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package ca.uhn.fhir.rest.client.api;

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import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;

import org.hl7.fhir.instance.model.api.IBaseBinary;

import ca.uhn.fhir.context.FhirContext;
import ca.uhn.fhir.rest.server.EncodingEnum;

/**
 * A HTTP Client interface.
 */
public interface IHttpClient {

    /**
     * Create a byte request
    * @param theContext TODO
    * @param theContents the contents
    * @param theContentType the contentType 
    * @param theEncoding the encoding
     * @return the http request to be executed
     */
    IHttpRequest createByteRequest(FhirContext theContext, String theContents, String theContentType, EncodingEnum theEncoding);

    /**
     * Create a parameter request
    * @param theContext TODO
    * @param theParams the parameters
    * @param theEncoding the encoding
     * @return the http request to be executed
     */
    IHttpRequest createParamRequest(FhirContext theContext, Map> theParams, EncodingEnum theEncoding);

    /**
     * Create a binary request
    * @param theContext TODO
    * @param theBinary the binary
     * @return the http request to be executed
     */
    IHttpRequest createBinaryRequest(FhirContext theContext, IBaseBinary theBinary);

    /**
     * Create a normal http get request
    * @param theContext TODO
    * @param theEncoding the request encoding
     * @return the http request to be executed
     */
    IHttpRequest createGetRequest(FhirContext theContext, EncodingEnum theEncoding);

}