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package org.apache.hc.client5.http.async;

import java.io.IOException;

import org.apache.hc.core5.annotation.Contract;
import org.apache.hc.core5.annotation.ThreadingBehavior;
import org.apache.hc.core5.http.HttpException;
import org.apache.hc.core5.http.HttpRequest;
import org.apache.hc.core5.http.nio.AsyncEntityProducer;

/**
 * Abstract request execution handler in an asynchronous client side request execution
 * chain. Handlers can either be a decorator around another element that implements
 * a cross cutting aspect or a self-contained executor capable of producing a response
 * for the given request.
 *
 * @since 5.0
 */
@Contract(threading = ThreadingBehavior.STATELESS)
public interface AsyncExecChainHandler {

    /**
     * Executes the actual HTTP request. The handler can choose to return
     * a response message immediately inside the call or asynchronously
     * at some later point or delegate request execution to the next
     * element in the execution chain.
     *
     * @param request the actual request.
     * @param entityProducer the request entity producer or {@code null} if the request
     *                      does not enclose an entity.
     * @param scope the execution scope .
     * @param chain the next element in the request execution chain.
     * @param asyncExecCallback the execution callback.
     */
    void execute(
            HttpRequest request,
            AsyncEntityProducer entityProducer,
            AsyncExecChain.Scope scope,
            AsyncExecChain chain,
            AsyncExecCallback asyncExecCallback) throws HttpException, IOException;

}