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package org.springframework.remoting.httpinvoker;
import java.io.IOException;
import org.springframework.remoting.support.RemoteInvocation;
import org.springframework.remoting.support.RemoteInvocationResult;
/**
* Strategy interface for actual execution of an HTTP invoker request.
* Used by HttpInvokerClientInterceptor and its subclass
* HttpInvokerProxyFactoryBean.
*
* <p>Two implementations are provided out of the box:
* <ul>
* <li><b>SimpleHttpInvokerRequestExecutor:</b>
* Uses J2SE facilities to execute POST requests, without support
* for HTTP authentication or advanced configuration options.
* <li><b>CommonsHttpInvokerRequestExecutor:</b>
* Uses Jakarta's Commons HttpClient to execute POST requests,
* allowing to use a preconfigured HttpClient instance
* (potentially with authentication, HTTP connection pooling, etc).
* </ul>
*
* @author Juergen Hoeller
* @since 1.1
* @see HttpInvokerClientInterceptor#setHttpInvokerRequestExecutor
*/
public interface HttpInvokerRequestExecutor {
/**
* Execute a request to send the given remote invocation.
* @param config the HTTP invoker configuration that specifies the
* target service
* @param invocation the RemoteInvocation to execute
* @return the RemoteInvocationResult object
* @throws IOException if thrown by I/O operations
* @throws ClassNotFoundException if thrown during deserialization
* @throws Exception in case of general errors
*/
RemoteInvocationResult executeRequest(HttpInvokerClientConfiguration config, RemoteInvocation invocation)
throws Exception;
}
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