<?php defined('SYSPATH') OR die('No direct script access.');
/**
* The HTTP Interaction interface providing the core HTTP methods that
* should be implemented by any HTTP request or response class.
*
* @package Kohana
* @category HTTP
* @author Kohana Team
* @since 3.1.0
* @copyright (c) 2008-2012 Kohana Team
* @license http://kohanaphp.com/license
*/
interface Kohana_HTTP_Message {
* Gets or sets the HTTP protocol. The standard protocol to use
* is `HTTP/1.1`.
* @param string $protocol Protocol to set to the request/response
* @return mixed
public function protocol($protocol = NULL);
* Gets or sets HTTP headers to the request or response. All headers
* are included immediately after the HTTP protocol definition during
* transmission. This method provides a simple array or key/value
* interface to the headers.
* @param mixed $key Key or array of key/value pairs to set
* @param string $value Value to set to the supplied key
public function headers($key = NULL, $value = NULL);
* Gets or sets the HTTP body to the request or response. The body is
* included after the header, separated by a single empty new line.
* @param string $content Content to set to the object
* @return string
* @return void
public function body($content = NULL);
* Renders the HTTP_Interaction to a string, producing
* - Protocol
* - Headers
* - Body
public function render();
}