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      2  * $HeadURL: http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/httpcomponents/httpcore/trunk/module-main/src/main/java/org/apache/http/params/HttpParams.java $
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      4  * $Date: 2008-01-10 04:01:13 -0800 (Thu, 10 Jan 2008) $
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     31 
     32 package org.apache.http.params;
     33 
     34 /**
     35  * Represents a collection of HTTP protocol and framework parameters.
     36  *
     37  * @author <a href="mailto:oleg at ural.ru">Oleg Kalnichevski</a>
     38  *
     39  * @version $Revision: 610763 $
     40  *
     41  * @since 4.0
     42  */
     43 public interface HttpParams {
     44 
     45     /**
     46      * Obtains the value of the given parameter.
     47      *
     48      * @param name the parent name.
     49      *
     50      * @return  an object that represents the value of the parameter,
     51      *          <code>null</code> if the parameter is not set or if it
     52      *          is explicitly set to <code>null</code>
     53      *
     54      * @see #setParameter(String, Object)
     55      */
     56     Object getParameter(String name);
     57 
     58     /**
     59      * Assigns the value to the parameter with the given name.
     60      *
     61      * @param name parameter name
     62      * @param value parameter value
     63      */
     64     HttpParams setParameter(String name, Object value);
     65 
     66     /**
     67      * Creates a copy of these parameters.
     68      *
     69      * @return  a new set of parameters holding the same values as this one
     70      */
     71     HttpParams copy();
     72 
     73     /**
     74      * Removes the parameter with the specified name.
     75      *
     76      * @param name parameter name
     77      *
     78      * @return true if the parameter existed and has been removed, false else.
     79      */
     80     boolean removeParameter(String name);
     81 
     82     /**
     83      * Returns a {@link Long} parameter value with the given name.
     84      * If the parameter is not explicitly set, the default value is returned.
     85      *
     86      * @param name the parent name.
     87      * @param defaultValue the default value.
     88      *
     89      * @return a {@link Long} that represents the value of the parameter.
     90      *
     91      * @see #setLongParameter(String, long)
     92      */
     93     long getLongParameter(String name, long defaultValue);
     94 
     95     /**
     96      * Assigns a {@link Long} to the parameter with the given name
     97      *
     98      * @param name parameter name
     99      * @param value parameter value
    100      */
    101     HttpParams setLongParameter(String name, long value);
    102 
    103     /**
    104      * Returns an {@link Integer} parameter value with the given name.
    105      * If the parameter is not explicitly set, the default value is returned.
    106      *
    107      * @param name the parent name.
    108      * @param defaultValue the default value.
    109      *
    110      * @return a {@link Integer} that represents the value of the parameter.
    111      *
    112      * @see #setIntParameter(String, int)
    113      */
    114     int getIntParameter(String name, int defaultValue);
    115 
    116     /**
    117      * Assigns an {@link Integer} to the parameter with the given name
    118      *
    119      * @param name parameter name
    120      * @param value parameter value
    121      */
    122     HttpParams setIntParameter(String name, int value);
    123 
    124     /**
    125      * Returns a {@link Double} parameter value with the given name.
    126      * If the parameter is not explicitly set, the default value is returned.
    127      *
    128      * @param name the parent name.
    129      * @param defaultValue the default value.
    130      *
    131      * @return a {@link Double} that represents the value of the parameter.
    132      *
    133      * @see #setDoubleParameter(String, double)
    134      */
    135     double getDoubleParameter(String name, double defaultValue);
    136 
    137     /**
    138      * Assigns a {@link Double} to the parameter with the given name
    139      *
    140      * @param name parameter name
    141      * @param value parameter value
    142      */
    143     HttpParams setDoubleParameter(String name, double value);
    144 
    145     /**
    146      * Returns a {@link Boolean} parameter value with the given name.
    147      * If the parameter is not explicitly set, the default value is returned.
    148      *
    149      * @param name the parent name.
    150      * @param defaultValue the default value.
    151      *
    152      * @return a {@link Boolean} that represents the value of the parameter.
    153      *
    154      * @see #setBooleanParameter(String, boolean)
    155      */
    156     boolean getBooleanParameter(String name, boolean defaultValue);
    157 
    158     /**
    159      * Assigns a {@link Boolean} to the parameter with the given name
    160      *
    161      * @param name parameter name
    162      * @param value parameter value
    163      */
    164     HttpParams setBooleanParameter(String name, boolean value);
    165 
    166     /**
    167      * Checks if a boolean parameter is set to <code>true</code>.
    168      *
    169      * @param name parameter name
    170      *
    171      * @return <tt>true</tt> if the parameter is set to value <tt>true</tt>,
    172      *         <tt>false</tt> if it is not set or set to <code>false</code>
    173      */
    174     boolean isParameterTrue(String name);
    175 
    176     /**
    177      * Checks if a boolean parameter is not set or <code>false</code>.
    178      *
    179      * @param name parameter name
    180      *
    181      * @return <tt>true</tt> if the parameter is either not set or
    182      *         set to value <tt>false</tt>,
    183      *         <tt>false</tt> if it is set to <code>true</code>
    184      */
    185     boolean isParameterFalse(String name);
    186 
    187 }
    188