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package org.glassfish.jersey.spi;
import javax.ws.rs.ext.RuntimeDelegate.HeaderDelegate;
/**
* A provider that supports the conversion of an HTTP header, of type T, to and
* from a {@link String}.
*
* An implementation (a service-provider) identifies itself by placing a
* provider-configuration file (if not already present),
* "org.glassfish.jersey.header.spi.HeaderDelegateProvider" in the
* resource directory META-INF/services, and including the fully qualified
* service-provider-class of the implementation in the file.
* @param the type of the header.
* @author Paul Sandoz
* @author Marek Potociar (marek.potociar at oracle.com)
*/
@Contract
public interface HeaderDelegateProvider extends HeaderDelegate {
/**
* Ascertain if the Provider supports a particular type.
*
* @param type the type that is to be supported.
* @return true if the type is supported, otherwise false.
*/
boolean supports(Class type);
}