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package org.apache.http.cookie.params;

/**
 * Parameter names for cookie specifications in HttpCookie.
 * 
 * @author <a href="mailto:oleg at ural.ru">Oleg Kalnichevski</a>
 * 
 * @version $Revision: 578403 $
 * 
 * @since 4.0
 */
public interface CookieSpecPNames {

    /**
     * Parameter for the date patterns used for parsing.
     * <p>
     * This parameter expects a value of type {@link java.util.Collection}.
     * The collection elements are of type {@link String}
     * and must be compatible with the syntax of
     * {@link java.text.SimpleDateFormat}.
     * </p>
     */
    public static final String DATE_PATTERNS = "http.protocol.cookie-datepatterns";
    
    /**
     * Parameter for Cookie header formatting.
     * Defines whether {@link org.apache.http.cookie.Cookie cookies}
     * should be put on 
     * a single {@link org.apache.http.Header request header}.
     * If not, each cookie is formatted in a seperate Cookie header.
     * <p>
     * This parameter expects a value of type {@link Boolean}.
     * </p>
     */
    public static final String SINGLE_COOKIE_HEADER = "http.protocol.single-cookie-header"; 

}