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package org.apache.commons.httpclient.methods;

import org.apache.commons.httpclient.HttpMethodBase;

/**
 * Implements the HTTP TRACE method.
 * <p>
 * The HTTP TRACE method is defined in section 9.6 of 
 * <a href="http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2616.txt">RFC2616</a>:
 * <blockquote>
 *  The TRACE method is used to invoke a remote, application-layer loop-
 *  back of the request message. The final recipient of the request
 *  SHOULD reflect the message received back to the client as the
 *  entity-body of a 200 (OK) response. The final recipient is either the
 *  origin server or the first proxy or gateway to receive a Max-Forwards
 *  value of zero (0) in the request (see section 14.31). A TRACE request
 *  MUST NOT include an entity.
 * </blockquote>
 * </p>
 *
 * @author Sean C. Sullivan
 * @author <a href="mailto:mbowler@GargoyleSoftware.com">Mike Bowler</a>
 * @author <a href="mailto:jsdever@apache.org">Jeff Dever</a>
 *
 * @version $Revision$
 * @since 2.0
 * 
 */
public class TraceMethod extends HttpMethodBase {

    //~ Constructors

    /**
     * Constructor specifying a URI.
     *
     * @param uri either an absolute or relative URI
     * 
     * @since 2.0
     * 
     */
    public TraceMethod(String uri) {
        super(uri);
        setFollowRedirects(false);
    }

    //~ Methods

    /**
     * Returns <tt>"TRACE"</tt>.
     * 
     * @return <tt>"TRACE"</tt>
     * 
     * @since 2.0
     * 
     */
    public String getName() {
        return "TRACE";
    }

    /**
     * Recycles the HTTP method so that it can be used again.
     * Note that all of the instance variables will be reset
     * once this method has been called. This method will also
     * release the connection being used by this HTTP method.
     * 
     * @see #releaseConnection()
     * 
     * @since 2.0
     * 
     * @deprecated no longer supported and will be removed in the future
     *             version of HttpClient
     */
    public void recycle() {
        super.recycle();
        setFollowRedirects(false);
    }

}