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package org.apache.juneau.http.header;

import org.apache.http.*;

/**
 * Identifies a class that can be converted to a {@link Header} object.
 *
 * <p>
 * Typically used on {@link NameValuePair} classes to allow them to be easily converted to {@link Header}
 * objects in a controlled way.
 *
 * <ul class='seealso'>
 * 	<li class='link'>{@doc jm.HttpParts}
 * 	<li class='extlink'>{@source}
 * </ul>
 */
public interface Headerable {

	/**
	 * Convert the object to a {@link Header}.
	 *
	 * @return The object converted to a {@link Header}.
	 */
	Header asHeader();
}
