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27
28 package org.apache.http;
29
30 import java.io.IOException;
31
32 import org.apache.http.protocol.HttpContext;
33
34 /**
35 * HTTP protocol interceptor is a routine that implements a specific aspect of
36 * the HTTP protocol. Usually protocol interceptors are expected to act upon
37 * one specific header or a group of related headers of the incoming message
38 * or populate the outgoing message with one specific header or a group of
39 * related headers. Protocol
40 * <p>
41 * Interceptors can also manipulate content entities enclosed with messages.
42 * Usually this is accomplished by using the 'Decorator' pattern where a wrapper
43 * entity class is used to decorate the original entity.
44 * <p>
45 * Protocol interceptors must be implemented as thread-safe. Similarly to
46 * servlets, protocol interceptors should not use instance variables unless
47 * access to those variables is synchronized.
48 *
49 * @since 4.0
50 */
51 public interface HttpResponseInterceptor {
52
53 /**
54 * Processes a response.
55 * On the server side, this step is performed before the response is
56 * sent to the client. On the client side, this step is performed
57 * on incoming messages before the message body is evaluated.
58 *
59 * @param response the response to postprocess
60 * @param context the context for the request
61 *
62 * @throws HttpException in case of an HTTP protocol violation
63 * @throws IOException in case of an I/O error
64 */
65 void process(HttpResponse response, HttpContext context)
66 throws HttpException, IOException;
67
68 }