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package io.netty.handler.codec.http;


/**
 * An HTTP request.
 *
 * <h3>Accessing Query Parameters and Cookie</h3>
 * <p>
 * Unlike the Servlet API, a query string is constructed and decomposed by
 * {@link QueryStringEncoder} and {@link QueryStringDecoder}.  {@link Cookie}
 * support is also provided separately via {@link ClientCookieDecoder}, {@link ServerCookieDecoder},
 * {@link ClientCookieEncoder}, and {@link @ServerCookieEncoder}.
 *
 * @see HttpResponse
 * @see ClientCookieEncoder
 * @see ServerCookieEncoder
 * @see ClientCookieDecoder
 * @see ServerCookieDecoder
 */
public interface HttpRequest extends HttpMessage {

    /**
     * Returns the {@link HttpMethod} of this {@link HttpRequest}.
     *
     * @return The {@link HttpMethod} of this {@link HttpRequest}
     */
    HttpMethod method();

    /**
     * Set the {@link HttpMethod} of this {@link HttpRequest}.
     */
    HttpRequest setMethod(HttpMethod method);

    /**
     * Returns the requested URI (or alternatively, path)
     *
     * @return The URI being requested
     */
    String uri();

    /**
     *  Set the requested URI (or alternatively, path)
     */
    HttpRequest setUri(String uri);

    @Override
    HttpRequest setProtocolVersion(HttpVersion version);
}
