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* All formatting methods accept an optional buffer argument.
* If a buffer is passed in, the formatted element will be appended
* and the modified buffer is returned. If no buffer is passed in,
* a new buffer will be created and filled with the formatted element.
* In both cases, the caller is allowed to modify the returned buffer.
*
*
* @since 4.0
*/
public interface HeaderValueFormatter {
/**
* Formats an array of header elements.
*
* @param buffer the buffer to append to, or
* {@code null} to create a new buffer
* @param elems the header elements to format
* @param quote {@code true} to always format with quoted values,
* {@code false} to use quotes only when necessary
*
* @return a buffer with the formatted header elements.
* If the {@code buffer} argument was not {@code null},
* that buffer will be used and returned.
*/
CharArrayBuffer formatElements(CharArrayBuffer buffer,
HeaderElement[] elems,
boolean quote);
/**
* Formats one header element.
*
* @param buffer the buffer to append to, or
* {@code null} to create a new buffer
* @param elem the header element to format
* @param quote {@code true} to always format with quoted values,
* {@code false} to use quotes only when necessary
*
* @return a buffer with the formatted header element.
* If the {@code buffer} argument was not {@code null},
* that buffer will be used and returned.
*/
CharArrayBuffer formatHeaderElement(CharArrayBuffer buffer,
HeaderElement elem,
boolean quote);
/**
* Formats the parameters of a header element.
* That's a list of name-value pairs, to be separated by semicolons.
* This method will not generate a leading semicolon.
*
* @param buffer the buffer to append to, or
* {@code null} to create a new buffer
* @param nvps the parameters (name-value pairs) to format
* @param quote {@code true} to always format with quoted values,
* {@code false} to use quotes only when necessary
*
* @return a buffer with the formatted parameters.
* If the {@code buffer} argument was not {@code null},
* that buffer will be used and returned.
*/
CharArrayBuffer formatParameters(CharArrayBuffer buffer,
NameValuePair[] nvps,
boolean quote);
/**
* Formats one name-value pair, where the value is optional.
*
* @param buffer the buffer to append to, or
* {@code null} to create a new buffer
* @param nvp the name-value pair to format
* @param quote {@code true} to always format with a quoted value,
* {@code false} to use quotes only when necessary
*
* @return a buffer with the formatted name-value pair.
* If the {@code buffer} argument was not {@code null},
* that buffer will be used and returned.
*/
CharArrayBuffer formatNameValuePair(CharArrayBuffer buffer,
NameValuePair nvp,
boolean quote);
}