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27 package org.apache.http.conn;
28
29 import org.apache.http.ConnectionReuseStrategy;
30 import org.apache.http.HttpResponse;
31 import org.apache.http.protocol.HttpContext;
32
33 /**
34 * Interface for deciding how long a connection can remain
35 * idle before being reused.
36 * <p>
37 * Implementations of this interface must be thread-safe. Access to shared
38 * data must be synchronized as methods of this interface may be executed
39 * from multiple threads.
40 *
41 * @since 4.0
42 */
43 public interface ConnectionKeepAliveStrategy {
44
45 /**
46 * Returns the duration of time which this connection can be safely kept
47 * idle. If the connection is left idle for longer than this period of time,
48 * it MUST not reused. A value of 0 or less may be returned to indicate that
49 * there is no suitable suggestion.
50 *
51 * When coupled with a {@link ConnectionReuseStrategy}, if
52 * {@link ConnectionReuseStrategy#keepAlive(HttpResponse, HttpContext)}
53 * returns true, this allows you to control how long the reuse will last. If
54 * keepAlive returns false, this should have no meaningful impact
55 *
56 * @param response
57 * The last response received over the connection.
58 * @param context
59 * the context in which the connection is being used.
60 *
61 * @return the duration in ms for which it is safe to keep the connection
62 * idle, or <=0 if no suggested duration.
63 */
64 long getKeepAliveDuration(HttpResponse response, HttpContext context);
65
66 }