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31 package org.apache.commons.httpclient;
32
33 /***
34 * A handler for determining if an HttpMethod should be retried after a
35 * recoverable exception during execution.
36 *
37 * @see HttpMethod#execute(HttpState, HttpConnection)
38 * @see HttpRecoverableException
39 *
40 * @deprecated use {@link HttpMethodRetryHandler}
41 *
42 * @author Michael Becke
43 */
44 public interface MethodRetryHandler {
45
46 /***
47 * Determines if a method should be retried after an HttpRecoverableException
48 * occurs during execution.
49 *
50 * @param method the method being executed
51 * @param connection the connection the method is using
52 * @param recoverableException the exception that occurred
53 * @param executionCount the number of times this method has been
54 * unsuccessfully executed
55 * @param requestSent this argument is unused and will be removed in the future.
56 * {@link HttpMethod#isRequestSent()} should be used instead
57 *
58 * @return <code>true</code> if the method should be retried, <code>false</code>
59 * otherwise
60 */
61 boolean retryMethod(
62 HttpMethod method,
63 HttpConnection connection,
64 HttpRecoverableException recoverableException,
65 int executionCount,
66 boolean requestSent);
67
68 }