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22 package org.netbeans.lib.cvsclient.request;
23
24 import java.io.*;
25
26 import org.netbeans.lib.cvsclient.connection.*;
27 import org.netbeans.lib.cvsclient.file.*;
28
29 /**
30  * The superclass of all requests made to the CVS server
31  * @author Robert Greig
32  */

33 public abstract class Request {
34     /**
35      * Get the request String that will be passed to the server
36      * @return the request String
37      * @throws UnconfiguredRequestException if the request has not been
38      * properly configured
39      */

40     public abstract String JavaDoc getRequestString()
41             throws UnconfiguredRequestException;
42
43     /**
44      * Is a response expected from the server?
45      * @return true if a response is expected, false if no response if
46      * expected
47      */

48     public abstract boolean isResponseExpected();
49
50     /**
51      * If a file transmission is required, get the file object representing
52      * the file to transmit after the request string. The default
53      * implementation returns null, indicating no file is to be transmitted
54      * @return the file object, if one should be transmitted, or null if
55      * no file object is to be transmitted.
56      */

57     public FileDetails getFileForTransmission() {
58         return null;
59     }
60
61     /**
62      * Modify streams on the connection if necessary
63      */

64     public void modifyOutputStream(Connection connection) throws IOException {
65         // DO NOTHING
66
}
67
68     /**
69      * Modify streams on the connection if necessary
70      */

71     public void modifyInputStream(Connection connection) throws IOException {
72         // DO NOTHING
73
}
74
75     /**
76      * Does this request modify the input stream?
77      * @return true if it does, false otherwise
78      */

79     public boolean modifiesInputStream() {
80         return false;
81     }
82 }
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