jetty-server/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/server/HttpTransport.java

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package org.eclipse.jetty.server;

import java.nio.ByteBuffer;

import org.eclipse.jetty.http.MetaData;
import org.eclipse.jetty.util.Callback;


/* ------------------------------------------------------------ */
/** Abstraction of the outbound HTTP transport.
 */
public interface HttpTransport
{
    /** Asynchronous call to send a response (or part) over the transport
     * @param info The header info to send, or null if just sending more data.
     *             The first call to send for a response must have a non null info.
     * @param head True if the response if for a HEAD request (and the data should not be sent).
     * @param content A buffer of content to be sent.
     * @param lastContent True if the content is the last content for the current response.
     * @param callback The Callback instance that success or failure of the send is notified on
     */
    void send(MetaData.Response info, boolean head, ByteBuffer content, boolean lastContent, Callback callback);

    /**
     * @return true if responses can be pushed over this transport
     */
    boolean isPushSupported();

    /**
     * @param request A request to use as the basis for generating a pushed response.
     */
    void push(MetaData.Request request);

    /**
     * Called to indicated the end of the current request/response cycle (which may be
     * some time after the last content is sent).
     */
    void onCompleted();
    
    /**
     * Aborts this transport.
     * <p>
     * This method should terminate the transport in a way that
     * can indicate an abnormal response to the client, for example
     * by abruptly close the connection.
     * <p>
     * This method is called when an error response needs to be sent,
     * but the response is already committed, or when a write failure
     * is detected.  If abort is called, {@link #onCompleted()} is not
     * called
     *
     * @param failure the failure that caused the abort.
     */
    void abort(Throwable failure);

    /* ------------------------------------------------------------ */
    /** Is the underlying transport optimized for DirectBuffer usage
     * @return True if direct buffers can be used optimally.
     */
    boolean isOptimizedForDirectBuffers();
}