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package org.springframework.http.server;

import java.io.Closeable;
import java.io.Flushable;
import java.io.IOException;

import org.springframework.http.HttpOutputMessage;
import org.springframework.http.HttpStatus;

Represents a server-side HTTP response.
Author:
Arjen Poutsma
Since:
3.0/**
 * Represents a server-side HTTP response.
 *
 * @author Arjen Poutsma
 * @since 3.0
 */
public interface ServerHttpResponse extends HttpOutputMessage, Flushable, Closeable {

	
Set the HTTP status code of the response.
Params:
status – the HTTP status as an HttpStatus enum value/**
	 * Set the HTTP status code of the response.
	 * @param status the HTTP status as an HttpStatus enum value
	 */
	void setStatusCode(HttpStatus status);

	
Ensure that the headers and the content of the response are written out.
After the first flush, headers can no longer be changed.
Only further content writing and content flushing is possible.
/**
	 * Ensure that the headers and the content of the response are written out.
	 * <p>After the first flush, headers can no longer be changed.
	 * Only further content writing and content flushing is possible.
	 */
	@Override
	void flush() throws IOException;

	
Close this response, freeing any resources created.
/**
	 * Close this response, freeing any resources created.
	 */
	@Override
	void close();

}