# Package org.apache.hc.client5.http.protocol

HTTP protocol interceptors that enable advanced functionality such as HTTP state management and authentication state caching.

See: Description

Interface Summary
RedirectStrategy: A strategy for determining if an HTTP request should be redirected to a new location in response to an HTTP response received from the target server.

Class Summary
HttpClientContext: Adaptor class that provides convenience type safe setters and getters for common `HttpContext` attributes used in the course of HTTP request execution.
RedirectLocations: This class represents a collection of `URI`s used as redirect locations.
RequestAddCookies: Request interceptor that matches cookies available in the current `CookieStore` to the request being executed and generates corresponding `Cookie` request headers.
RequestAuthCache: Deprecated Do not use.
RequestClientConnControl: This protocol interceptor is responsible for adding the `Connection` header to the outgoing requests, which is essential for managing persistence of `HTTP/1.0` connections.
RequestDefaultHeaders: Request interceptor that adds default request headers.
RequestExpectContinue: RequestExpectContinue is responsible for enabling the 'expect-continue' handshake by adding `Expect` header.
RequestIfRange: The `RequestIfRange` interceptor ensures that the request adheres to the RFC guidelines for the 'If-Range' header.
RequestTraceInterceptor: RequestTraceInterceptor
ResponseProcessCookies: Response interceptor that populates the current `CookieStore` with data contained in response cookies received in the given the HTTP response.

## Package org.apache.hc.client5.http.protocol Description

HTTP protocol interceptors that enable advanced functionality such as HTTP state management and authentication state caching.