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package javax.ws.rs.core;

import java.util.Date;
import java.util.List;

import javax.ws.rs.core.Response.ResponseBuilder;

/**
 * An injectable helper for request processing, all methods throw an
 * {@link IllegalStateException} if called outside the scope of a request
 * (e.g. from a provider constructor).
 *
 * Precondition processing (see the {@code evaluatePreconditions} methods)
 * can result in either a {@code null} return value to indicate that
 * preconditions have been met and that the request should continue, or
 * a non-{@code null} return value to indicate that preconditions were not met. In the
 * event that preconditions were not met, the returned {@code ResponseBuilder}
 * instance will have an appropriate status and will also include a {@code Vary}
 * header if the {@link #selectVariant(List)} method was called prior to to calling
 * {@code evaluatePreconditions}. It is the responsibility of the caller
 * to check the status and add additional metadata if required. E.g., see
 * HTTP/1.1, section 10.3.5
 * for details of the headers that are expected to accompany a {@code 304 Not Modified}
 * response.
 *
 * @author Paul Sandoz
 * @author Marc Hadley
 * @author Marek Potociar
 * @since 1.0
 */
public interface Request {

    /**
     * Get the request method, e.g. GET, POST, etc.
     *
     * @return the request method.
     * @see javax.ws.rs.HttpMethod
     */
    public String getMethod();

    /**
     * Select the representation variant that best matches the request. Returns
     * {@code null} in case there is no matching variant in the list.
     * 
     * More explicit variants are chosen ahead of less explicit ones. A vary header
     * is computed from the supplied list and automatically added to the  response.
     * 
     *
     * @param variants a list of Variant that describe all of the available representation
     *                 variants.
     * @return the variant that best matches the request or {@code null} if there's no match.
     * @throws java.lang.IllegalArgumentException
     *          if variants is empty or {@code null}.
     * @throws java.lang.IllegalStateException
     *          if called outside the scope of a request.
     * @see Variant.VariantListBuilder
     */
    public Variant selectVariant(List variants);

    /**
     * Evaluate request preconditions based on the passed in value.
     *
     * @param eTag an ETag for the current state of the resource
     * @return {@code null} if the preconditions are met or a {@code ResponseBuilder} set with
     *         the appropriate status if the preconditions are not met. A returned
     *         {@code ResponseBuilder} will include an ETag header set with the value of eTag,
     *         provided none of the precondition evaluation has failed, in which case
     *         the ETag header would not be included and the status code of the returned
     *         {@code ResponseBuilder} would be set to {@link Response.Status#PRECONDITION_FAILED}.
     * @throws java.lang.IllegalArgumentException
     *          if eTag is {@code null}.
     * @throws java.lang.IllegalStateException
     *          if called outside the scope of a request.
     */
    public ResponseBuilder evaluatePreconditions(EntityTag eTag);

    /**
     * Evaluate request preconditions based on the passed in value.
     *
     * @param lastModified a date that specifies the modification date of the resource
     * @return {@code null} if the preconditions are met or a {@code ResponseBuilder} set with
     *         the appropriate status if the preconditions are not met.
     * @throws java.lang.IllegalArgumentException
     *          if lastModified is {@code null}.
     * @throws java.lang.IllegalStateException
     *          if called outside the scope of a request.
     */
    public ResponseBuilder evaluatePreconditions(Date lastModified);

    /**
     * Evaluate request preconditions based on the passed in value.
     *
     * @param lastModified a date that specifies the modification date of the resource
     * @param eTag         an ETag for the current state of the resource
     * @return {@code null} if the preconditions are met or a {@code ResponseBuilder} set with
     *         the appropriate status if the preconditions are not met. A returned
     *         {@code ResponseBuilder} will include an ETag header set with the value of eTag,
     *         provided none of the precondition evaluation has failed, in which case
     *         the ETag header would not be included and the status code of the returned
     *         {@code ResponseBuilder} would be set to {@link Response.Status#PRECONDITION_FAILED}.
     * @throws java.lang.IllegalArgumentException
     *          if lastModified or eTag is {@code null}.
     * @throws java.lang.IllegalStateException
     *          if called outside the scope of a request.
     */
    public ResponseBuilder evaluatePreconditions(Date lastModified, EntityTag eTag);

    /**
     * Evaluate request preconditions for a resource that does not currently
     * exist. The primary use of this method is to support the {@link 
     * If-Match: *} and {@link 
     * If-None-Match: *} preconditions.
     *
     * Note that both preconditions {@code If-None-Match: *} and
     * If-None-Match: something will always be considered to
     * have been met and it is the applications responsibility
     * to enforce any additional method-specific semantics. E.g. a
     * {@code PUT} on a resource that does not exist might succeed whereas
     * a {@code GET} on a resource that does not exist would likely result
     * in a 404 response. It would be the responsibility of the application to
     * generate the 404 response.
     *
     * @return {@code null} if the preconditions are met or a {@code ResponseBuilder} set with
     *         the appropriate status if the preconditions are not met.
     * @throws IllegalStateException if called outside the scope of a request.
     * @since 1.1
     */
    public ResponseBuilder evaluatePreconditions();

}