org.apache.http.conn.routing
Interface HttpRoutePlanner

All Known Implementing Classes:
DefaultHttpRoutePlanner, ProxySelectorRoutePlanner

public interface HttpRoutePlanner

Encapsulates logic to compute a HttpRoute to a target host. Implementations may for example be based on parameters, or on the standard Java system properties.


Method Summary
 HttpRoute determineRoute(org.apache.http.HttpHost target, org.apache.http.HttpRequest request, org.apache.http.protocol.HttpContext context)
          Determines the route for a request.
 

Method Detail

determineRoute

HttpRoute determineRoute(org.apache.http.HttpHost target,
                         org.apache.http.HttpRequest request,
                         org.apache.http.protocol.HttpContext context)
                         throws org.apache.http.HttpException
Determines the route for a request.

Parameters:
target - the target host for the request. Implementations may accept null if they can still determine a route, for example to a default target or by inspecting the request.
request - the request to execute
context - the context to use for the subsequent execution. Implementations may accept null.
Returns:
the route that the request should take
Throws:
org.apache.http.HttpException - in case of a problem


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