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18  
19  package org.eclipse.jetty.websocket.api.extensions;
20  
21  /**
22   * Interface for WebSocket Extensions.
23   * <p>
24   * That work is performed by the two {@link FrameHandler} implementations for incoming and outgoing frame handling.
25   */
26  public interface Extension extends IncomingFrames, OutgoingFrames
27  {
28      /**
29       * The active configuration for this extension.
30       * 
31       * @return the configuration for this extension. never null.
32       */
33      public ExtensionConfig getConfig();
34  
35      /**
36       * The <code>Sec-WebSocket-Extensions</code> name for this extension.
37       * <p>
38       * Also known as the <a href="https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6455#section-9.1"><code>extension-token</code> per Section 9.1. Negotiating Extensions</a>.
39       */
40      public String getName();
41  
42      /**
43       * Used to indicate that the extension makes use of the RSV1 bit of the base websocket framing.
44       * <p>
45       * This is used to adjust validation during parsing, as well as a checkpoint against 2 or more extensions all simultaneously claiming ownership of RSV1.
46       * 
47       * @return true if extension uses RSV1 for its own purposes.
48       */
49      public abstract boolean isRsv1User();
50  
51      /**
52       * Used to indicate that the extension makes use of the RSV2 bit of the base websocket framing.
53       * <p>
54       * This is used to adjust validation during parsing, as well as a checkpoint against 2 or more extensions all simultaneously claiming ownership of RSV2.
55       * 
56       * @return true if extension uses RSV2 for its own purposes.
57       */
58      public abstract boolean isRsv2User();
59  
60      /**
61       * Used to indicate that the extension makes use of the RSV3 bit of the base websocket framing.
62       * <p>
63       * This is used to adjust validation during parsing, as well as a checkpoint against 2 or more extensions all simultaneously claiming ownership of RSV3.
64       * 
65       * @return true if extension uses RSV3 for its own purposes.
66       */
67      public abstract boolean isRsv3User();
68  
69      /**
70       * Used to indicate that the extension works as a decoder of TEXT Data Frames.
71       * <p>
72       * This is used to adjust validation during parsing/generating, as per spec TEXT Data Frames can only contain UTF8 encoded String data.
73       * <p>
74       * Example: a compression extension will process a compressed set of text data, the parser/generator should no longer be concerned about the validity of the
75       * TEXT Data Frames as this is now the responsibility of the extension.
76       * 
77       * @return true if extension will process TEXT Data Frames, false if extension makes no modifications of TEXT Data Frames. If false, the parser/generator is
78       *         now free to validate the conformance to spec of TEXT Data Frames.
79       */
80      public abstract boolean isTextDataDecoder();
81  
82      /**
83       * Set the next {@link IncomingFrames} to call in the chain.
84       * 
85       * @param nextIncoming
86       *            the next incoming extension
87       */
88      public void setNextIncomingFrames(IncomingFrames nextIncoming);
89  
90      /**
91       * Set the next {@link OutgoingFrames} to call in the chain.
92       * 
93       * @param nextOutgoing
94       *            the next outgoing extension
95       */
96      public void setNextOutgoingFrames(OutgoingFrames nextOutgoing);
97  }