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package java.net;

import java.io.OutputStream;
import java.io.IOException;

/**
 * Represents channels for storing resources in the
 * ResponseCache. Instances of such a class provide an
 * OutputStream object which is called by protocol handlers to
 * store the resource data into the cache, and also an abort() method
 * which allows a cache store operation to be interrupted and
 * abandoned. If an IOException is encountered while reading the
 * response or writing to the cache, the current cache store operation
 * will be aborted.
 *
 * @author Yingxian Wang
 * @since 1.5
 */
public abstract class CacheRequest {

 /**
 * Returns an OutputStream to which the response body can be
 * written.
 *
 * @return an OutputStream to which the response body can
 * be written
 * @throws IOException if an I/O error occurs while
 * writing the response body
 */
 public abstract OutputStream getBody() throws IOException;

 /**
 * Aborts the attempt to cache the response. If an IOException is
 * encountered while reading the response or writing to the cache,
 * the current cache store operation will be abandoned.
 */
 public abstract void abort();
}