1/*
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4 * $Date: 2007-07-20 13:36:47 -0700 (Fri, 20 Jul 2007) $
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30
31package org.apache.http.client;
32
33import org.apache.http.auth.AuthScope;
34import org.apache.http.auth.Credentials;
35
36/**
37 * Abstract credentials provider.
38 *
39 * @author <a href="mailto:oleg at ural.ru">Oleg Kalnichevski</a>
40 *
41 * @since 4.0
42 *
43 * @deprecated Please use {@link java.net.URL#openConnection} instead.
44 *     Please visit <a href="http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2011/09/androids-http-clients.html">this webpage</a>
45 *     for further details.
46 */
47@Deprecated
48public interface CredentialsProvider {
49
50    /**
51     * Sets the {@link Credentials credentials} for the given authentication
52     * scope. Any previous credentials for the given scope will be overwritten.
53     *
54     * @param authscope the {@link AuthScope authentication scope}
55     * @param credentials the authentication {@link Credentials credentials}
56     * for the given scope.
57     *
58     * @see #getCredentials(AuthScope)
59     */
60    void setCredentials(AuthScope authscope, Credentials credentials);
61
62    /**
63     * Get the {@link Credentials credentials} for the given authentication scope.
64     *
65     * @param authscope the {@link AuthScope authentication scope}
66     * @return the credentials
67     *
68     * @see #setCredentials(AuthScope, Credentials)
69     */
70    Credentials getCredentials(AuthScope authscope);
71
72    /**
73     * Clears all credentials.
74     */
75    void clear();
76
77}
78