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package org.apache.http.protocol;

import java.util.List;

import org.apache.http.HttpRequestInterceptor;

Provides access to an ordered list of request interceptors. Lists are expected to be built upfront and used read-only afterwards for processing. 
Since:
4.0
Deprecated:
(4.3)/**
 * Provides access to an ordered list of request interceptors.
 * Lists are expected to be built upfront and used read-only afterwards
 * for {@link HttpProcessor processing}.
 *
 * @since 4.0
 *
 * @deprecated (4.3)
 */
@Deprecated
public interface HttpRequestInterceptorList {

    
Appends a request interceptor to this list.
Params:
interceptor – the request interceptor to add/**
     * Appends a request interceptor to this list.
     *
     * @param interceptor the request interceptor to add
     */
    void addRequestInterceptor(HttpRequestInterceptor interceptor);

    
Inserts a request interceptor at the specified index.
Params:
interceptor – the request interceptor to add
index –     the index to insert the interceptor at/**
     * Inserts a request interceptor at the specified index.
     *
     * @param interceptor the request interceptor to add
     * @param index     the index to insert the interceptor at
     */
    void addRequestInterceptor(HttpRequestInterceptor interceptor, int index);

    
Obtains the current size of this list.
Returns:
 the number of request interceptors in this list/**
     * Obtains the current size of this list.
     *
     * @return  the number of request interceptors in this list
     */
    int getRequestInterceptorCount();

    
Obtains a request interceptor from this list.
Params:
index –     the index of the interceptor to obtain,
                 0 for first
Returns:
 the interceptor at the given index, or null if the index is out of range/**
     * Obtains a request interceptor from this list.
     *
     * @param index     the index of the interceptor to obtain,
     *                  0 for first
     *
     * @return  the interceptor at the given index, or
     *          {@code null} if the index is out of range
     */
    HttpRequestInterceptor getRequestInterceptor(int index);

    
Removes all request interceptors from this list.
/**
     * Removes all request interceptors from this list.
     */
    void clearRequestInterceptors();

    
Removes all request interceptor of the specified class
Params:
clazz –  the class of the instances to be removed./**
     * Removes all request interceptor of the specified class
     *
     * @param clazz  the class of the instances to be removed.
     */
    void removeRequestInterceptorByClass(Class<? extends HttpRequestInterceptor> clazz);

    
Sets the request interceptors in this list.
This list will be cleared and re-initialized to contain
all request interceptors from the argument list.
If the argument list includes elements that are not request
interceptors, the behavior is implementation dependent.
Params:
list – the list of request interceptors/**
     * Sets the request interceptors in this list.
     * This list will be cleared and re-initialized to contain
     * all request interceptors from the argument list.
     * If the argument list includes elements that are not request
     * interceptors, the behavior is implementation dependent.
     *
     * @param list the list of request interceptors
     */
    void setInterceptors(List<?> list);

}