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  package java.net;
  
  import java.io.OutputStream;
  import java.io.IOException;
  
  /**
   * Represents channels for storing resources in the
   * ResponseCache. Instances of such a class provide an
   * OutputStream object which is called by protocol handlers to
   * store the resource data into the cache, and also an abort() method
   * which allows a cache store operation to be interrupted and
   * abandoned. If an IOException is encountered while reading the
   * response or writing to the cache, the current cache store operation
   * will be aborted.
   *
   * @author Yingxian Wang
   * @since 1.5
   */
  public abstract class CacheRequest {
  
      /**
       * Returns an OutputStream to which the response body can be
       * written.
       *
       * @return an OutputStream to which the response body can
       *         be written
       * @throws IOException if an I/O error occurs while
       *         writing the response body
       */
      public abstract OutputStream getBody() throws IOException;
  
      /**
       * Aborts the attempt to cache the response. If an IOException is
       * encountered while reading the response or writing to the cache,
       * the current cache store operation will be abandoned.
       */
      public abstract void abort();
  }
  