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package org.apache.http;

import java.util.Locale;


/**
 * Interface for obtaining reason phrases for HTTP status codes.
 *
 * @author <a href="mailto:rolandw at apache.org">Roland Weber</a>
 *
 *
 * <!-- empty lines above to avoid 'svn diff' context problems -->
 * @version $Revision: 505744 $
 * 
 * @since 4.0
 */
public interface ReasonPhraseCatalog {

    /**
     * Obtains the reason phrase for a status code.
     * The optional context allows for catalogs that detect
     * the language for the reason phrase.
     *
     * @param status    the status code, in the range 100-599
     * @param loc       the preferred locale for the reason phrase
     *
     * @return  the reason phrase, or <code>null</code> if unknown
     */
    public String getReason(int status, Locale loc)
        ;

}