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      1 /*
      2  * $HeadURL: http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/httpcomponents/httpclient/trunk/module-client/src/main/java/org/apache/http/conn/ManagedClientConnection.java $
      3  * $Revision: 672969 $
      4  * $Date: 2008-06-30 18:09:50 -0700 (Mon, 30 Jun 2008) $
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     31 
     32 package org.apache.http.conn;
     33 
     34 import java.io.IOException;
     35 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
     36 
     37 import javax.net.ssl.SSLSession;
     38 
     39 import org.apache.http.HttpClientConnection;
     40 import org.apache.http.HttpInetConnection;
     41 import org.apache.http.HttpHost;
     42 import org.apache.http.params.HttpParams;
     43 import org.apache.http.protocol.HttpContext;
     44 
     45 import org.apache.http.conn.routing.HttpRoute;
     46 
     47 
     48 
     49 /**
     50  * A client-side connection with advanced connection logic.
     51  * Instances are typically obtained from a connection manager.
     52  *
     53  * @author <a href="mailto:rolandw at apache.org">Roland Weber</a>
     54  *
     55  *
     56  * <!-- empty lines to avoid svn diff problems -->
     57  * @version   $Revision: 672969 $
     58  *
     59  * @since 4.0
     60  */
     61 public interface ManagedClientConnection extends
     62     HttpClientConnection, HttpInetConnection, ConnectionReleaseTrigger {
     63 
     64 
     65     /**
     66      * Indicates whether this connection is secure.
     67      * The return value is well-defined only while the connection is open.
     68      * It may change even while the connection is open.
     69      *
     70      * @return  <code>true</code> if this connection is secure,
     71      *          <code>false</code> otherwise
     72      */
     73     boolean isSecure()
     74         ;
     75 
     76 
     77     /**
     78      * Obtains the current route of this connection.
     79      *
     80      * @return  the route established so far, or
     81      *          <code>null</code> if not connected
     82      */
     83     HttpRoute getRoute()
     84         ;
     85 
     86 
     87     /**
     88      * Obtains the SSL session of the underlying connection, if any.
     89      * If this connection is open, and the underlying socket is an
     90      * {@link javax.net.ssl.SSLSocket SSLSocket}, the SSL session of
     91      * that socket is obtained. This is a potentially blocking operation.
     92      * <br/>
     93      * <b>Note:</b> Whether the underlying socket is an SSL socket
     94      * can not necessarily be determined via {@link #isSecure}.
     95      * Plain sockets may be considered secure, for example if they are
     96      * connected to a known host in the same network segment.
     97      * On the other hand, SSL sockets may be considered insecure,
     98      * for example depending on the chosen cipher suite.
     99      *
    100      * @return  the underlying SSL session if available,
    101      *          <code>null</code> otherwise
    102      */
    103     SSLSession getSSLSession()
    104         ;
    105 
    106 
    107     /**
    108      * Opens this connection according to the given route.
    109      *
    110      * @param route     the route along which to open. It will be opened to
    111      *                  the first proxy if present, or directly to the target.
    112      * @param context   the context for opening this connection
    113      * @param params    the parameters for opening this connection
    114      *
    115      * @throws IOException      in case of a problem
    116      */
    117     void open(HttpRoute route, HttpContext context, HttpParams params)
    118         throws IOException
    119         ;
    120 
    121 
    122     /**
    123      * Indicates that a tunnel to the target has been established.
    124      * The route is the one previously passed to {@link #open open}.
    125      * Subsequently, {@link #layerProtocol layerProtocol} can be called
    126      * to layer the TLS/SSL protocol on top of the tunnelled connection.
    127      * <br/>
    128      * <b>Note:</b> In HttpClient 3, a call to the corresponding method
    129      * would automatically trigger the layering of the TLS/SSL protocol.
    130      * This is not the case anymore, you can establish a tunnel without
    131      * layering a new protocol over the connection.
    132      *
    133      * @param secure    <code>true</code> if the tunnel should be considered
    134      *                  secure, <code>false</code> otherwise
    135      * @param params    the parameters for tunnelling this connection
    136      *
    137      * @throws IOException  in case of a problem
    138      */
    139     void tunnelTarget(boolean secure, HttpParams params)
    140         throws IOException
    141         ;
    142 
    143 
    144     /**
    145      * Indicates that a tunnel to an intermediate proxy has been established.
