Arturo Bernal created HTTPCLIENT-2429:
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Summary: Improve support for custom transport layers
Key: HTTPCLIENT-2429
URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HTTPCLIENT-2429
Project: HttpComponents HttpClient
Issue Type: Improvement
Reporter: Arturo Bernal
HttpClient currently provides limited extension points for applications that
need to use custom transport layers.
The classic client already has DetachedSocketFactory, which has been used by
applications to implement transports such as Unix domain sockets and named
pipes. However, using it as a general-purpose transport extension point
currently requires relying on internal / experimental APIs.
The async client does not currently provide an equivalent HttpClient-level
extension point.
The goal of this issue is to improve and stabilize custom transport support:
* provide a supported extension point for custom transports in the classic
client, preferably by stabilizing / generalizing DetachedSocketFactory;
* provide an equivalent capability for the async client, reusing existing
HttpCore abstractions such as ConnectionInitiator where appropriate;
* avoid adding transport-specific special cases to HttpClient;
* preserve existing TCP, TLS and Unix domain socket behavior and compatibility.
The intention is to allow applications to integrate transports such as named
pipes or proprietary intra-DC protocols without requiring HttpClient itself to
implement those transports.
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