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package org.apache.coyote;

import org.apache.coyote.http11.AbstractHttp11Protocol;
import org.apache.coyote.http11.upgrade.InternalHttpUpgradeHandler;
import org.apache.tomcat.util.net.SocketWrapperBase;

public interface UpgradeProtocol {

    
Params:
  • isSSLEnabled – Is this for a connector that is configured to support
                    TLS. Some protocols (e.g. HTTP/2) only support HTTP
                    upgrade over non-secure connections.
Returns:The name that clients will use to request an upgrade to this
        protocol via an HTTP/1.1 upgrade request or null if
        upgrade via an HTTP/1.1 upgrade request is not supported.
/**
     * @param isSSLEnabled Is this for a connector that is configured to support
     *                     TLS. Some protocols (e.g. HTTP/2) only support HTTP
     *                     upgrade over non-secure connections.
     * @return The name that clients will use to request an upgrade to this
     *         protocol via an HTTP/1.1 upgrade request or <code>null</code> if
     *         upgrade via an HTTP/1.1 upgrade request is not supported.
     */
    public String getHttpUpgradeName(boolean isSSLEnabled);

    
Returns:The byte sequence as listed in the IANA registry for this
        protocol or null if upgrade via ALPN is not
        supported.
/**
     * @return The byte sequence as listed in the IANA registry for this
     *         protocol or <code>null</code> if upgrade via ALPN is not
     *         supported.
     */
    public byte[] getAlpnIdentifier();

    
Returns:The name of the protocol as listed in the IANA registry if and only if getAlpnIdentifier() returns the UTF-8 encoding of this name. If getAlpnIdentifier() returns some other byte sequence, then this method returns the empty string. If upgrade via ALPN is not supported then null is
        returned.
/**
     * @return The name of the protocol as listed in the IANA registry if and
     *         only if {@link #getAlpnIdentifier()} returns the UTF-8 encoding
     *         of this name. If {@link #getAlpnIdentifier()} returns some other
     *         byte sequence, then this method returns the empty string. If
     *         upgrade via ALPN is not supported then <code>null</code> is
     *         returned.
     */
    /*
     * Implementation note: If Tomcat ever supports ALPN for a protocol where
     *                      the identifier is not the UTF-8 encoding of the name
     *                      then some refactoring is going to be required.
     *
     * Implementation note: Tomcat assumes that the UTF-8 encoding of this name
     *                      will not exceed 255 bytes. Tomcat's behaviour if
     *                      longer names are used is undefined.
     */
    public String getAlpnName();

    
Params:
  • socketWrapper – The socketWrapper for the connection that requires
                     a processor
  • adapter – The Adapter instance that provides access to the standard
               Engine/Host/Context/Wrapper processing chain
Returns:A processor instance for processing a connection using this
        protocol.
/**
     * @param socketWrapper The socketWrapper for the connection that requires
     *                      a processor
     * @param adapter The Adapter instance that provides access to the standard
     *                Engine/Host/Context/Wrapper processing chain
     *
     * @return A processor instance for processing a connection using this
     *         protocol.
     */
    public Processor getProcessor(SocketWrapperBase<?> socketWrapper, Adapter adapter);


    
Params:
  • socketWrapper – The socket
  • adapter – The Adapter to use to configure the new upgrade handler
  • request – A copy (may be incomplete) of the request that triggered
               the upgrade
Returns:An instance of the HTTP upgrade handler for this protocol
/**
     * @param socketWrapper The socket
     * @param adapter The Adapter to use to configure the new upgrade handler
     * @param request A copy (may be incomplete) of the request that triggered
     *                the upgrade
     *
     * @return An instance of the HTTP upgrade handler for this protocol
     */
    public InternalHttpUpgradeHandler getInternalUpgradeHandler(SocketWrapperBase<?> socketWrapper, Adapter adapter, Request request);


    
Allows the implementation to examine the request and accept or reject it
based on what it finds.

Params:
  • request – The request that included an upgrade header for this
               protocol
Returns:true if the request is accepted, otherwise
        false
/**
     * Allows the implementation to examine the request and accept or reject it
     * based on what it finds.
     *
     * @param request The request that included an upgrade header for this
     *                protocol
     *
     * @return <code>true</code> if the request is accepted, otherwise
     *         <code>false</code>
     */
    public boolean accept(Request request);


    
Configure the HTTP/1.1 protocol that this UpgradeProcotol is nested
under. Connections passed to this UpgradeProtocol via HTTP upgrade will
have been initially handled by this HTTP/1.1 protocol implementation.


The default implementation is a NO-OP.

Params:
  • protocol – The HTTP/1.1 protocol implementation that will initially
                handle any connections passed to this UpgradeProtocol via
                the HTTP upgrade mechanism
/**
     * Configure the HTTP/1.1 protocol that this UpgradeProcotol is nested
     * under. Connections passed to this UpgradeProtocol via HTTP upgrade will
     * have been initially handled by this HTTP/1.1 protocol implementation.
     * <p>
     * The default implementation is a NO-OP.
     *
     * @param protocol The HTTP/1.1 protocol implementation that will initially
     *                 handle any connections passed to this UpgradeProtocol via
     *                 the HTTP upgrade mechanism
     */
    public default void setHttp11Protocol(AbstractHttp11Protocol<?> protocol) {
        // NO-OP
    }
}