## org.apache.http.cookie
Interface CookieSpec

All Known Implementing Classes:
  AbstractCookieSpec, BestMatchSpec, BrowserCompatSpec, CookieSpecBase, IgnoreSpec, NetscapeDraftSpec, RFC2109Spec, RFC2965Spec

    public interface CookieSpec

Defines the cookie management specification.

Cookie management specification must define

- rules of parsing "Set-Cookie" header
- rules of validation of parsed cookies
- formatting of "Cookie" header

for a given host, port and path of origin

Since:
  4.0

Method Summary
`List<Header>` `formatCookies(List<Cookie> cookies)` Create `"Cookie"` headers for an array of Cookies.
`int` `getVersion()` Returns version of the state management this cookie specification conforms to.
`Header` `getVersionHeader()` Returns a request header identifying what version of the state management specification is understood.
`boolean` `match(Cookie cookie, CookieOrigin origin)` Determines if a Cookie matches the target location.
`List<Cookie>` `parse(Header header, CookieOrigin origin)` Parse the `"Set-Cookie"` Header into an array of Cookies.
`void` `validate(Cookie cookie, CookieOrigin origin)` Validate the cookie according to validation rules defined by the cookie specification.

Method Detail

### getVersion

    int getVersion()

  Returns version of the state management this cookie specification conforms to.

  Returns:
    version of the state management specification

### parse

    List<Cookie> parse(Header header,
                       CookieOrigin origin)
                       throws MalformedCookieException

  Parse the `"Set-Cookie"` Header into an array of Cookies.

  This method will not perform the validation of the resultant `Cookie`s

  Parameters:
    `header` - the `Set-Cookie` received from the server
    `origin` - details of the cookie origin
  Returns:
    an array of `Cookie`s parsed from the header
  Throws:
    `MalformedCookieException` - if an exception occurs during parsing
  See Also:
    `validate(org.apache.http.cookie.Cookie, org.apache.http.cookie.CookieOrigin)`

### validate

    void validate(Cookie cookie,
                  CookieOrigin origin)
                  throws MalformedCookieException

  Validate the cookie according to validation rules defined by the cookie specification.

  Parameters:
    `cookie` - the Cookie to validate
    `origin` - details of the cookie origin
  Throws:
    `MalformedCookieException` - if the cookie is invalid

### match

    boolean match(Cookie cookie,
                  CookieOrigin origin)

  Determines if a Cookie matches the target location.

  Parameters:
    `cookie` - the Cookie to be matched
    `origin` - the target to test against
  Returns:
    `true` if the cookie should be submitted with a request with given attributes, `false` otherwise.

### formatCookies

    List<Header> formatCookies(List<Cookie> cookies)

  Create `"Cookie"` headers for an array of Cookies.

  Parameters:
    `cookies` - the Cookies format into a Cookie header
  Returns:
    a Header for the given Cookies.
  Throws:
    `IllegalArgumentException` - if an input parameter is illegal

### getVersionHeader

    Header getVersionHeader()

  Returns a request header identifying what version of the state management specification is understood. May be `null` if the cookie specification does not support `Cookie2` header.

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