/*
* Copyright 2013 Simon Taddiken
*
* This file is part of Polly HTTP API.
*
* Polly HTTP API is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
* it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
* the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at
* your option) any later version.
*
* Polly HTTP API is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
* WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
* FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for
* more details.
*
* You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
* with Polly HTTP API. If not, see http://www.gnu.org/licenses/.
*/
package de.skuzzle.polly.http.api.answers;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.OutputStream;
import de.skuzzle.polly.http.api.HttpServer;
/**
* <p>Most basic {@link HttpAnswer} subtype which is able to send binary data back to the
* client. Instances of this type can automatically be handled by the server, so that
* there is no need to provide your own {@link HttpHandler} if you implement this
* interface (unless you need special treatment for your implementation).</p>
*
* <p>You can obtain concrete instances of this interface using {@link HttpAnswers}.</p>
*
* @author Simon Taddiken
*/
public abstract class HttpBinaryAnswer extends AbstractHttpAnswer {
public HttpBinaryAnswer(int responseCode) {
super(responseCode);
}
/**
* Sends binary data back to the client.
*
* @param server The server which processes the answer
* @param out Stream to write into the response body to send data to the client.
* @throws IOException If writing into the stream fails.
*/
public abstract void getAnswer(OutputStream out, HttpServer server) throws IOException;
}