    146      * This is used exclusively for so-called <i>proxy chains</i>, where
    147      * a request has to pass through multiple proxies before reaching the
    148      * target. In that case, all proxies but the last need to be tunnelled
    149      * when establishing the connection. Tunnelling of the last proxy to the
    150      * target is optional and would be indicated via {@link #tunnelTarget}.
    151      *
    152      * @param next      the proxy to which the tunnel was established.
    153      *                  This is <i>not</i> the proxy <i>through</i> which
    154      *                  the tunnel was established, but the new end point
    155      *                  of the tunnel. The tunnel does <i>not</i> yet
    156      *                  reach to the target, use {@link #tunnelTarget}
    157      *                  to indicate an end-to-end tunnel.
    158      * @param secure    <code>true</code> if the connection should be
    159      *                  considered secure, <code>false</code> otherwise
    160      * @param params    the parameters for tunnelling this connection
    161      *
    162      * @throws IOException  in case of a problem
    163      */
    164     void tunnelProxy(HttpHost next, boolean secure, HttpParams params)
    165         throws IOException
    166         ;
    167 
    168 
    169     /**
    170      * Layers a new protocol on top of a {@link #tunnelTarget tunnelled}
    171      * connection. This is typically used to create a TLS/SSL connection
    172      * through a proxy.
    173      * The route is the one previously passed to {@link #open open}.
    174      * It is not guaranteed that the layered connection is
    175      * {@link #isSecure secure}.
    176      *
    177      * @param context   the context for layering on top of this connection
    178      * @param params    the parameters for layering on top of this connection
    179      *
    180      * @throws IOException      in case of a problem
    181      */
    182     void layerProtocol(HttpContext context, HttpParams params)
    183         throws IOException
    184         ;
    185 
    186 
    187     /**
    188      * Marks this connection as being in a reusable communication state.
    189      * The checkpoints for reuseable communication states (in the absence
    190      * of pipelining) are before sending a request and after receiving
    191      * the response in it's entirety.
    192      * The connection will automatically clear the checkpoint when
    193      * used for communication. A call to this method indicates that
    194      * the next checkpoint has been reached.
    195      * <br/>
    196      * A reusable communication state is necessary but not sufficient
    197      * for the connection to be reused.
    198      * A {@link #getRoute route} mismatch, the connection being closed,
    199      * or other circumstances might prevent reuse.
    200      */
    201     void markReusable()
    202         ;
    203 
    204 
    205     /**
    206      * Marks this connection as not being in a reusable state.
    207      * This can be used immediately before releasing this connection
    208      * to prevent it's reuse. Reasons for preventing reuse include
    209      * error conditions and the evaluation of a
    210      * {@link org.apache.http.ConnectionReuseStrategy reuse strategy}.
    211      * <br/>
    212      * <b>Note:</b>
    213      * It is <i>not</i> necessary to call here before writing to
    214      * or reading from this connection. Communication attempts will
    215      * automatically unmark the state as non-reusable. It can then
    216      * be switched back using {@link #markReusable markReusable}.
    217      */
    218     void unmarkReusable()
    219         ;
    220 
    221 
    222     /**
    223      * Indicates whether this connection is in a reusable communication state.
    224      * See {@link #markReusable markReusable} and
    225      * {@link #unmarkReusable unmarkReusable} for details.
    226      *
    227      * @return  <code>true</code> if this connection is marked as being in
    228      *          a reusable communication state,
    229      *          <code>false</code> otherwise
    230      */
    231     boolean isMarkedReusable()
    232         ;
    233 
    234     /**
    235      * Assigns a state object to this connection. Connection managers may make
    236      * use of the connection state when allocating persistent connections.
    237      *
    238      * @param state The state object
    239      */
    240     void setState(Object state)
    241         ;
    242 
    243     /**
    244      * Returns the state object associated with this connection.
    245      *
    246      * @return The state object
    247      */
    248     Object getState()
    249         ;
    250 
    251     /**
    252      * Sets the duration that this connection can remain idle before it is
    253      * reused. The connection should not be used again if this time elapses. The
    254      * idle duration must be reset after each request sent over this connection.
    255      * The elapsed time starts counting when the connection is released, which
    256      * is typically after the headers (and any response body, if present) is
    257      * fully consumed.
    258      */
    259     void setIdleDuration(long duration, TimeUnit unit);
    260 
    261 } // interface ManagedClientConnection
    262