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1 /* |
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2 * ==================================================================== |
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6 * regarding copyright ownership. The ASF licenses this file |
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7 * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the |
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8 * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance |
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9 * with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at |
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10 * |
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11 * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 |
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12 * |
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13 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, |
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14 * software distributed under the License is distributed on an |
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15 * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY |
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16 * KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the |
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17 * specific language governing permissions and limitations |
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18 * under the License. |
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19 * ==================================================================== |
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20 * |
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21 * This software consists of voluntary contributions made by many |
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22 * individuals on behalf of the Apache Software Foundation. For more |
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23 * information on the Apache Software Foundation, please see |
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24 * <http://www.apache.org/>. |
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25 * |
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26 */ |
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27 |
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28 package ch.boye.httpclientandroidlib.message; |
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29 |
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30 import ch.boye.httpclientandroidlib.HeaderElement; |
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31 import ch.boye.httpclientandroidlib.NameValuePair; |
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32 import ch.boye.httpclientandroidlib.util.CharArrayBuffer; |
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33 |
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34 /** |
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35 * Interface for formatting elements of a header value. |
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36 * This is the complement to {@link HeaderValueParser}. |
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37 * Instances of this interface are expected to be stateless and thread-safe. |
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38 * |
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39 * <p> |
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40 * All formatting methods accept an optional buffer argument. |
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41 * If a buffer is passed in, the formatted element will be appended |
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42 * and the modified buffer is returned. If no buffer is passed in, |
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43 * a new buffer will be created and filled with the formatted element. |
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44 * In both cases, the caller is allowed to modify the returned buffer. |
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45 * </p> |
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46 * |
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47 * @since 4.0 |
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48 */ |
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49 public interface HeaderValueFormatter { |
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50 |
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51 /** |
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52 * Formats an array of header elements. |
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53 * |
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54 * @param buffer the buffer to append to, or |
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55 * <code>null</code> to create a new buffer |
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56 * @param elems the header elements to format |
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57 * @param quote <code>true</code> to always format with quoted values, |
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58 * <code>false</code> to use quotes only when necessary |
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59 * |
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60 * @return a buffer with the formatted header elements. |
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61 * If the <code>buffer</code> argument was not <code>null</code>, |
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62 * that buffer will be used and returned. |
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63 */ |
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64 CharArrayBuffer formatElements(CharArrayBuffer buffer, |
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65 HeaderElement[] elems, |
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66 boolean quote); |
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67 |
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68 /** |
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69 * Formats one header element. |
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70 * |
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71 * @param buffer the buffer to append to, or |
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72 * <code>null</code> to create a new buffer |
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73 * @param elem the header element to format |
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74 * @param quote <code>true</code> to always format with quoted values, |
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75 * <code>false</code> to use quotes only when necessary |
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76 * |
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77 * @return a buffer with the formatted header element. |
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78 * If the <code>buffer</code> argument was not <code>null</code>, |
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79 * that buffer will be used and returned. |
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80 */ |
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81 CharArrayBuffer formatHeaderElement(CharArrayBuffer buffer, |
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82 HeaderElement elem, |
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83 boolean quote); |
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84 |
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85 /** |
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86 * Formats the parameters of a header element. |
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87 * That's a list of name-value pairs, to be separated by semicolons. |
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88 * This method will <i>not</i> generate a leading semicolon. |
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89 * |
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90 * @param buffer the buffer to append to, or |
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91 * <code>null</code> to create a new buffer |
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92 * @param nvps the parameters (name-value pairs) to format |
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93 * @param quote <code>true</code> to always format with quoted values, |
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94 * <code>false</code> to use quotes only when necessary |
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95 * |
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96 * @return a buffer with the formatted parameters. |
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97 * If the <code>buffer</code> argument was not <code>null</code>, |
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98 * that buffer will be used and returned. |
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99 */ |
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100 CharArrayBuffer formatParameters(CharArrayBuffer buffer, |
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101 NameValuePair[] nvps, |
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102 boolean quote); |
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103 |
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104 /** |
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105 * Formats one name-value pair, where the value is optional. |
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106 * |
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107 * @param buffer the buffer to append to, or |
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108 * <code>null</code> to create a new buffer |
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109 * @param nvp the name-value pair to format |
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110 * @param quote <code>true</code> to always format with a quoted value, |
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111 * <code>false</code> to use quotes only when necessary |
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112 * |
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113 * @return a buffer with the formatted name-value pair. |
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114 * If the <code>buffer</code> argument was not <code>null</code>, |
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115 * that buffer will be used and returned. |
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116 */ |
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117 CharArrayBuffer formatNameValuePair(CharArrayBuffer buffer, |
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118 NameValuePair nvp, |
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119 boolean quote); |
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120 |
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121 } |
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122 |