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25
26 package java.net;
27
28 import java.io.OutputStream;
29 import java.io.IOException;
30
31 /**
32 * Represents channels for storing resources in the
33 * ResponseCache. Instances of such a class provide an
34 * OutputStream object which is called by protocol handlers to
35 * store the resource data into the cache, and also an abort() method
36 * which allows a cache store operation to be interrupted and
37 * abandoned. If an IOException is encountered while reading the
38 * response or writing to the cache, the current cache store operation
39 * will be aborted.
40 *
41 * @version 1.1, 03/09/22
42 * @author Yingxian Wang
43 * @since 1.5
44 */
45 public abstract class CacheRequest {
46
47 /**
48 * Returns an OutputStream to which the response body can be
49 * written.
50 *
51 * @return an OutputStream to which the response body can
52 * be written
53 * @throws IOException if an I/O error occurs while
54 * writing the response body
55 */
56 public abstract OutputStream getBody() throws IOException;
57
58 /**
59 * Aborts the attempt to cache the response. If an IOException is
60 * encountered while reading the response or writing to the cache,
61 * the current cache store operation will be abandoned.
62 */
63 public abstract void abort();
64 }
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