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     25 
     26 package java.net;
     27 
     28 import java.io.OutputStream;
     29 import java.io.IOException;
     30 
     31 /**
     32  * Represents channels for storing resources in the
     33  * ResponseCache. Instances of such a class provide an
     34  * OutputStream object which is called by protocol handlers to
     35  * store the resource data into the cache, and also an abort() method
     36  * which allows a cache store operation to be interrupted and
     37  * abandoned. If an IOException is encountered while reading the
     38  * response or writing to the cache, the current cache store operation
     39  * will be aborted.
     40  *
     41  * @author Yingxian Wang
     42  * @since 1.5
     43  */
     44 public abstract class CacheRequest {
     45 
     46     /**
     47      * Returns an OutputStream to which the response body can be
     48      * written.
     49      *
     50      * @return an OutputStream to which the response body can
     51      *         be written
     52      * @throws IOException if an I/O error occurs while
     53      *         writing the response body
     54      */
     55     public abstract OutputStream getBody() throws IOException;
     56 
     57     /**
     58      * Aborts the attempt to cache the response. If an IOException is
     59      * encountered while reading the response or writing to the cache,
     60      * the current cache store operation will be abandoned.
     61      */
     62     public abstract void abort();
     63 }
     64