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16 package org.jboss.netty.handler.codec.http;
17
18
19 /**
20 * An HTTP request.
21 *
22 * <h3>Accessing Query Parameters and Cookie</h3>
23 * <p>
24 * Unlike the Servlet API, a query string is constructed and decomposed by
25 * {@link QueryStringEncoder} and {@link QueryStringDecoder}. {@link Cookie}
26 * support is also provided separately via {@link CookieEncoder} and
27 * {@link CookieDecoder}.
28 *
29 * @author <a href="http://www.jboss.org/netty/">The Netty Project</a>
30 * @author Andy Taylor (andy.taylor@jboss.org)
31 * @version $Rev: 2080 $, $Date: 2010-01-26 18:04:19 +0900 (Tue, 26 Jan 2010) $
32 *
33 * @see HttpResponse
34 * @see CookieEncoder
35 * @see CookieDecoder
36 */
37 public interface HttpRequest extends HttpMessage {
38
39 /**
40 * Returns the method of this request.
41 */
42 HttpMethod getMethod();
43
44 /**
45 * Sets the method of this request.
46 */
47 void setMethod(HttpMethod method);
48
49 /**
50 * Returns the URI (or path) of this request.
51 */
52 String getUri();
53
54 /**
55 * Sets the URI (or path) of this request.
56 */
57 void setUri(String uri);
58 }