HttpClient.java

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package org.apache.oltu.oauth2.client;

import java.util.Map;

import org.apache.oltu.oauth2.client.request.OAuthClientRequest;
import org.apache.oltu.oauth2.client.response.OAuthClientResponse;
import org.apache.oltu.oauth2.common.exception.OAuthProblemException;
import org.apache.oltu.oauth2.common.exception.OAuthSystemException;


/**
 *
 *
 *
 */
public interface HttpClient {

    public <T extends OAuthClientResponse> T execute(
        OAuthClientRequest request,
        Map<String, String> headers,
        String requestMethod,
        Class<T> responseClass)
        throws OAuthSystemException, OAuthProblemException;
    
    /**
     * Shut down the client and release the resources associated with the HttpClient
     */
    public void shutdown();
}