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package org.apache.commons.httpclient;
/**
* A handler for determining if an HttpMethod should be retried after a
* recoverable exception during execution.
*
* @see HttpMethod#execute(HttpState, HttpConnection)
* @see HttpRecoverableException
*
* @author Michael Becke
*/
public interface MethodRetryHandler {
/**
* Determines if a method should be retried after an HttpRecoverableException
* occurs during execution.
*
* @param method the method being executed
* @param connection the connection the method is using
* @param recoverableException the exception that occurred
* @param executionCount the number of times this method has been
* unsuccessfully executed
* @param requestSent a flag indicating if the request has been fully sent or not
*
* @return <code>true</code> if the method should be retried, <code>false</code>
* otherwise
*/
boolean retryMethod(
HttpMethod method,
HttpConnection connection,
HttpRecoverableException recoverableException,
int executionCount,
boolean requestSent);
}
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