common/src/main/java/org/apache/asyncweb/common/Cookie.java

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package org.apache.asyncweb.common;

import java.io.Serializable;

/**
 * An HTTP cookie.
 *
 * @author The Apache MINA Project (dev@mina.apache.org)
 * @version $Rev: 592337 $, $Date: 2007-11-06 17:59:36 +0900 (화, 06 11월 2007) $
 */
public interface Cookie extends Serializable, Comparable<Cookie> {

    /**
     * Returns the cookie version number. The default (if not specified) is 0
     *
     * @return  The version number
     */
    int getVersion();

    /**
     * Returns the name of this cookie
     *
     * @return  The cookie name
     */
    String getName();

    /**
     * Returns the value of this cookie
     *
     * @return  The cookie value - or <code>null</code> if this cookie does not have
     *          a value
     */
    String getValue();

    /**
     * Returns the domain of this cookie.
     */
    String getDomain();

    /**
     * Returns the path on the server to which the client returns this cookie.
     *
     * @return  The path
     */
    String getPath();

    /**
     * Returns if this cookie is marked as "secure".
     * Secure cookies should be sent back by a client over a transport as least as
     * secure as that upon which they were received
     */
    boolean isSecure();

    /**
     * Returns the maximum age of this cookie in seconds.
     */
    int getMaxAge();

    /**
     * Returns the comment of this cookie.  Comments are not supported by version 0 cookies.
     *
     * @return <tt>null</tt> if no comment is specified
     */
    String getComment();
    
    /**
     * Returns the date the cookie was create.  This value is not included in the HTTP
     * header.  This is a convenience method for clients to determine when the cookie
     * will expire.
     * 
     * @return  the date the cookie was created in milliseconds after Jan. 1, 1970
     */
    long getCreatedDate();
    
    /**
     * Returns the date the expiration date of the cookie.  This value is calculated
     * based on the the values returned by {@link #getMaxAge()} and
     * {@link #getCreatedDate()}.
     * 
     * @return  the expiration date of the cookie in milliseconds after Jan. 1, 1970.
     */
    long getExpirationDate();
}