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package com.sun.jersey.client.urlconnection;

import com.sun.jersey.api.client.Client;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.net.HttpURLConnection;
import java.net.URL;

/**
 * A factory for {@link HttpURLConnection} instances.
 * 
 * A factory may be used to create a {@link HttpURLConnection} and configure
 * it in a custom manner that is not possible using the Client API.
 * 

 * A factory instance may be registered with the constructor
 * {@link URLConnectionClientHandler#URLConnectionClientHandler(com.sun.jersey.client.urlconnection.HttpURLConnectionFactory)}.
 * Then the {@link URLConnectionClientHandler} instance may be registered with a {@link Client}
 * using the constructor {@link Client#Client(com.sun.jersey.api.client.ClientHandler) }.
 *
 * @author [email protected]
 */
public interface HttpURLConnectionFactory {

    /**
     * Get a {@link HttpURLConnection} for a given URL.
     * 
     * This method is re-entrant so implementation should not return the same
     * {@link HttpURLConnection} instance for multiple and concurrent requests.
     * 
     * @param url the URL.
     * @return the {@link HttpURLConnection}.
     * @throws java.io.IOException
     */
    public HttpURLConnection getHttpURLConnection(URL url) throws IOException;
}