ResponseErrorHandler.java

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package org.springframework.web.client;

import java.io.IOException;

import org.springframework.http.client.ClientHttpResponse;

/**
 * Strategy interface used by the {@link RestTemplate} to determine whether a particular response has an error or not.
 *
 * @author Arjen Poutsma
 * @since 3.0
 */
public interface ResponseErrorHandler {

	/**
	 * Indicates whether the given response has any errors.
	 * Implementations will typically inspect the {@link ClientHttpResponse#getStatusCode() HttpStatus}
	 * of the response.
	 * @param response the response to inspect
	 * @return <code>true</code> if the response has an error; <code>false</code> otherwise
	 * @throws IOException in case of I/O errors
	 */
	boolean hasError(ClientHttpResponse response) throws IOException;

	/**
	 * Handles the error in the given response.
	 * This method is only called when {@link #hasError(ClientHttpResponse)} has returned <code>true</code>.
	 * @param response the response with the error
	 * @throws IOException in case of I/O errors
	 */
	void handleError(ClientHttpResponse response) throws IOException;
}