accessibility-developer-tools/lib/closure-library/closure/goog/net/browserchannel.js

This is a library of accessibility-related testing and utility code.

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/**
 * @fileoverview Definition of the BrowserChannel class.  A BrowserChannel
 * simulates a bidirectional socket over HTTP. It is the basis of the
 * Gmail Chat IM connections to the server.
 *
 * Typical usage will look like
 *  var handler = [handler object];
 *  var channel = new BrowserChannel(clientVersion);
 *  channel.setHandler(handler);
 *  channel.connect('channel/test', 'channel/bind');
 *
 * See goog.net.BrowserChannel.Handler for the handler interface.
 *
 */


goog.provide('goog.net.BrowserChannel');
goog.provide('goog.net.BrowserChannel.Error');
goog.provide('goog.net.BrowserChannel.Event');
goog.provide('goog.net.BrowserChannel.Handler');
goog.provide('goog.net.BrowserChannel.LogSaver');
goog.provide('goog.net.BrowserChannel.QueuedMap');
goog.provide('goog.net.BrowserChannel.ServerReachability');
goog.provide('goog.net.BrowserChannel.ServerReachabilityEvent');
goog.provide('goog.net.BrowserChannel.Stat');
goog.provide('goog.net.BrowserChannel.StatEvent');
goog.provide('goog.net.BrowserChannel.State');
goog.provide('goog.net.BrowserChannel.TimingEvent');

goog.require('goog.Uri');
goog.require('goog.array');
goog.require('goog.asserts');
goog.require('goog.debug.TextFormatter');
goog.require('goog.events.Event');
goog.require('goog.events.EventTarget');
goog.require('goog.json');
goog.require('goog.json.EvalJsonProcessor');
goog.require('goog.log');
goog.require('goog.net.BrowserTestChannel');
goog.require('goog.net.ChannelDebug');
goog.require('goog.net.ChannelRequest');
goog.require('goog.net.XhrIo');
goog.require('goog.net.tmpnetwork');
goog.require('goog.object');
goog.require('goog.string');
goog.require('goog.structs');
goog.require('goog.structs.CircularBuffer');



/**
 * Encapsulates the logic for a single BrowserChannel.
 *
 * @param {string=} opt_clientVersion An application-specific version number
 *        that is sent to the server when connected.
 * @param {Array<string>=} opt_firstTestResults Previously determined results
 *        of the first browser channel test.
 * @param {boolean=} opt_secondTestResults Previously determined results
 *        of the second browser channel test.
 * @param {boolean=} opt_asyncTest Whether to perform the test requests
 *        asynchronously. While the test is performed, we'll assume the worst
 *        (connection is buffered), in order to avoid delaying the connection
 *        until the test is performed.
 * @constructor
 */
goog.net.BrowserChannel = function(
    opt_clientVersion, opt_firstTestResults, opt_secondTestResults,
    opt_asyncTest) {
  /**
   * The application specific version that is passed to the server.
   * @type {?string}
   * @private
   */
  this.clientVersion_ = opt_clientVersion || null;

  /**
   * The current state of the BrowserChannel. It should be one of the
   * goog.net.BrowserChannel.State constants.
   * @type {!goog.net.BrowserChannel.State}
   * @private
   */
  this.state_ = goog.net.BrowserChannel.State.INIT;

  /**
   * An array of queued maps that need to be sent to the server.
   * @type {Array<goog.net.BrowserChannel.QueuedMap>}
   * @private
   */
  this.outgoingMaps_ = [];

  /**
   * An array of dequeued maps that we have either received a non-successful
   * response for, or no response at all, and which therefore may or may not
   * have been received by the server.
   * @type {Array<goog.net.BrowserChannel.QueuedMap>}
   * @private
   */
  this.pendingMaps_ = [];

  /**
   * The channel debug used for browserchannel logging
   * @type {!goog.net.ChannelDebug}
   * @private
   */
  this.channelDebug_ = new goog.net.ChannelDebug();

  /**
   * Parser for a response payload. Defaults to use
   * {@code goog.json.unsafeParse}. The parser should return an array.
   * @type {!goog.string.Parser}
   * @private
   */
  this.parser_ = new goog.json.EvalJsonProcessor(null, true);

  /**
   * An array of results for the first browser channel test call.
   * @type {Array<string>}
   * @private
   */
  this.firstTestResults_ = opt_firstTestResults || null;

  /**
   * The results of the second browser channel test. True implies the
   * connection is buffered, False means unbuffered, null means that
   * the results are not available.
   * @private
   */
  this.secondTestResults_ = goog.isDefAndNotNull(opt_secondTestResults) ?
      opt_secondTestResults :
      null;

  /**
   * Whether to perform the test requests asynchronously. While the test is
   * performed, we'll assume the worst (connection is buffered), in order to
   * avoid delaying the connection until the test is performed.
   * @private {boolean}
   */
  this.asyncTest_ = opt_asyncTest || false;
};



