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013package org.apache.juneau.http;
014
015/**
016 * Represents valid HTTP 1.1 method name static strings per the RFC 2616 spec.
017 * 
018 * <h5 class='section'>See Also:</h5>
019 * <ul class='doctree'>
020 *    <li class='extlink'><a class='doclink' href='https://www.w3.org/Protocols/rfc2616/rfc2616.html'>Hypertext Transfer Protocol -- HTTP/1.1</a>
021 * </ul>
022 */
023public final class HttpMethodName {
024
025   /** <a href="https://www.w3.org/Protocols/rfc2616/rfc2616-sec9.html#sec9.2" class="doclink">OPTIONS</a> */
026   public static final String OPTIONS = "OPTIONS";
027
028   /** <a href="https://www.w3.org/Protocols/rfc2616/rfc2616-sec9.html#sec9.3" class="doclink">GET</a> */
029   public static final String GET = "GET";
030
031   /** <a href="https://www.w3.org/Protocols/rfc2616/rfc2616-sec9.html#sec9.4" class="doclink">HEAD</a> */
032   public static final String HEAD = "HEAD";
033
034   /** <a href="https://www.w3.org/Protocols/rfc2616/rfc2616-sec9.html#sec9.5" class="doclink">POST</a> */
035   public static final String POST = "POST";
036
037   /** <a href="https://www.w3.org/Protocols/rfc2616/rfc2616-sec9.html#sec9.6" class="doclink">PUT</a> */
038   public static final String PUT = "PUT";
039
040   /** <a href="https://www.w3.org/Protocols/rfc2616/rfc2616-sec9.html#sec9.7" class="doclink">DELETE</a> */
041   public static final String DELETE = "DELETE";
042
043   /** <a href="https://www.w3.org/Protocols/rfc2616/rfc2616-sec9.html#sec9.8" class="doclink">TRACE</a> */
044   public static final String TRACE = "TRACE";
045
046   /** <a href="https://www.w3.org/Protocols/rfc2616/rfc2616-sec9.html#sec9.9" class="doclink">CONNECT</a> */
047   public static final String CONNECT = "CONNECT";
048
049   /** Special case for a REST method that implements a proxy interface. */
050   public static final String PROXY = "PROXY";
051
052   /** A non-standard value. */
053   public static final String OTHER = "OTHER";
054}