[HTTPCLIENT-602] refactor HttpClientConnection and HttpProxyConnection

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: 4.0 Alpha 1
• Component/s: HttpClient (classic)
• Assignee: Roland Weber
• Reporter: Roland Weber
• Created: 25/Aug/06 17:59
• Updated: 20/Sep/16 19:30
• Resolved: 04/Feb/07 11:30

Description

Instead of trying to define a full abstraction for client connections, let's define only a minimal interface in HttpCore with only those methods actually needed in the core. In particular, the core does not need to open connections (since HTTPCORE-11), and it does not care whether a connection is direct or through a proxy. An abstraction for client connections can be defined in HttpConn.

(original description
As discussed on the mailing list, separating the responsibility for establishing connections from the connection objects could improve the design and help with proxy support.

Issue Links

• is blocked by: HTTPCORE-11 Provide generic server and client connection primitives that can work with arbitrary HTTP data receivers and transmitters.
• is blocked by: HTTPCLIENT-475 Provide support for unconnected sockets