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31 package org.apache.http.conn;
32 
33 import org.apache.http.ConnectionReuseStrategy;
34 import org.apache.http.HttpResponse;
35 import org.apache.http.protocol.HttpContext;
36 
37 /**
38  * Interface for deciding how long a connection can remain
39  * idle before being reused.
40  *
41  * @author <a href="mailto:sberlin at gmail.com">Sam Berlin</a>
42  *
43  *
44  * @version $Revision: $
45  *
46  * @since 4.0
47  */
48 public interface ConnectionKeepAliveStrategy {
49 
50     /**
51      * Returns the duration of time which this connection can be safely kept
52      * idle. If the connection is left idle for longer than this period of time,
53      * it MUST not reused. A value of 0 or less may be returned to indicate that
54      * there is no suitable suggestion.
55      *
56      * When coupled with a {@link ConnectionReuseStrategy}, if
57      * {@link ConnectionReuseStrategy#keepAlive(HttpResponse, HttpContext)
58      * returns true, this allows you to control how long the reuse will last. If
59      * keepAlive returns false, this should have no meaningful impact
60      *
61      * @param response
62      *            The last response received over the connection.
63      * @param context
64      *            the context in which the connection is being used.
65      *
66      * @return the duration in ms for which it is safe to keep the connection
67      *         idle, or <=0 if no suggested duration.
68      */
getKeepAliveDuration(HttpResponse response, HttpContext context)69     long getKeepAliveDuration(HttpResponse response, HttpContext context);
70 
71 }
72