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package org.apache.http;

/**
 * A request with an entity.
 *
 * @author <a href="mailto:oleg at ural.ru">Oleg Kalnichevski</a>
 *
 * @version $Revision: 618017 $
 * 
 * @since 4.0
 */
public interface HttpEntityEnclosingRequest extends HttpRequest {

    /**
     * Tells if this request should use the expect-continue handshake.
     * The expect continue handshake gives the server a chance to decide
     * whether to accept the entity enclosing request before the possibly
     * lengthy entity is sent across the wire.
     * @return true if the expect continue handshake should be used, false if
     * not.
     */
    boolean expectContinue();
    
    /**
     * Hands the entity to the request.
     * @param entity the entity to send.
     */
    void setEntity(HttpEntity entity);
    
    HttpEntity getEntity();
    
}