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1   /*
2    * Copyright (C) 2010, Google Inc.
3    * Copyright (C) 2008, Marek Zawirski <marek.zawirski@gmail.com>
4    * Copyright (C) 2008, Shawn O. Pearce <spearce@spearce.org> and others
5    *
6    * This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
7    * terms of the Eclipse Distribution License v. 1.0 which is available at
8    * https://www.eclipse.org/org/documents/edl-v10.php.
9    *
10   * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
11   */
12  
13  package org.eclipse.jgit.transport;
14  
15  import java.util.Collection;
16  import java.util.Map;
17  
18  import org.eclipse.jgit.lib.Ref;
19  
20  /**
21   * Represent connection for operation on a remote repository.
22   * <p>
23   * Currently all operations on remote repository (fetch and push) provide
24   * information about remote refs. Every connection is able to be closed and
25   * should be closed - this is a connection client responsibility.
26   *
27   * @see Transport
28   */
29  public interface Connection extends AutoCloseable {
30  	/**
31  	 * Get the complete map of refs advertised as available for fetching or
32  	 * pushing.
33  	 *
34  	 * @return available/advertised refs: map of refname to ref. Never null. Not
35  	 *         modifiable. The collection can be empty if the remote side has no
36  	 *         refs (it is an empty/newly created repository).
37  	 */
38  	Map<String, Ref> getRefsMap();
39  
40  	/**
41  	 * Get the complete list of refs advertised as available for fetching or
42  	 * pushing.
43  	 * <p>
44  	 * The returned refs may appear in any order. If the caller needs these to
45  	 * be sorted, they should be copied into a new array or List and then sorted
46  	 * by the caller as necessary.
47  	 *
48  	 * @return available/advertised refs. Never null. Not modifiable. The
49  	 *         collection can be empty if the remote side has no refs (it is an
50  	 *         empty/newly created repository).
51  	 */
52  	Collection<Ref> getRefs();
53  
54  	/**
55  	 * Get a single advertised ref by name.
56  	 * <p>
57  	 * The name supplied should be valid ref name. To get a peeled value for a
58  	 * ref (aka <code>refs/tags/v1.0^{}</code>) use the base name (without
59  	 * the <code>^{}</code> suffix) and look at the peeled object id.
60  	 *
61  	 * @param name
62  	 *            name of the ref to obtain.
63  	 * @return the requested ref; null if the remote did not advertise this ref.
64  	 */
65  	Ref getRef(String name);
66  
67  	/**
68  	 * {@inheritDoc}
69  	 * <p>
70  	 * Close any resources used by this connection.
71  	 * <p>
72  	 * If the remote repository is contacted by a network socket this method
73  	 * must close that network socket, disconnecting the two peers. If the
74  	 * remote repository is actually local (same system) this method must close
75  	 * any open file handles used to read the "remote" repository.
76  	 * <p>
77  	 * If additional messages were produced by the remote peer, these should
78  	 * still be retained in the connection instance for {@link #getMessages()}.
79  	 * <p>
80  	 * {@code AutoClosable.close()} declares that it throws {@link Exception}.
81  	 * Implementers shouldn't throw checked exceptions. This override narrows
82  	 * the signature to prevent them from doing so.
83  	 */
84  	@Override
85  	void close();
86  
87  	/**
88  	 * Get the additional messages, if any, returned by the remote process.
89  	 * <p>
90  	 * These messages are most likely informational or error messages, sent by
91  	 * the remote peer, to help the end-user correct any problems that may have
92  	 * prevented the operation from completing successfully. Application UIs
93  	 * should try to show these in an appropriate context.
94  	 * <p>
95  	 * The message buffer is available after {@link #close()} has been called.
96  	 * Prior to closing the connection, the message buffer may be empty.
97  	 *
98  	 * @return the messages returned by the remote, most likely terminated by a
99  	 *         newline (LF) character. The empty string is returned if the
100 	 *         remote produced no additional messages.
101 	 */
102 	String getMessages();
103 
104 	/**
105 	 * User agent advertised by the remote server.
106 	 *
107 	 * @return agent (version of Git) running on the remote server. Null if the
108 	 *         server does not advertise this version.
109 	 * @since 4.0
110 	 */
111 	String getPeerUserAgent();
112 }