/**
 * Simple container class for a (mapId, map) pair.
 * @param {number} mapId The id for this map.
 * @param {Object|goog.structs.Map} map The map itself.
 * @param {Object=} opt_context The context associated with the map.
 * @constructor
 * @final
 */
goog.net.BrowserChannel.QueuedMap = function(mapId, map, opt_context) {
  /**
   * The id for this map.
   * @type {number}
   */
  this.mapId = mapId;

  /**
   * The map itself.
   * @type {Object|goog.structs.Map}
   */
  this.map = map;

  /**
   * The context for the map.
   * @type {Object}
   */
  this.context = opt_context || null;
};


/**
 * Extra HTTP headers to add to all the requests sent to the server.
 * @type {Object}
 * @private
 */
goog.net.BrowserChannel.prototype.extraHeaders_ = null;


/**
 * Extra parameters to add to all the requests sent to the server.
 * @type {Object}
 * @private
 */
goog.net.BrowserChannel.prototype.extraParams_ = null;


/**
 * The current ChannelRequest object for the forwardchannel.
 * @type {goog.net.ChannelRequest?}
 * @private
 */
goog.net.BrowserChannel.prototype.forwardChannelRequest_ = null;


/**
 * The ChannelRequest object for the backchannel.
 * @type {goog.net.ChannelRequest?}
 * @private
 */
goog.net.BrowserChannel.prototype.backChannelRequest_ = null;


/**
 * The relative path (in the context of the the page hosting the browser
 * channel) for making requests to the server.
 * @type {?string}
 * @private
 */
goog.net.BrowserChannel.prototype.path_ = null;


/**
 * The absolute URI for the forwardchannel request.
 * @type {goog.Uri}
 * @private
 */
goog.net.BrowserChannel.prototype.forwardChannelUri_ = null;


/**
 * The absolute URI for the backchannel request.
 * @type {goog.Uri}
 * @private
 */
goog.net.BrowserChannel.prototype.backChannelUri_ = null;


/**
 * A subdomain prefix for using a subdomain in IE for the backchannel
 * requests.
 * @type {?string}
 * @private
 */
goog.net.BrowserChannel.prototype.hostPrefix_ = null;


/**
 * Whether we allow the use of a subdomain in IE for the backchannel requests.
 * @private
 */
goog.net.BrowserChannel.prototype.allowHostPrefix_ = true;


/**
 * The next id to use for the RID (request identifier) parameter. This
 * identifier uniquely identifies the forward channel request.
 * @type {number}
 * @private
 */
goog.net.BrowserChannel.prototype.nextRid_ = 0;


/**
 * The id to use for the next outgoing map. This identifier uniquely
 * identifies a sent map.
 * @type {number}
 * @private
 */
goog.net.BrowserChannel.prototype.nextMapId_ = 0;


/**
 * Whether to fail forward-channel requests after one try, or after a few tries.
 * @type {boolean}
 * @private
 */
goog.net.BrowserChannel.prototype.failFast_ = false;


/**
 * The handler that receive callbacks for state changes and data.
 * @type {goog.net.BrowserChannel.Handler}
 * @private
 */
goog.net.BrowserChannel.prototype.handler_ = null;


/**
 * Timer identifier for asynchronously making a forward channel request.
 * @type {?number}
 * @private
 */
goog.net.BrowserChannel.prototype.forwardChannelTimerId_ = null;


/**
 * Timer identifier for asynchronously making a back channel request.
 * @type {?number}
 * @private
 */
goog.net.BrowserChannel.prototype.backChannelTimerId_ = null;


/**
 * Timer identifier for the timer that waits for us to retry the backchannel in
 * the case where it is dead and no longer receiving data.
 * @type {?number}
 * @private
 */
goog.net.BrowserChannel.prototype.deadBackChannelTimerId_ = null;


/**
 * The BrowserTestChannel object which encapsulates the logic for determining
 * interesting network conditions about the client.
 * @type {goog.net.BrowserTestChannel?}
 * @private
 */
goog.net.BrowserChannel.prototype.connectionTest_ = null;


/**
 * Whether the client's network conditions can support chunked responses.
 * @type {?boolean}
 * @private
 */
goog.net.BrowserChannel.prototype.useChunked_ = null;


/**
 * Whether chunked mode is allowed. In certain debugging situations, it's
 * useful to disable this.
 * @private
 */
goog.net.BrowserChannel.prototype.allowChunkedMode_ = true;


/**
 * The array identifier of the last array received from the server for the
 * backchannel request.
 * @type {number}
 * @private
 */
goog.net.BrowserChannel.prototype.lastArrayId_ = -1;


/**
 * The array identifier of the last array sent by the server that we know about.
 * @type {number}
 * @private
 */
goog.net.BrowserChannel.prototype.lastPostResponseArrayId_ = -1;


/**
 * The last status code received.
 * @type {number}
 * @private
 */
goog.net.BrowserChannel.prototype.lastStatusCode_ = -1;


