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package org.springframework.http.client;
import java.io.IOException;
import org.springframework.http.HttpOutputMessage;
import org.springframework.http.HttpRequest;
import org.springframework.util.concurrent.ListenableFuture;
/**
* Represents a client-side asynchronous HTTP request. Created via an
* implementation of the {@link AsyncClientHttpRequestFactory}.
*
* <p>A {@code AsyncHttpRequest} can be {@linkplain #executeAsync() executed},
* getting a future {@link ClientHttpResponse} which can be read from.
*
* @author Arjen Poutsma
* @since 4.0
* @see AsyncClientHttpRequestFactory#createAsyncRequest
* @deprecated as of Spring 5.0, in favor of {@link org.springframework.web.reactive.function.client.ClientRequest}
*/
@Deprecated
public interface AsyncClientHttpRequest extends HttpRequest, HttpOutputMessage {
/**
* Execute this request asynchronously, resulting in a Future handle.
* {@link ClientHttpResponse} that can be read.
* @return the future response result of the execution
* @throws java.io.IOException in case of I/O errors
*/
ListenableFuture<ClientHttpResponse> executeAsync() throws IOException;
}