws IOException, ClientProtocolException
;
} // interface HttpClient