gecko/mobile/android/base/httpclientandroidlib/conn/ConnectionReleaseTrigger.java

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package ch.boye.httpclientandroidlib.conn;
import java.io.IOException;
/**
* Interface for releasing a connection. This can be implemented by various
* "trigger" objects which are associated with a connection, for example
* a {@link EofSensorInputStream stream} or an {@link BasicManagedEntity entity}
* or the {@link ManagedClientConnection connection} itself.
* <p>
* The methods in this interface can safely be called multiple times.
* The first invocation releases the connection, subsequent calls
* are ignored.
*
* @since 4.0
*/
public interface ConnectionReleaseTrigger {
/**
* Releases the connection with the option of keep-alive. This is a
* "graceful" release and may cause IO operations for consuming the
* remainder of a response entity. Use
* {@link #abortConnection abortConnection} for a hard release. The
* connection may be reused as specified by the duration.
*
* @throws IOException
* in case of an IO problem. The connection will be released
* anyway.
*/
void releaseConnection()
throws IOException;
/**
* Releases the connection without the option of keep-alive.
* This is a "hard" release that implies a shutdown of the connection.
* Use {@link #releaseConnection()} for a graceful release.
*
* @throws IOException in case of an IO problem.
* The connection will be released anyway.
*/
void abortConnection()
throws IOException;
}