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1 /*
2  * $HeadURL: http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/httpcomponents/httpclient/trunk/module-client/src/main/java/org/apache/http/conn/routing/HttpRouteDirector.java $
3  * $Revision: 620255 $
4  * $Date: 2008-02-10 02:23:55 -0800 (Sun, 10 Feb 2008) $
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31 
32 package org.apache.http.conn.routing;
33 
34 
35 
36 /**
37  * Provides directions on establishing a route.
38  * Implementations of this interface compare a planned route with
39  * a tracked route and indicate the next step required.
40  *
41  * @author <a href="mailto:rolandw at apache.org">Roland Weber</a>
42  *
43  *
44  * <!-- empty lines to avoid svn diff problems -->
45  * @version $Revision: 620255 $
46  *
47  * @since 4.0
48  */
49 public interface HttpRouteDirector {
50 
51     /** Indicates that the route can not be established at all. */
52     public final static int UNREACHABLE = -1;
53 
54     /** Indicates that the route is complete. */
55     public final static int COMPLETE = 0;
56 
57     /** Step: open connection to target. */
58     public final static int CONNECT_TARGET = 1;
59 
60     /** Step: open connection to proxy. */
61     public final static int CONNECT_PROXY = 2;
62 
63     /** Step: tunnel through proxy to target. */
64     public final static int TUNNEL_TARGET = 3;
65 
66     /** Step: tunnel through proxy to other proxy. */
67     public final static int TUNNEL_PROXY = 4;
68 
69     /** Step: layer protocol (over tunnel). */
70     public final static int LAYER_PROTOCOL = 5;
71 
72 
73     /**
74      * Provides the next step.
75      *
76      * @param plan      the planned route
77      * @param fact      the currently established route, or
78      *                  <code>null</code> if nothing is established
79      *
80      * @return  one of the constants defined in this interface, indicating
81      *          either the next step to perform, or success, or failure.
82      *          0 is for success, a negative value for failure.
83      */
nextStep(RouteInfo plan, RouteInfo fact)84     public int nextStep(RouteInfo plan, RouteInfo fact)
85         ;
86 
87 
88 } // interface HttpRouteDirector
89