http://hc.apache.org/httpcomponents-client: Apache HttpComponents Client (The Apache Software Foundation)
  • Julius Davies
  • Andrea Selva
  • Steffen Pingel
  • Quintin Beukes
  • Marc Beyerle
  • James Abley
  • Michajlo Matijkiw 
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package org.apache.http.conn.routing;


Provides directions on establishing a route.
Implementations of this interface compare a planned route with
a tracked route and indicate the next step required.

Since:4.0
/**
 * Provides directions on establishing a route.
 * Implementations of this interface compare a planned route with
 * a tracked route and indicate the next step required.
 *
 * @since 4.0
 */
public interface HttpRouteDirector {

    
Indicates that the route can not be established at all. 
/** Indicates that the route can not be established at all. */
    public final static int UNREACHABLE = -1;

    
Indicates that the route is complete. 
/** Indicates that the route is complete. */
    public final static int COMPLETE = 0;

    
Step: open connection to target. 
/** Step: open connection to target. */
    public final static int CONNECT_TARGET = 1;

    
Step: open connection to proxy. 
/** Step: open connection to proxy. */
    public final static int CONNECT_PROXY = 2;

    
Step: tunnel through proxy to target. 
/** Step: tunnel through proxy to target. */
    public final static int TUNNEL_TARGET = 3;

    
Step: tunnel through proxy to other proxy. 
/** Step: tunnel through proxy to other proxy. */
    public final static int TUNNEL_PROXY = 4;

    
Step: layer protocol (over tunnel). 
/** Step: layer protocol (over tunnel). */
    public final static int LAYER_PROTOCOL = 5;


    
Provides the next step.

Params:
  • plan –      the planned route
  • fact –  the currently established route, or null if nothing is established
Returns: one of the constants defined in this interface, indicating
         either the next step to perform, or success, or failure.
         0 is for success, a negative value for failure.
/**
     * Provides the next step.
     *
     * @param plan      the planned route
     * @param fact      the currently established route, or
     *                  {@code null} if nothing is established
     *
     * @return  one of the constants defined in this interface, indicating
     *          either the next step to perform, or success, or failure.
     *          0 is for success, a negative value for failure.
     */
    public int nextStep(RouteInfo plan, RouteInfo fact);

}