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 * Copyright 2008-2011 Thomas Nichols.  http://blog.thomnichols.org
 *
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 */
package groovyx.net.http;

import org.apache.http.HttpRequest;
import org.apache.http.client.methods.HttpDelete;
import org.apache.http.client.methods.HttpGet;
import org.apache.http.client.methods.HttpHead;
import org.apache.http.client.methods.HttpPost;
import org.apache.http.client.methods.HttpPut;
import org.apache.http.client.methods.HttpPatch;
import org.apache.http.client.methods.HttpRequestBase;

/**
 * Enumeration of valid HTTP methods that may be used in a
 * {@link HTTPBuilder#request(Method, groovy.lang.Closure) request} call.
 * @author <a href='mailto:tomstrummer+httpbuilder@gmail.com'>Tom Nichols</a>
 */
public enum Method {
    GET( HttpGet.class ),
    PUT( HttpPut.class ),
    POST( HttpPost.class ),
    DELETE( HttpDelete.class ),
    HEAD( HttpHead.class ),
    PATCH( HttpPatch.class );

    private final Class<? extends HttpRequestBase> requestType;

    /**
     * Get the HttpRequest class that represents this request type.
     * @return a non-abstract class that implements {@link HttpRequest}
     */
    public Class<? extends HttpRequestBase> getRequestType() { return this.requestType; }

    private Method( Class<? extends HttpRequestBase> type ) {
        this.requestType = type;
    }
}