client/src/main/java/org/apache/asyncweb/client/codec/CookiePolicy.java

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package org.apache.asyncweb.client.codec;

import java.net.URL;

/**
 * The interface that defines whether the cookie can be associated with the
 * request.
 */
public interface CookiePolicy {
    /**
     * Returns whether the cookie can be accepted for the given URL.  Not all
     * cookies that are accepted can be sent to the server; e.g. an expired
     * cookie.  However, one can expect all cookies suitable to be sent will be
     * accepted.
     */
    boolean accept(Cookie cookie, URL url);
    
    /**
     * Returns whether the cookie should be sent for the given URL.
     */
    boolean matches(Cookie cookie, URL url);
}