/**
 * Number of times we have retried the current forward channel request.
 * @type {number}
 * @private
 */
goog.net.BrowserChannel.prototype.forwardChannelRetryCount_ = 0;


/**
 * Number of times it a row that we have retried the current back channel
 * request and received no data.
 * @type {number}
 * @private
 */
goog.net.BrowserChannel.prototype.backChannelRetryCount_ = 0;


/**
 * The attempt id for the current back channel request. Starts at 1 and
 * increments for each reconnect. The server uses this to log if our connection
 * is flaky or not.
 * @type {number}
 * @private
 */
goog.net.BrowserChannel.prototype.backChannelAttemptId_;


/**
 * The base part of the time before firing next retry request. Default is 5
 * seconds. Note that a random delay is added (see {@link retryDelaySeedMs_})
 * for all retries, and linear backoff is applied to the sum for subsequent
 * retries.
 * @type {number}
 * @private
 */
goog.net.BrowserChannel.prototype.baseRetryDelayMs_ = 5 * 1000;


/**
 * A random time between 0 and this number of MS is added to the
 * {@link baseRetryDelayMs_}. Default is 10 seconds.
 * @type {number}
 * @private
 */
goog.net.BrowserChannel.prototype.retryDelaySeedMs_ = 10 * 1000;


/**
 * Maximum number of attempts to connect to the server for forward channel
 * requests. Defaults to 2.
 * @type {number}
 * @private
 */
goog.net.BrowserChannel.prototype.forwardChannelMaxRetries_ = 2;


/**
 * The timeout in milliseconds for a forward channel request. Defaults to 20
 * seconds. Note that part of this timeout can be randomized.
 * @type {number}
 * @private
 */
goog.net.BrowserChannel.prototype.forwardChannelRequestTimeoutMs_ = 20 * 1000;


/**
 * A throttle time in ms for readystatechange events for the backchannel.
 * Useful for throttling when ready state is INTERACTIVE (partial data).
 *
 * This throttle is useful if the server sends large data chunks down the
 * backchannel.  It prevents examining XHR partial data on every
 * readystate change event.  This is useful because large chunks can
 * trigger hundreds of readystatechange events, each of which takes ~5ms
 * or so to handle, in turn making the UI unresponsive for a significant period.
 *
 * If set to zero no throttle is used.
 * @type {number}
 * @private
 */
goog.net.BrowserChannel.prototype.readyStateChangeThrottleMs_ = 0;


/**
 * Whether cross origin requests are supported for the browser channel.
 *
 * See {@link goog.net.XhrIo#setWithCredentials}.
 * @type {boolean}
 * @private
 */
goog.net.BrowserChannel.prototype.supportsCrossDomainXhrs_ = false;


/**
 * The latest protocol version that this class supports. We request this version
 * from the server when opening the connection. Should match
 * com.google.net.browserchannel.BrowserChannel.LATEST_CHANNEL_VERSION.
 * @type {number}
 */
goog.net.BrowserChannel.LATEST_CHANNEL_VERSION = 8;


/**
 * The channel version that we negotiated with the server for this session.
 * Starts out as the version we request, and then is changed to the negotiated
 * version after the initial open.
 * @type {number}
 * @private
 */
goog.net.BrowserChannel.prototype.channelVersion_ =
    goog.net.BrowserChannel.LATEST_CHANNEL_VERSION;


/**
 * Enum type for the browser channel state machine.
 * @enum {number}
 */
goog.net.BrowserChannel.State = {
  /** The channel is closed. */
  CLOSED: 0,

  /** The channel has been initialized but hasn't yet initiated a connection. */
  INIT: 1,

  /** The channel is in the process of opening a connection to the server. */
  OPENING: 2,

  /** The channel is open. */
  OPENED: 3
};


/**
 * The timeout in milliseconds for a forward channel request.
 * @type {number}
 */
goog.net.BrowserChannel.FORWARD_CHANNEL_RETRY_TIMEOUT = 20 * 1000;


/**
 * Maximum number of attempts to connect to the server for back channel
 * requests.
 * @type {number}
 */
goog.net.BrowserChannel.BACK_CHANNEL_MAX_RETRIES = 3;


/**
 * A number in MS of how long we guess the maxmium amount of time a round trip
 * to the server should take. In the future this could be substituted with a
 * real measurement of the RTT.
 * @type {number}
 */
goog.net.BrowserChannel.RTT_ESTIMATE = 3 * 1000;


/**
 * When retrying for an inactive channel, we will multiply the total delay by
 * this number.
 * @type {number}
 */
goog.net.BrowserChannel.INACTIVE_CHANNEL_RETRY_FACTOR = 2;


/**
 * Enum type for identifying a BrowserChannel error.
 * @enum {number}
 */
goog.net.BrowserChannel.Error = {
  /** Value that indicates no error has occurred. */
  OK: 0,

