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package flex.messaging.services.http;
import org.apache.commons.httpclient.protocol.Protocol;
import flex.messaging.FlexConfigurable;
/**
* Implementations of the ProtocolFactory interface allow the developer to
* customize how the HTTP Proxy Service communicates with a 3rd party endpoint.
* ProtocolFactory extends FlexConfigurable to allow for properties to be
* provided directly in the services configuration.
*
* An example of a custom protocol might be to provide client certificates
* for two-way SSL authentication for a specific destination.
*
*
* Implementations of this interface must provide a default, no-args
* constructor.
*
*/
public interface ProtocolFactory extends FlexConfigurable
{
/**
* Returns a custom implementation of Apache Commons
* HTTPClient's Protocol interface.
*
* @return An implementation of org.apache.commons.httpclient.protocol.Protocol.
*/
Protocol getProtocol();
}