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19  package org.eclipse.aether.spi.connector.transport;
20  
21  import java.io.Closeable;
22  
23  /**
24   * A transporter for a remote repository. A transporter is responsible for transferring resources between the remote
25   * repository and the local system. During its operation, the transporter must provide progress feedback via the
26   * {@link TransportListener} configured on the underlying task.
27   * <p>
28   * If applicable, a transporter should obey connect/request timeouts and other relevant settings from the
29   * {@link org.eclipse.aether.RepositorySystemSession#getConfigProperties() configuration properties} of the repository
30   * system session.
31   * <p>
32   * <strong>Note:</strong> Implementations must be thread-safe such that a given transporter instance can safely be used
33   * for concurrent requests.
34   */
35  public interface Transporter extends Closeable {
36  
37      /**
38       * Classification for exceptions that denote connectivity or authentication issues and any other kind of error that
39       * is not mapped to another classification code.
40       *
41       * @see #classify(Throwable)
42       */
43      int ERROR_OTHER = 0;
44  
45      /**
46       * Classification for exceptions that denote a requested resource does not exist in the remote repository. Note that
47       * cases where a remote repository is completely inaccessible should be classified as {@link #ERROR_OTHER}.
48       *
49       * @see #classify(Throwable)
50       */
51      int ERROR_NOT_FOUND = 1;
52  
53      /**
54       * Classifies the type of exception that has been thrown from a previous request to the transporter. The exception
55       * types employed by a transporter are generally unknown to its caller. Where a caller needs to distinguish between
56       * certain error cases, it employs this method to detect which error case corresponds to the exception.
57       *
58       * @param error The exception to classify, must not be {@code null}.
59       * @return The classification of the error, either {@link #ERROR_NOT_FOUND} or {@link #ERROR_OTHER}.
60       */
61      int classify(Throwable error);
62  
63      /**
64       * Checks the existence of a resource in the repository. If the remote repository can be contacted successfully but
65       * indicates the resource specified in the request does not exist, an exception is thrown such that invoking
66       * {@link #classify(Throwable)} with that exception yields {@link #ERROR_NOT_FOUND}.
67       *
68       * @param task The existence check to perform, must not be {@code null}.
69       * @throws Exception If the existence of the specified resource could not be confirmed.
70       */
71      void peek(PeekTask task) throws Exception;
72  
73      /**
74       * Downloads a resource from the repository. If the resource is downloaded to a file as given by
75       * {@link GetTask#getDataFile()} and the operation fails midway, the transporter should not delete the partial file
76       * but leave its management to the caller.
77       *
78       * @param task The download to perform, must not be {@code null}.
79       * @throws Exception If the transfer failed.
80       */
81      void get(GetTask task) throws Exception;
82  
83      /**
84       * Uploads a resource to the repository.
85       *
86       * @param task The upload to perform, must not be {@code null}.
87       * @throws Exception If the transfer failed.
88       */
89      void put(PutTask task) throws Exception;
90  
91      /**
92       * Closes this transporter and frees any network resources associated with it. Once closed, a transporter must not
93       * be used for further transfers, any attempt to do so would yield a {@link IllegalStateException} or similar.
94       * Closing an already closed transporter is harmless and has no effect.
95       */
96      void close();
97  }