  /** An error due to a request failing. */
  REQUEST_FAILED: 2,

  /** An error due to the user being logged out. */
  LOGGED_OUT: 4,

  /** An error due to server response which contains no data. */
  NO_DATA: 5,

  /** An error due to a server response indicating an unknown session id */
  UNKNOWN_SESSION_ID: 6,

  /** An error due to a server response requesting to stop the channel. */
  STOP: 7,

  /** A general network error. */
  NETWORK: 8,

  /** An error due to the channel being blocked by a network administrator. */
  BLOCKED: 9,

  /** An error due to bad data being returned from the server. */
  BAD_DATA: 10,

  /** An error due to a response that doesn't start with the magic cookie. */
  BAD_RESPONSE: 11,

  /** ActiveX is blocked by the machine's admin settings. */
  ACTIVE_X_BLOCKED: 12
};


/**
 * Internal enum type for the two browser channel channel types.
 * @enum {number}
 * @private
 */
goog.net.BrowserChannel.ChannelType_ = {
  FORWARD_CHANNEL: 1,

  BACK_CHANNEL: 2
};


/**
 * The maximum number of maps that can be sent in one POST. Should match
 * com.google.net.browserchannel.BrowserChannel.MAX_MAPS_PER_REQUEST.
 * @type {number}
 * @private
 */
goog.net.BrowserChannel.MAX_MAPS_PER_REQUEST_ = 1000;


/**
 * Singleton event target for firing stat events
 * @type {goog.events.EventTarget}
 * @private
 */
goog.net.BrowserChannel.statEventTarget_ = new goog.events.EventTarget();


/**
 * Events fired by BrowserChannel and associated objects
 * @const
 */
goog.net.BrowserChannel.Event = {};


/**
 * Stat Event that fires when things of interest happen that may be useful for
 * applications to know about for stats or debugging purposes. This event fires
 * on the EventTarget returned by getStatEventTarget.
 */
goog.net.BrowserChannel.Event.STAT_EVENT = 'statevent';



/**
 * Event class for goog.net.BrowserChannel.Event.STAT_EVENT
 *
 * @param {goog.events.EventTarget} eventTarget The stat event target for
       the browser channel.
 * @param {goog.net.BrowserChannel.Stat} stat The stat.
 * @constructor
 * @extends {goog.events.Event}
 * @final
 */
goog.net.BrowserChannel.StatEvent = function(eventTarget, stat) {
  goog.events.Event.call(
      this, goog.net.BrowserChannel.Event.STAT_EVENT, eventTarget);

  /**
   * The stat
   * @type {goog.net.BrowserChannel.Stat}
   */
  this.stat = stat;

};
goog.inherits(goog.net.BrowserChannel.StatEvent, goog.events.Event);


/**
 * An event that fires when POST requests complete successfully, indicating
 * the size of the POST and the round trip time.
 * This event fires on the EventTarget returned by getStatEventTarget.
 */
goog.net.BrowserChannel.Event.TIMING_EVENT = 'timingevent';



/**
 * Event class for goog.net.BrowserChannel.Event.TIMING_EVENT
 *
 * @param {goog.events.EventTarget} target The stat event target for
       the browser channel.
 * @param {number} size The number of characters in the POST data.
 * @param {number} rtt The total round trip time from POST to response in MS.
 * @param {number} retries The number of times the POST had to be retried.
 * @constructor
 * @extends {goog.events.Event}
 * @final
 */
goog.net.BrowserChannel.TimingEvent = function(target, size, rtt, retries) {
  goog.events.Event.call(
      this, goog.net.BrowserChannel.Event.TIMING_EVENT, target);

  /**
   * @type {number}
   */
  this.size = size;

  /**
   * @type {number}
   */
  this.rtt = rtt;

  /**
   * @type {number}
   */
  this.retries = retries;

};
goog.inherits(goog.net.BrowserChannel.TimingEvent, goog.events.Event);


/**
 * The type of event that occurs every time some information about how reachable
 * the server is is discovered.
 */
goog.net.BrowserChannel.Event.SERVER_REACHABILITY_EVENT = 'serverreachability';


/**
 * Types of events which reveal information about the reachability of the
 * server.
 * @enum {number}
 */
goog.net.BrowserChannel.ServerReachability = {
  REQUEST_MADE: 1,
  REQUEST_SUCCEEDED: 2,
  REQUEST_FAILED: 3,
  BACK_CHANNEL_ACTIVITY: 4
};



/**
 * Event class for goog.net.BrowserChannel.Event.SERVER_REACHABILITY_EVENT.
 *
 * @param {goog.events.EventTarget} target The stat event target for
       the browser channel.
 * @param {goog.net.BrowserChannel.ServerReachability} reachabilityType The
 *     reachability event type.
 * @constructor
 * @extends {goog.events.Event}
 * @final
 */
goog.net.BrowserChannel.ServerReachabilityEvent = function(
    target, reachabilityType) {
  goog.events.Event.call(
      this, goog.net.BrowserChannel.Event.SERVER_REACHABILITY_EVENT, target);

