ClientHttpConnector.java

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package org.springframework.http.client.reactive;

import java.net.URI;
import java.util.function.Function;

import reactor.core.publisher.Mono;

import org.springframework.http.HttpMethod;

/**
 * Abstraction over HTTP clients driving the underlying HTTP client to connect
 * to the origin server and provide all necessary infrastructure to send a
 * {@link ClientHttpRequest} and receive a {@link ClientHttpResponse}.
 *
 * @author Brian Clozel
 * @since 5.0
 */
public interface ClientHttpConnector {

	/**
	 * Connect to the origin server using the given {@code HttpMethod} and
	 * {@code URI}, then apply the given {@code requestCallback} on the
	 * {@link ClientHttpRequest} once the connection has been established.
	 * <p>Return a publisher of the {@link ClientHttpResponse}.
	 *
	 * @param method the HTTP request method
	 * @param uri the HTTP request URI
	 * @param requestCallback a function that prepares and writes the request,
	 * returning a publisher that signals when it's done interacting with the
	 * request. Implementations should return a {@code Mono<Void>} by calling
	 * {@link ClientHttpRequest#writeWith} or {@link ClientHttpRequest#setComplete}.
	 * @return a publisher of the {@link ClientHttpResponse}
	 */
	Mono<ClientHttpResponse> connect(HttpMethod method, URI uri,
			Function<? super ClientHttpRequest, Mono<Void>> requestCallback);

}