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package org.apache.commons.httpclient.cookie;

import org.apache.commons.httpclient.Header;
import org.apache.commons.httpclient.NameValuePair;
import org.apache.commons.httpclient.Cookie;

/**
 * Defines the cookie management specification.
 * 
Cookie management specification must define
 * 

 *   
 rules of parsing "Set-Cookie" header
 *   
 rules of validation of parsed cookies
 *   
  formatting of "Cookie" header 
 * 
 * for a given host, port and path of origin
 * 
 * @author Oleg Kalnichevski
 * @author Jeff Dever
 *
 * @since 2.0
 */
public interface CookieSpec {    

    /** Path delimiter */
    String PATH_DELIM = "/";

    /** Path delimiting charachter */
    char PATH_DELIM_CHAR = PATH_DELIM.charAt(0);

    /**
      * Parse the "Set-Cookie" header value into Cookie array.
      *
      * @param host the host which sent the Set-Cookie header
      * @param port the port which sent the Set-Cookie header
      * @param path the path which sent the Set-Cookie header
      * @param secure true when the Set-Cookie header 
      *  was received over secure conection
      * @param header the Set-Cookie received from the server
      * @return an array of Cookies parsed from the Set-Cookie value
      * @throws MalformedCookieException if an exception occurs during parsing
      * @throws IllegalArgumentException if an input parameter is illegal
      */
    Cookie[] parse(String host, int port, String path, boolean secure,
      final String header)
      throws MalformedCookieException, IllegalArgumentException;

    /**
      * Parse the "Set-Cookie" Header into an array of Cookies.
      *
      * @param host the host which sent the Set-Cookie header
      * @param port the port which sent the Set-Cookie header
      * @param path the path which sent the Set-Cookie header
      * @param secure true when the Set-Cookie header 
      *  was received over secure conection
      * @param header the Set-Cookie received from the server
      * @return an array of Cookies parsed from the header
      * @throws MalformedCookieException if an exception occurs during parsing
      * @throws IllegalArgumentException if an input parameter is illegal
      */
    Cookie[] parse(String host, int port, String path, boolean secure, 
      final Header header)
      throws MalformedCookieException, IllegalArgumentException;

    /**
      * Parse the cookie attribute and update the corresponsing Cookie 
      *  properties.
      *
      * @param attribute cookie attribute from the Set-Cookie
      * @param cookie the to be updated
      * @throws MalformedCookieException if an exception occurs during parsing
      * @throws IllegalArgumentException if an input parameter is illegal
      */
    void parseAttribute(final NameValuePair attribute, final Cookie cookie)
      throws MalformedCookieException, IllegalArgumentException;

    /**
      * Validate the cookie according to validation rules defined by the 
      *  cookie specification.
      *
      * @param host the host from which the {@link Cookie} was received
      * @param port the port from which the {@link Cookie} was received
      * @param path the path from which the {@link Cookie} was received
      * @param secure true when the {@link Cookie} was received 
      *  using a secure connection
      * @param cookie the Cookie to validate
      * @throws MalformedCookieException if the cookie is invalid
      * @throws IllegalArgumentException if an input parameter is illegal
      */
    void validate(String host, int port, String path, boolean secure, 
      final Cookie cookie) 
      throws MalformedCookieException, IllegalArgumentException;
    
    /**
     * Determines if a Cookie matches a location.
     *
     * @param host the host to which the request is being submitted
     * @param port the port to which the request is being submitted
     * @param path the path to which the request is being submitted
     * @param secure true if the request is using a secure connection
     * @param cookie the Cookie to be matched
     *
     * @return true if the cookie should be submitted with a request 
     *  with given attributes, false otherwise.
     */
    boolean match(String host, int port, String path, boolean secure,
        final Cookie cookie);

    /**
     * Determines which of an array of Cookies matches a location.
     *
     * @param host the host to which the request is being submitted
     * @param port the port to which the request is being submitted 
     *  (currenlty ignored)
     * @param path the path to which the request is being submitted
     * @param secure true if the request is using a secure protocol
     * @param cookies an array of Cookies to be matched
     *
     * @return true if the cookie should be submitted with a request 
     *  with given attributes, false otherwise.
     */
    Cookie[] match(String host, int port, String path, boolean secure, 
        final Cookie cookies[]);

    /**
     * Create a "Cookie" header value for an array of cookies.
     *
     * @param cookie the cookie to be formatted as string
     * @return a string suitable for sending in a "Cookie" header.
     */
    String formatCookie(Cookie cookie);

    /**
     * Create a "Cookie" header value for an array of cookies.
     *
     * @param cookies the Cookies to be formatted
     * @return a string suitable for sending in a Cookie header.
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if an input parameter is illegal
     */
    String formatCookies(Cookie[] cookies) throws IllegalArgumentException;
    
    /**
     * Create a "Cookie" Header for an array of Cookies.
     *
     * @param cookies the Cookies format into a Cookie header
     * @return a Header for the given Cookies.
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if an input parameter is illegal
     */
    Header formatCookieHeader(Cookie[] cookies) throws IllegalArgumentException;

    /**
     * Create a "Cookie" Header for single Cookie.
     *
     * @param cookie the Cookie format as a Cookie header
     * @return a Cookie header.
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if an input parameter is illegal
     */
    Header formatCookieHeader(Cookie cookie) throws IllegalArgumentException;

}