  /**
   * @type {goog.net.BrowserChannel.ServerReachability}
   */
  this.reachabilityType = reachabilityType;
};
goog.inherits(
    goog.net.BrowserChannel.ServerReachabilityEvent, goog.events.Event);


/**
 * Enum that identifies events for statistics that are interesting to track.
 * TODO(user) - Change name not to use Event or use EventTarget
 * @enum {number}
 */
goog.net.BrowserChannel.Stat = {
  /** Event indicating a new connection attempt. */
  CONNECT_ATTEMPT: 0,

  /** Event indicating a connection error due to a general network problem. */
  ERROR_NETWORK: 1,

  /**
   * Event indicating a connection error that isn't due to a general network
   * problem.
   */
  ERROR_OTHER: 2,

  /** Event indicating the start of test stage one. */
  TEST_STAGE_ONE_START: 3,


  /** Event indicating the channel is blocked by a network administrator. */
  CHANNEL_BLOCKED: 4,

  /** Event indicating the start of test stage two. */
  TEST_STAGE_TWO_START: 5,

  /** Event indicating the first piece of test data was received. */
  TEST_STAGE_TWO_DATA_ONE: 6,

  /**
   * Event indicating that the second piece of test data was received and it was
   * received separately from the first.
   */
  TEST_STAGE_TWO_DATA_TWO: 7,

  /** Event indicating both pieces of test data were received simultaneously. */
  TEST_STAGE_TWO_DATA_BOTH: 8,

  /** Event indicating stage one of the test request failed. */
  TEST_STAGE_ONE_FAILED: 9,

  /** Event indicating stage two of the test request failed. */
  TEST_STAGE_TWO_FAILED: 10,

  /**
   * Event indicating that a buffering proxy is likely between the client and
   * the server.
   */
  PROXY: 11,

  /**
   * Event indicating that no buffering proxy is likely between the client and
   * the server.
   */
  NOPROXY: 12,

  /** Event indicating an unknown SID error. */
  REQUEST_UNKNOWN_SESSION_ID: 13,

  /** Event indicating a bad status code was received. */
  REQUEST_BAD_STATUS: 14,

  /** Event indicating incomplete data was received */
  REQUEST_INCOMPLETE_DATA: 15,

  /** Event indicating bad data was received */
  REQUEST_BAD_DATA: 16,

  /** Event indicating no data was received when data was expected. */
  REQUEST_NO_DATA: 17,

  /** Event indicating a request timeout. */
  REQUEST_TIMEOUT: 18,

  /**
   * Event indicating that the server never received our hanging GET and so it
   * is being retried.
   */
  BACKCHANNEL_MISSING: 19,

  /**
   * Event indicating that we have determined that our hanging GET is not
   * receiving data when it should be. Thus it is dead dead and will be retried.
   */
  BACKCHANNEL_DEAD: 20,

  /**
   * The browser declared itself offline during the lifetime of a request, or
   * was offline when a request was initially made.
   */
  BROWSER_OFFLINE: 21,

  /** ActiveX is blocked by the machine's admin settings. */
  ACTIVE_X_BLOCKED: 22
};


/**
 * A guess at a cutoff at which to no longer assume the backchannel is dead
 * when we are slow to receive data. Number in bytes.
 *
 * Assumption: The worst bandwidth we work on is 50 kilobits/sec
 * 50kbits/sec * (1 byte / 8 bits) * 6 sec dead backchannel timeout
 * @type {number}
 */
goog.net.BrowserChannel.OUTSTANDING_DATA_BACKCHANNEL_RETRY_CUTOFF = 37500;


/**
 * Returns the browserchannel logger.
 *
 * @return {!goog.net.ChannelDebug} The channel debug object.
 */
goog.net.BrowserChannel.prototype.getChannelDebug = function() {
  return this.channelDebug_;
};


/**
 * Set the browserchannel logger.
 * TODO(user): Add interface for channel loggers or remove this function.
 *
 * @param {goog.net.ChannelDebug} channelDebug The channel debug object.
 */
goog.net.BrowserChannel.prototype.setChannelDebug = function(channelDebug) {
  if (goog.isDefAndNotNull(channelDebug)) {
    this.channelDebug_ = channelDebug;
  }
};


/**
 * Allows the application to set an execution hooks for when BrowserChannel
 * starts processing requests. This is useful to track timing or logging
 * special information. The function takes no parameters and return void.
 * @param {Function} startHook  The function for the start hook.
 */
goog.net.BrowserChannel.setStartThreadExecutionHook = function(startHook) {
  goog.net.BrowserChannel.startExecutionHook_ = startHook;
};


