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021     */
022    package groovyx.net.http;
023    
024    import org.apache.http.HttpRequest;
025    import org.apache.http.client.methods.HttpDelete;
026    import org.apache.http.client.methods.HttpGet;
027    import org.apache.http.client.methods.HttpHead;
028    import org.apache.http.client.methods.HttpPost;
029    import org.apache.http.client.methods.HttpPut;
030    import org.apache.http.client.methods.HttpRequestBase;
031    
032    /**
033     * Enumeration of valid HTTP methods that may be used in a 
034     * {@link HTTPBuilder#request(Method, groovy.lang.Closure) request} call.
035     * @author tnichols
036     */
037    public enum Method {
038            GET( HttpGet.class ), 
039            PUT( HttpPut.class ), 
040            POST( HttpPost.class ), 
041            DELETE( HttpDelete.class ), 
042            HEAD( HttpHead.class );
043            
044            private final Class<? extends HttpRequestBase> requestType;
045            
046            /**
047             * Get the HttpRequest class that represents this request type.
048             * @return a non-abstract class that implements {@link HttpRequest}
049             */
050            public Class<? extends HttpRequestBase> getRequestType() { return this.requestType; }
051            
052            private Method( Class<? extends HttpRequestBase> type ) {
053                    this.requestType = type;
054            }
055    }