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020package ca.uhn.fhir.rest.gclient;
021
022/**
023 * Interface for making raw HTTP requests using the GenericClient infrastructure.
024 * This allows non-FHIR HTTP calls to benefit from the same interceptor chain,
025 * authentication, and configuration as regular FHIR operations.
026 *
027 * <p>Particularly useful for operations like polling $export status endpoints
028 * or calling external services that return non-FHIR content.</p>
029 *
030 * @since 8.6.0
031 */
032public interface IRawHttp {
033        /**
034         * Creates a GET request to the specified URL.
035         *
036         * @param theUrl The URL to send the GET request to. Can be absolute or relative
037         *               to the client's base URL.
038         * @return A builder for configuring and executing the HTTP GET request
039         */
040        IClientHttpExecutable<IClientHttpExecutable<?, IEntityResult>, IEntityResult> get(String theUrl);
041}