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michael@0: package ch.boye.httpclientandroidlib;
michael@0: 
michael@0: /**
michael@0:  * A request with an entity.
michael@0:  *
michael@0:  * @since 4.0
michael@0:  */
michael@0: public interface HttpEntityEnclosingRequest extends HttpRequest {
michael@0: 
michael@0:     /**
michael@0:      * Tells if this request should use the expect-continue handshake.
michael@0:      * The expect continue handshake gives the server a chance to decide
michael@0:      * whether to accept the entity enclosing request before the possibly
michael@0:      * lengthy entity is sent across the wire.
michael@0:      * @return true if the expect continue handshake should be used, false if
michael@0:      * not.
michael@0:      */
michael@0:     boolean expectContinue();
michael@0: 
michael@0:     /**
michael@0:      * Associates the entity with this request.
michael@0:      *
michael@0:      * @param entity the entity to send.
michael@0:      */
michael@0:     void setEntity(HttpEntity entity);
michael@0: 
michael@0:     /**
michael@0:      * Returns the entity associated with this request.
michael@0:      *
michael@0:      * @return entity
michael@0:      */
michael@0:     HttpEntity getEntity();
michael@0: 
michael@0: }