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30  
31  package org.apache.commons.httpclient;
32  
33  import org.apache.commons.httpclient.params.HttpConnectionManagerParams;
34  
35  /***
36   * An interface for classes that manage HttpConnections.
37   * 
38   * @see org.apache.commons.httpclient.HttpConnection
39   * @see org.apache.commons.httpclient.HttpClient#HttpClient(HttpConnectionManager)
40   *
41   * @author Michael Becke
42   * @author <a href="mailto:mbowler@GargoyleSoftware.com">Mike Bowler</a>
43   * @author <a href="mailto:oleg@ural.ru">Oleg Kalnichevski</a>
44   * 
45   * @since 2.0
46   */
47  public interface HttpConnectionManager {
48  
49      /***
50       * Gets an HttpConnection for a given host configuration. If a connection is
51       * not available this method will block until one is.
52       *
53       * The connection manager should be registered with any HttpConnection that
54       * is created.
55       *
56       * @param hostConfiguration the host configuration to use to configure the
57       * connection
58       * 
59       * @return an HttpConnection for the given configuration
60       * 
61       * @see HttpConnection#setHttpConnectionManager(HttpConnectionManager)
62       */
63      HttpConnection getConnection(HostConfiguration hostConfiguration);
64  
65      /***
66       * Gets an HttpConnection for a given host configuration. If a connection is
67       * not available, this method will block for at most the specified number of
68       * milliseconds or until a connection becomes available.
69       *
70       * The connection manager should be registered with any HttpConnection that
71       * is created.
72       *
73       * @param hostConfiguration the host configuration to use to configure the
74       * connection
75       * @param timeout - the time (in milliseconds) to wait for a connection to
76       * become available, 0 to specify an infinite timeout
77       * 
78       * @return an HttpConnection for the given configuraiton
79       * 
80       * @throws HttpException if no connection becomes available before the
81       * timeout expires
82       * 
83       * @see HttpConnection#setHttpConnectionManager(HttpConnectionManager)
84       * 
85       * @deprecated Use #getConnectionWithTimeout(HostConfiguration, long) 
86       */
87      HttpConnection getConnection(HostConfiguration hostConfiguration, long timeout)
88          throws HttpException;
89  
90  	/***
91  	 * Gets an HttpConnection for a given host configuration. If a connection is
92  	 * not available, this method will block for at most the specified number of
93  	 * milliseconds or until a connection becomes available.
94  	 *
95  	 * The connection manager should be registered with any HttpConnection that
96  	 * is created.
97  	 *
98  	 * @param hostConfiguration the host configuration to use to configure the
99  	 * connection
100 	 * @param timeout - the time (in milliseconds) to wait for a connection to
101 	 * become available, 0 to specify an infinite timeout
102 	 * 
103 	 * @return an HttpConnection for the given configuraiton
104 	 * 
105 	 * @throws ConnectionPoolTimeoutException if no connection becomes available before the
106 	 * timeout expires
107 	 * 
108 	 * @see HttpConnection#setHttpConnectionManager(HttpConnectionManager)
109      * 
110      * @since 3.0
111 	 */
112 	HttpConnection getConnectionWithTimeout(HostConfiguration hostConfiguration, long timeout)
113 		throws ConnectionPoolTimeoutException;
114 
115     /***
116      * Releases the given HttpConnection for use by other requests.
117      *
118      * @param conn - The HttpConnection to make available.
119      */
120     void releaseConnection(HttpConnection conn);
121 
122     /***
123      * Closes connections that have been idle for at least the given amount of time.  Only
124      * connections that are currently owned, not checked out, are subject to idle timeouts.
125      * 
126      * @param idleTimeout the minimum idle time, in milliseconds, for connections to be closed
127      * 
128      * @since 3.0
129      */
130     void closeIdleConnections(long idleTimeout);
131     
132     /***
133      * Returns {@link HttpConnectionManagerParams parameters} associated 
134      * with this connection manager.
135      * 
136      * @since 3.0
137      * 
138      * @see HttpConnectionManagerParams
139      */
140     HttpConnectionManagerParams getParams();
141 
142     /***
143      * Assigns {@link HttpConnectionManagerParams parameters} for this 
144      * connection manager.
145      * 
146      * @since 3.0
147      * 
148      * @see HttpConnectionManagerParams
149      */
150     void setParams(final HttpConnectionManagerParams params);
151 }