Java example source code file (ConnectionReleaseTrigger.java)

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The ConnectionReleaseTrigger.java example source code

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package org.apache.http.conn;

import java.io.IOException;

/**
 * Interface for releasing a connection. This can be implemented by various 
 * "trigger" objects which are associated with a connection, for example
 * a {@link EofSensorInputStream stream} or an {@link BasicManagedEntity entity}
 * or the {@link ManagedClientConnection connection} itself.
 * <p>
 * The methods in this interface can safely be called multiple times.
 * The first invocation releases the connection, subsequent calls
 * are ignored.
 *
 * @since 4.0
 */
public interface ConnectionReleaseTrigger {

    /**
     * Releases the connection with the option of keep-alive. This is a
     * "graceful" release and may cause IO operations for consuming the
     * remainder of a response entity. Use
     * {@link #abortConnection abortConnection} for a hard release. The
     * connection may be reused as specified by the duration.
     * 
     * @throws IOException
     *             in case of an IO problem. The connection will be released
     *             anyway.
     */
    void releaseConnection()
        throws IOException;

    /**
     * Releases the connection without the option of keep-alive.
     * This is a "hard" release that implies a shutdown of the connection.
     * Use {@link #releaseConnection()} for a graceful release.
     *
     * @throws IOException      in case of an IO problem.
     *         The connection will be released anyway.
     */
    void abortConnection()
        throws IOException;

}