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package org.apache.commons.fileupload;

import java.io.InputStream;
import java.io.IOException;

Abstracts access to the request information needed for file uploads. This
interface should be implemented for each type of request that may be
handled by FileUpload, such as servlets and portlets.
Since:
FileUpload 1.1/**
 * <p>Abstracts access to the request information needed for file uploads. This
 * interface should be implemented for each type of request that may be
 * handled by FileUpload, such as servlets and portlets.</p>
 *
 * @since FileUpload 1.1
 */
public interface RequestContext {

    
Retrieve the character encoding for the request.
Returns:
The character encoding for the request./**
     * Retrieve the character encoding for the request.
     *
     * @return The character encoding for the request.
     */
    String getCharacterEncoding();

    
Retrieve the content type of the request.
Returns:
The content type of the request./**
     * Retrieve the content type of the request.
     *
     * @return The content type of the request.
     */
    String getContentType();

    
Retrieve the content length of the request.
Returns:
The content length of the request.
Deprecated:
1.3 Use UploadContext.contentLength() instead/**
     * Retrieve the content length of the request.
     *
     * @return The content length of the request.
     * @deprecated 1.3 Use {@link UploadContext#contentLength()} instead
     */
    @Deprecated
    int getContentLength();

    
Retrieve the input stream for the request.
Throws:
IOException – if a problem occurs.
Returns:
The input stream for the request./**
     * Retrieve the input stream for the request.
     *
     * @return The input stream for the request.
     *
     * @throws IOException if a problem occurs.
     */
    InputStream getInputStream() throws IOException;

}