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package org.apache.http.protocol;

import java.io.IOException;

import org.apache.http.HttpException;
import org.apache.http.HttpRequest;
import org.apache.http.HttpRequestInterceptor;
import org.apache.http.annotation.ThreadingBehavior;
import org.apache.http.annotation.Contract;
import org.apache.http.util.Args;

RequestConnControl is responsible for adding Connection header to the outgoing requests, which is essential for managing persistence of HTTP/1.0 connections. This interceptor is recommended for client side protocol processors.
Since:4.0
/** * RequestConnControl is responsible for adding {@code Connection} header * to the outgoing requests, which is essential for managing persistence of * {@code HTTP/1.0} connections. This interceptor is recommended for * client side protocol processors. * * @since 4.0 */
@Contract(threading = ThreadingBehavior.IMMUTABLE) public class RequestConnControl implements HttpRequestInterceptor { public RequestConnControl() { super(); } @Override public void process(final HttpRequest request, final HttpContext context) throws HttpException, IOException { Args.notNull(request, "HTTP request"); final String method = request.getRequestLine().getMethod(); if (method.equalsIgnoreCase("CONNECT")) { return; } if (!request.containsHeader(HTTP.CONN_DIRECTIVE)) { // Default policy is to keep connection alive // whenever possible request.addHeader(HTTP.CONN_DIRECTIVE, HTTP.CONN_KEEP_ALIVE); } } }