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package org.apache.http;

import java.io.IOException;

/**
 * An HTTP connection for use on the server side.
 * Requests are received, responses are sent.
 *
 * @author <a href="mailto:oleg at ural.ru">Oleg Kalnichevski</a>
 *
 * @version $Revision: 542199 $
 * 
 * @since 4.0
 */
public interface HttpServerConnection extends HttpConnection {

    /**
     * Receives the request line and all headers available from this connection.
     * The caller should examine the returned request and decide if to receive a
     * request entity as well.
     * 
     * @return a new HttpRequest object whose request line and headers are
     *         initialized.
     * @throws HttpException
     * @throws IOException
     */
    HttpRequest receiveRequestHeader() 
        throws HttpException, IOException;

    /**
     * Receives the next request entity available from this connection and attaches it to 
     * an existing request. 
     * @param request the request to attach the entity to.
     * @throws HttpException
     * @throws IOException
     */
    void receiveRequestEntity(HttpEntityEnclosingRequest request) 
        throws HttpException, IOException;

    /**
     * Sends the response line and headers of a response over this connection.
     * @param response the response whose headers to send.
     * @throws HttpException
     * @throws IOException
     */
    void sendResponseHeader(HttpResponse response) 
        throws HttpException, IOException;
    
    /**
     * Sends the response entity of a response over this connection.
     * @param response the response whose entity to send.
     * @throws HttpException
     * @throws IOException
     */
    void sendResponseEntity(HttpResponse response) 
        throws HttpException, IOException;
    
    /**
     * Sends all pending buffered data over this connection.
     * @throws IOException
     */
    void flush()
        throws IOException;
    
}