/**
 * Allows the application to set an execution hooks for when BrowserChannel
 * stops processing requests. This is useful to track timing or logging
 * special information. The function takes no parameters and return void.
 * @param {Function} endHook  The function for the end hook.
 */
goog.net.BrowserChannel.setEndThreadExecutionHook = function(endHook) {
  goog.net.BrowserChannel.endExecutionHook_ = endHook;
};


/**
 * Application provided execution hook for the start hook.
 *
 * @type {Function}
 * @private
 */
goog.net.BrowserChannel.startExecutionHook_ = function() {};


/**
 * Application provided execution hook for the end hook.
 *
 * @type {Function}
 * @private
 */
goog.net.BrowserChannel.endExecutionHook_ = function() {};


/**
 * Instantiates a ChannelRequest with the given parameters. Overidden in tests.
 *
 * @param {goog.net.BrowserChannel|goog.net.BrowserTestChannel} channel
 *     The BrowserChannel that owns this request.
 * @param {goog.net.ChannelDebug} channelDebug A ChannelDebug to use for
 *     logging.
 * @param {string=} opt_sessionId  The session id for the channel.
 * @param {string|number=} opt_requestId  The request id for this request.
 * @param {number=} opt_retryId  The retry id for this request.
 * @return {!goog.net.ChannelRequest} The created channel request.
 */
goog.net.BrowserChannel.createChannelRequest = function(
    channel, channelDebug, opt_sessionId, opt_requestId, opt_retryId) {
  return new goog.net.ChannelRequest(
      channel, channelDebug, opt_sessionId, opt_requestId, opt_retryId);
};


/**
 * Starts the channel. This initiates connections to the server.
 *
 * @param {string} testPath  The path for the test connection.
 * @param {string} channelPath  The path for the channel connection.
 * @param {Object=} opt_extraParams  Extra parameter keys and values to add to
 *     the requests.
 * @param {string=} opt_oldSessionId  Session ID from a previous session.
 * @param {number=} opt_oldArrayId  The last array ID from a previous session.
 */
goog.net.BrowserChannel.prototype.connect = function(
    testPath, channelPath, opt_extraParams, opt_oldSessionId, opt_oldArrayId) {
  this.channelDebug_.debug('connect()');

  goog.net.BrowserChannel.notifyStatEvent(
      goog.net.BrowserChannel.Stat.CONNECT_ATTEMPT);

  this.path_ = channelPath;
  this.extraParams_ = opt_extraParams || {};

  // Attach parameters about the previous session if reconnecting.
  if (opt_oldSessionId && goog.isDef(opt_oldArrayId)) {
    this.extraParams_['OSID'] = opt_oldSessionId;
    this.extraParams_['OAID'] = opt_oldArrayId;
  }

  if (this.asyncTest_) {
    goog.net.BrowserChannel.setTimeout(
        goog.bind(this.connectTest_, this, testPath), 100);
    this.connectChannel_();
  } else {
    this.connectTest_(testPath);
  }
};


/**
 * Disconnects and closes the channel.
 */
goog.net.BrowserChannel.prototype.disconnect = function() {
  this.channelDebug_.debug('disconnect()');

  this.cancelRequests_();

  if (this.state_ == goog.net.BrowserChannel.State.OPENED) {
    var rid = this.nextRid_++;
    var uri = this.forwardChannelUri_.clone();
    uri.setParameterValue('SID', this.sid_);
    uri.setParameterValue('RID', rid);
    uri.setParameterValue('TYPE', 'terminate');

    // Add the reconnect parameters.
    this.addAdditionalParams_(uri);

    var request = goog.net.BrowserChannel.createChannelRequest(
        this, this.channelDebug_, this.sid_, rid);
    request.sendUsingImgTag(uri);
  }

  this.onClose_();
};


/**
 * Returns the session id of the channel. Only available after the
 * channel has been opened.
 * @return {string} Session ID.
 */
goog.net.BrowserChannel.prototype.getSessionId = function() {
  return this.sid_;
};


/**
 * Starts the test channel to determine network conditions.
 *
 * @param {string} testPath  The relative PATH for the test connection.
 * @private
 */
goog.net.BrowserChannel.prototype.connectTest_ = function(testPath) {
  this.channelDebug_.debug('connectTest_()');
  if (!this.okToMakeRequest_()) {
    return;  // channel is cancelled
  }
  this.connectionTest_ =
      new goog.net.BrowserTestChannel(this, this.channelDebug_);
  this.connectionTest_.setExtraHeaders(this.extraHeaders_);
  this.connectionTest_.setParser(this.parser_);
  this.connectionTest_.connect(testPath);
};


/**
 * Starts the regular channel which is run after the test channel is complete.
 * @private
 */
goog.net.BrowserChannel.prototype.connectChannel_ = function() {
  this.channelDebug_.debug('connectChannel_()');
  this.ensureInState_(
      goog.net.BrowserChannel.State.INIT, goog.net.BrowserChannel.State.CLOSED);
  this.forwardChannelUri_ =
      this.getForwardChannelUri(/** @type {string} */ (this.path_));
  this.ensureForwardChannel_();
};


