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      1 /*
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      3  * $Revision: 618017 $
      4  * $Date: 2008-02-03 08:42:22 -0800 (Sun, 03 Feb 2008) $
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     31 
     32 package org.apache.http;
     33 
     34 /**
     35  * A request with an entity.
     36  *
     37  * @author <a href="mailto:oleg at ural.ru">Oleg Kalnichevski</a>
     38  *
     39  * @version $Revision: 618017 $
     40  *
     41  * @since 4.0
     42  */
     43 public interface HttpEntityEnclosingRequest extends HttpRequest {
     44 
     45     /**
     46      * Tells if this request should use the expect-continue handshake.
     47      * The expect continue handshake gives the server a chance to decide
     48      * whether to accept the entity enclosing request before the possibly
     49      * lengthy entity is sent across the wire.
     50      * @return true if the expect continue handshake should be used, false if
     51      * not.
     52      */
     53     boolean expectContinue();
     54 
     55     /**
     56      * Hands the entity to the request.
     57      * @param entity the entity to send.
     58      */
     59     void setEntity(HttpEntity entity);
     60 
     61     HttpEntity getEntity();
     62 
     63 }
     64