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Provides the client-side classes and interfaces for making HTTP requests and 
processing the associated responses. 

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Most applications will be interested in the {@link com.google.gwt.http.client.Request}, {@link com.google.gwt.http.client.RequestBuilder}, 
{@link com.google.gwt.http.client.RequestCallback} and {@link com.google.gwt.http.client.Response} classes.
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<h2>Caveats</h2>
<h3>Same-Origin Security Policy</h3>
Modern web browsers restrict client-side scripts from accessing items outside
of their source origin.  This means that a script loaded form <code>www.foo.com</code> cannot access
content from <code>www.bar.com</code>.  For more details plesae see, <a
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Same_origin_policy">Same-Origin Security
Policy</a>.

<h3>Pending Request Limit</h3>
Modern web browsers are limited to having only two HTTP requests outstanding at
any one time.  If your server experiences and error that prevents it from sending 
a response, it can tie up your outstanding requests.  If you are concerned about 
this, you can always set timeouts for the request via {@link com.google.gwt.http.client.RequestBuilder#setTimeoutMillis(int)}.

<h3>Required Module</h3>
Modules that use the classes and interfaces in this package should inherit
the <code>com.google.gwt.http.HTTP</code> module.

{@gwt.include com/google/gwt/examples/http/InheritsExample.gwt.xml}
 
<h2>Quick Howto's</h2>
<h3>How should I write a RequestCallback handler class?</h3>
The following code shows how a {@link com.google.gwt.http.client.RequestCallback} instance should be written.
{@example com.google.gwt.examples.http.client.RequestCallbackExample}

<h3>How do I make a GET request?</h3>
The following example demonstrates how to perform an HTTP GET request.
{@example com.google.gwt.examples.http.client.GetExample}

<h3>How do I make a POST request?</h3>
The following example demonstrates how to perform an HTTP POST request.
{@example com.google.gwt.examples.http.client.PostExample}

<h3>How do I use request timeouts?</h3>
The following example demonstrates how to use the timeout feature.
{@example com.google.gwt.examples.http.client.TimeoutExample}

<h3>How do I construct a string for use in a query or POST body?</h3>
The following example demonstrates how to build a x-www-form-urlencoded string that can be used as a query string or as the body of a POST request.
{@example com.google.gwt.examples.http.client.QueryAndFormDataExample}

<h3>How can I make a {@link com.google.gwt.http.client.RequestBuilder} send a request other than GET or POST?</h3>
The following example demonstrates how to allow an HTTP request other than a GET or a POST to be made.  <em>Beware: if you plan on supporting Safari, you cannot use this scheme.</em>
{@example com.google.gwt.examples.http.client.RequestBuilderForAnyHTTPMethodTypeExample}

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