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package sun.security.ssl;

import java.io.IOException;

/*

 * RFC 6066 defines the TLS extension,"status_request" (type 0x5),

 * which allows the client to request that the server perform OCSP

 * on the client's behalf.

 *

 * This class is an interface for multiple types of StatusRequests

 * (e.g. OCSPStatusRequest).

 */

interface StatusRequest {

    /**

     * Obtain the length of the {@code StatusRequest} object in encoded form

     *

     * @return the length of the {@code StatusRequest} object in encoded form

     */

    int length();

    /**

     * Place the encoded {@code StatusRequest} bytes into the

     *      {@code HandshakeOutputStream}

     *

     * @param s the target {@code HandshakeOutputStream}

     *

     * @throws IOException if any encoding error occurs

     */

    void send(HandshakeOutStream s) throws IOException;

}