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+/*
+ * Method.java May 2012
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2007, Niall Gallagher <niallg@users.sf.net>
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or 
+ * implied. See the License for the specific language governing 
+ * permissions and limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.simpleframework.http;
+
+/**
+ * The <code>Method</code> interface contains the common HTTP methods
+ * that are sent with a request. This only contains those methods
+ * that have been defined within the RFC 2616 specification. These
+ * are defined here for convenience and informational purposes.
+ * 
+ * @author Niall Gallagher
+ */
+public interface Method {
+   
+   /**
+    * For use with a proxy that can dynamically switch to being a tunnel. 
+    */
+   String CONNECT = "CONNECT";
+   
+   /**
+    * Requests that the origin server delete the resource identified. 
+    */
+   String DELETE = "DELETE";
+   
+   /**
+    * Retrieve whatever information is identified by the request. 
+    */
+   String GET = "GET";
+   
+   /**
+    * Retrieve only the headers for the resource that is requested. 
+    */
+   String HEAD = "HEAD";
+   
+   /**
+    * Represents a request for the communication options available.
+    */
+   String OPTIONS = "OPTIONS";
+   
+   /**
+    * Request that the origin server accept the entity in the request. 
+    */
+   String POST = "POST";
+   
+   /**
+    * Requests that the entity be stored as the resource specified
+    */
+   String PUT = "PUT";
+   
+   /**
+    * Invoke a remote application layer loop back of the request.
+    */
+   String TRACE = "TRACE";
+}
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