content: /*
   * Copyright (C) 2020 ActiveJ LLC.
   *
   * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
   * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
   * You may obtain a copy of the License at
   *
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   */
  
  package io.activej.http;
  
  import io.activej.common.annotation.ComponentInterface;
  import io.activej.promise.Promise;
  
  /**
   * An interface for an asynchronous HTTP client.
   * <p>
   * It is as simple as an asynchronous function that accepts {@link HttpRequest}
   * and returns an {@link HttpResponse} for it,
   * so it is basically a reciprocal of the {@link AsyncServlet}.
   */
  @ComponentInterface
  public interface IHttpClient {
  	Promise<HttpResponse> request(HttpRequest request);
  }
  