/**
 * Cancels all outstanding requests.
 * @private
 */
goog.net.BrowserChannel.prototype.cancelRequests_ = function() {
  if (this.connectionTest_) {
    this.connectionTest_.abort();
    this.connectionTest_ = null;
  }

  if (this.backChannelRequest_) {
    this.backChannelRequest_.cancel();
    this.backChannelRequest_ = null;
  }

  if (this.backChannelTimerId_) {
    goog.global.clearTimeout(this.backChannelTimerId_);
    this.backChannelTimerId_ = null;
  }

  this.clearDeadBackchannelTimer_();

  if (this.forwardChannelRequest_) {
    this.forwardChannelRequest_.cancel();
    this.forwardChannelRequest_ = null;
  }

  if (this.forwardChannelTimerId_) {
    goog.global.clearTimeout(this.forwardChannelTimerId_);
    this.forwardChannelTimerId_ = null;
  }
};


/**
 * Returns the extra HTTP headers to add to all the requests sent to the server.
 *
 * @return {Object} The HTTP headers, or null.
 */
goog.net.BrowserChannel.prototype.getExtraHeaders = function() {
  return this.extraHeaders_;
};


/**
 * Sets extra HTTP headers to add to all the requests sent to the server.
 *
 * @param {Object} extraHeaders The HTTP headers, or null.
 */
goog.net.BrowserChannel.prototype.setExtraHeaders = function(extraHeaders) {
  this.extraHeaders_ = extraHeaders;
};


/**
 * Sets the throttle for handling onreadystatechange events for the request.
 *
 * @param {number} throttle The throttle in ms.  A value of zero indicates
 *     no throttle.
 */
goog.net.BrowserChannel.prototype.setReadyStateChangeThrottle = function(
    throttle) {
  this.readyStateChangeThrottleMs_ = throttle;
};


/**
 * Sets whether cross origin requests are supported for the browser channel.
 *
 * Setting this allows the creation of requests to secondary domains and
 * sends XHRs with the CORS withCredentials bit set to true.
 *
 * In order for cross-origin requests to work, the server will also need to set
 * CORS response headers as per:
 * https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/HTTP_access_control
 *
 * See {@link goog.net.XhrIo#setWithCredentials}.
 * @param {boolean} supportCrossDomain Whether cross domain XHRs are supported.
 */
goog.net.BrowserChannel.prototype.setSupportsCrossDomainXhrs = function(
    supportCrossDomain) {
  this.supportsCrossDomainXhrs_ = supportCrossDomain;
};


/**
 * Returns the handler used for channel callback events.
 *
 * @return {goog.net.BrowserChannel.Handler} The handler.
 */
goog.net.BrowserChannel.prototype.getHandler = function() {
  return this.handler_;
};


/**
 * Sets the handler used for channel callback events.
 * @param {goog.net.BrowserChannel.Handler} handler The handler to set.
 */
goog.net.BrowserChannel.prototype.setHandler = function(handler) {
  this.handler_ = handler;
};


/**
 * Returns whether the channel allows the use of a subdomain. There may be
 * cases where this isn't allowed.
 * @return {boolean} Whether a host prefix is allowed.
 */
goog.net.BrowserChannel.prototype.getAllowHostPrefix = function() {
  return this.allowHostPrefix_;
};


/**
 * Sets whether the channel allows the use of a subdomain. There may be cases
 * where this isn't allowed, for example, logging in with troutboard where
 * using a subdomain causes Apache to force the user to authenticate twice.
 * @param {boolean} allowHostPrefix Whether a host prefix is allowed.
 */
goog.net.BrowserChannel.prototype.setAllowHostPrefix = function(
    allowHostPrefix) {
  this.allowHostPrefix_ = allowHostPrefix;
};


/**
 * Returns whether the channel is buffered or not. This state is valid for
 * querying only after the test connection has completed. This may be
 * queried in the goog.net.BrowserChannel.okToMakeRequest() callback.
 * A channel may be buffered if the test connection determines that
 * a chunked response could not be sent down within a suitable time.
 * @return {boolean} Whether the channel is buffered.
 */
goog.net.BrowserChannel.prototype.isBuffered = function() {
  return !this.useChunked_;
};


/**
 * Returns whether chunked mode is allowed. In certain debugging situations,
 * it's useful for the application to have a way to disable chunked mode for a
 * user.

