ConnectionService.java

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 * Copyright 2012 Monits
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package com.monits.blackberry.commons.service;

import com.monits.blackberry.commons.service.request.RequestHandler;

/**
 * Provide methods for execute requests.
 * @author Rodrigo Pereyra
 *
 */
public interface ConnectionService {

	/**
	 * Execute a POST request.
	 * @param url The URL to POST
	 * @param handler Object that will handle the response
	 * @return The server response, or null in case of no response or error.
	 */
	public String executePost(String url, RequestHandler handler);

	/**
	 * Execute a GET request
	 * @param url The URL to GET
	 * @param handler Object that will handle the response
	 * @return The server response, or null in case of no response or error.
	 */
	public String executeGet(String url, RequestHandler handler);

	/**
	 * Execute a GET method on a separate thread.
	 * @param url The URL to GET
	 * @param handler Object that will handle the response
	 */
	public void executeAsyncGet(final String url, RequestHandler handler);

	/**
	 * Execute a POST method separate thread.
	 * @param url The URL to POST
	 * @param handler Object that will handle the response
	 */
	public void executeAsyncPost(final String url, RequestHandler handler);

	/**
	 * Add a parameter to the request
	 * @param The parameter name
	 * @param Parameter value.
	 */
	public void addParameter(String name, Object value);

	/**
	 * Add's a Header to the request.
	 * @param Header name
	 * @param Header value
	 */
	public void addHeader(String name, String value);

}