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package org.apache.http.conn;

import java.io.IOException;
import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;

import javax.net.ssl.SSLSession;

import org.apache.http.HttpClientConnection;
import org.apache.http.HttpInetConnection;
import org.apache.http.HttpHost;
import org.apache.http.params.HttpParams;
import org.apache.http.protocol.HttpContext;

import org.apache.http.conn.routing.HttpRoute;



/**
 * A client-side connection with advanced connection logic.
 * Instances are typically obtained from a connection manager.
 *
 * @author <a href="mailto:rolandw at apache.org">Roland Weber</a>
 *
 *
 * <!-- empty lines to avoid svn diff problems -->
 * @version   $Revision: 672969 $
 *
 * @since 4.0
 */
public interface ManagedClientConnection extends
    HttpClientConnection, HttpInetConnection, ConnectionReleaseTrigger {


    /**
     * Indicates whether this connection is secure.
     * The return value is well-defined only while the connection is open.
     * It may change even while the connection is open.
     *
     * @return  <code>true</code> if this connection is secure,
     *          <code>false</code> otherwise
     */
    boolean isSecure()
        ;


    /**
     * Obtains the current route of this connection.
     *
     * @return  the route established so far, or
     *          <code>null</code> if not connected
     */
    HttpRoute getRoute()
        ;


    /**
     * Obtains the SSL session of the underlying connection, if any.
     * If this connection is open, and the underlying socket is an
     * {@link javax.net.ssl.SSLSocket SSLSocket}, the SSL session of
     * that socket is obtained. This is a potentially blocking operation.
     * <br/>
     * <b>Note:</b> Whether the underlying socket is an SSL socket
     * can not necessarily be determined via {@link #isSecure}.
     * Plain sockets may be considered secure, for example if they are
     * connected to a known host in the same network segment.
     * On the other hand, SSL sockets may be considered insecure,
     * for example depending on the chosen cipher suite.
     *
     * @return  the underlying SSL session if available,
     *          <code>null</code> otherwise
     */
    SSLSession getSSLSession()
        ;


    /**
     * Opens this connection according to the given route.
     *
     * @param route     the route along which to open. It will be opened to
     *                  the first proxy if present, or directly to the target.
     * @param context   the context for opening this connection
     * @param params    the parameters for opening this connection
     *
     * @throws IOException      in case of a problem
     */
    void open(HttpRoute route, HttpContext context, HttpParams params)
        throws IOException
        ;


    /**
     * Indicates that a tunnel to the target has been established.
     * The route is the one previously passed to {@link #open open}.
     * Subsequently, {@link #layerProtocol layerProtocol} can be called
     * to layer the TLS/SSL protocol on top of the tunnelled connection.
     * <br/>
     * <b>Note:</b> In HttpClient 3, a call to the corresponding method
     * would automatically trigger the layering of the TLS/SSL protocol.
     * This is not the case anymore, you can establish a tunnel without
     * layering a new protocol over the connection.
     *
     * @param secure    <code>true</code> if the tunnel should be considered
     *                  secure, <code>false</code> otherwise
     * @param params    the parameters for tunnelling this connection
     *
     * @throws IOException  in case of a problem
     */
    void tunnelTarget(boolean secure, HttpParams params)
        throws IOException
        ;


    /**
     * Indicates that a tunnel to an intermediate proxy has been established.
     * This is used exclusively for so-called <i>proxy chains</i>, where
     * a request has to pass through multiple proxies before reaching the
     * target. In that case, all proxies but the last need to be tunnelled
     * when establishing the connection. Tunnelling of the last proxy to the
     * target is optional and would be indicated via {@link #tunnelTarget}.
     *
     * @param next      the proxy to which the tunnel was established.
     *                  This is <i>not</i> the proxy <i>through</i> which
     *                  the tunnel was established, but the new end point
     *                  of the tunnel. The tunnel does <i>not</i> yet
     *                  reach to the target, use {@link #tunnelTarget}
     *                  to indicate an end-to-end tunnel.
     * @param secure    <code>true</code> if the connection should be
     *                  considered secure, <code>false</code> otherwise
     * @param params    the parameters for tunnelling this connection
     *
     * @throws IOException  in case of a problem
     */
    void tunnelProxy(HttpHost next, boolean secure, HttpParams params)
        throws IOException
        ;


    /**
     * Layers a new protocol on top of a {@link #tunnelTarget tunnelled}
     * connection. This is typically used to create a TLS/SSL connection
     * through a proxy.
     * The route is the one previously passed to {@link #open open}.
     * It is not guaranteed that the layered connection is
     * {@link #isSecure secure}.
     *
     * @param context   the context for layering on top of this connection
     * @param params    the parameters for layering on top of this connection
     *
     * @throws IOException      in case of a problem
     */
    void layerProtocol(HttpContext context, HttpParams params)
        throws IOException
        ;


    /**
     * Marks this connection as being in a reusable communication state.
     * The checkpoints for reuseable communication states (in the absence
     * of pipelining) are before sending a request and after receiving
     * the response in it's entirety.
     * The connection will automatically clear the checkpoint when
     * used for communication. A call to this method indicates that
     * the next checkpoint has been reached.
     * <br/>
     * A reusable communication state is necessary but not sufficient
     * for the connection to be reused.
     * A {@link #getRoute route} mismatch, the connection being closed,
     * or other circumstances might prevent reuse.
     */
    void markReusable()
        ;


    /**
     * Marks this connection as not being in a reusable state.
     * This can be used immediately before releasing this connection
     * to prevent it's reuse. Reasons for preventing reuse include
     * error conditions and the evaluation of a
     * {@link org.apache.http.ConnectionReuseStrategy reuse strategy}.
     * <br/>
     * <b>Note:</b>
     * It is <i>not</i> necessary to call here before writing to
     * or reading from this connection. Communication attempts will
     * automatically unmark the state as non-reusable. It can then
     * be switched back using {@link #markReusable markReusable}.
     */
    void unmarkReusable()
        ;


    /**
     * Indicates whether this connection is in a reusable communication state.
     * See {@link #markReusable markReusable} and
     * {@link #unmarkReusable unmarkReusable} for details.
     *
     * @return  <code>true</code> if this connection is marked as being in
     *          a reusable communication state,
     *          <code>false</code> otherwise
     */
    boolean isMarkedReusable()
        ;

    /** 
     * Assigns a state object to this connection. Connection managers may make 
     * use of the connection state when allocating persistent connections.
     *  
     * @param state The state object
     */
    void setState(Object state)
        ;
    
    /**
     * Returns the state object associated with this connection.
     * 
     * @return The state object
     */
    Object getState()
        ;
    
    /**
     * Sets the duration that this connection can remain idle before it is
     * reused. The connection should not be used again if this time elapses. The
     * idle duration must be reset after each request sent over this connection.
     * The elapsed time starts counting when the connection is released, which
     * is typically after the headers (and any response body, if present) is
     * fully consumed.
     */
    void setIdleDuration(long duration, TimeUnit unit);

} // interface ManagedClientConnection