 * @return {boolean} Whether chunked mode is allowed.
 */
goog.net.BrowserChannel.prototype.getAllowChunkedMode = function() {
  return this.allowChunkedMode_;
};


/**
 * Sets whether chunked mode is allowed. In certain debugging situations, it's
 * useful for the application to have a way to disable chunked mode for a user.
 * @param {boolean} allowChunkedMode  Whether chunked mode is allowed.
 */
goog.net.BrowserChannel.prototype.setAllowChunkedMode = function(
    allowChunkedMode) {
  this.allowChunkedMode_ = allowChunkedMode;
};


/**
 * Sends a request to the server. The format of the request is a Map data
 * structure of key/value pairs. These maps are then encoded in a format
 * suitable for the wire and then reconstituted as a Map data structure that
 * the server can process.
 * @param {Object|goog.structs.Map} map  The map to send.
 * @param {?Object=} opt_context The context associated with the map.
 */
goog.net.BrowserChannel.prototype.sendMap = function(map, opt_context) {
  if (this.state_ == goog.net.BrowserChannel.State.CLOSED) {
    throw Error('Invalid operation: sending map when state is closed');
  }

  // We can only send 1000 maps per POST, but typically we should never have
  // that much to send, so warn if we exceed that (we still send all the maps).
  if (this.outgoingMaps_.length ==
      goog.net.BrowserChannel.MAX_MAPS_PER_REQUEST_) {
    // severe() is temporary so that we get these uploaded and can figure out
    // what's causing them. Afterwards can change to warning().
    this.channelDebug_.severe(
        'Already have ' + goog.net.BrowserChannel.MAX_MAPS_PER_REQUEST_ +
        ' queued maps upon queueing ' + goog.json.serialize(map));
  }

  this.outgoingMaps_.push(
      new goog.net.BrowserChannel.QueuedMap(
          this.nextMapId_++, map, opt_context));
  if (this.state_ == goog.net.BrowserChannel.State.OPENING ||
      this.state_ == goog.net.BrowserChannel.State.OPENED) {
    this.ensureForwardChannel_();
  }
};


/**
 * When set to true, this changes the behavior of the forward channel so it
 * will not retry requests; it will fail after one network failure, and if
 * there was already one network failure, the request will fail immediately.
 * @param {boolean} failFast  Whether or not to fail fast.
 */
goog.net.BrowserChannel.prototype.setFailFast = function(failFast) {
  this.failFast_ = failFast;
  this.channelDebug_.info('setFailFast: ' + failFast);
  if ((this.forwardChannelRequest_ || this.forwardChannelTimerId_) &&
      this.forwardChannelRetryCount_ > this.getForwardChannelMaxRetries()) {
    this.channelDebug_.info(
        'Retry count ' + this.forwardChannelRetryCount_ + ' > new maxRetries ' +
        this.getForwardChannelMaxRetries() + '. Fail immediately!');
    if (this.forwardChannelRequest_) {
      this.forwardChannelRequest_.cancel();
      // Go through the standard onRequestComplete logic to expose the max-retry
      // failure in the standard way.
      this.onRequestComplete(this.forwardChannelRequest_);
    } else {  // i.e., this.forwardChannelTimerId_
      goog.global.clearTimeout(this.forwardChannelTimerId_);
      this.forwardChannelTimerId_ = null;
      // The error code from the last failed request is gone, so just use a
      // generic one.
      this.signalError_(goog.net.BrowserChannel.Error.REQUEST_FAILED);
    }
  }
};


/**
 * @return {number} The max number of forward-channel retries, which will be 0
 * in fail-fast mode.
 */
goog.net.BrowserChannel.prototype.getForwardChannelMaxRetries = function() {
  return this.failFast_ ? 0 : this.forwardChannelMaxRetries_;
};


/**
 * Sets the maximum number of attempts to connect to the server for forward
 * channel requests.
 * @param {number} retries The maximum number of attempts.
 */
goog.net.BrowserChannel.prototype.setForwardChannelMaxRetries = function(
    retries) {
  this.forwardChannelMaxRetries_ = retries;
};


/**
 * Sets the timeout for a forward channel request.
 * @param {number} timeoutMs The timeout in milliseconds.
 */
goog.net.BrowserChannel.prototype.setForwardChannelRequestTimeout = function(
    timeoutMs) {
  this.forwardChannelRequestTimeoutMs_ = timeoutMs;
};


/**
 * @return {number} The max number of back-channel retries, which is a constant.
 */
goog.net.BrowserChannel.prototype.getBackChannelMaxRetries = function() {
  // Back-channel retries is a constant.
  return goog.net.BrowserChannel.BACK_CHANNEL_MAX_RETRIES;
};


/**
 * Returns whether the channel is closed
 * @return {boolean} true if the channel is closed.
 */
goog.net.BrowserChannel.prototype.isClosed = function() {
  return this.state_ == goog.net.BrowserChannel.State.CLOSED;
};


/**
 * Returns the browser channel state.
 * @return {goog.net.BrowserChannel.State} The current state of the browser
 * channel.
 */
goog.net.BrowserChannel.prototype.getState = function() {
  return this.state_;
};


/**
 * Return the last status code received for a request.
 * @return {number} The last status code received for a request.
 */
goog.net.BrowserChannel.prototype.getLastStatusCode = function() {
  return this.lastStatusCode_;
};


/**
 * @return {number} The last array id received.
 */
goog.net.BrowserChannel.prototype.getLastArrayId = function() {
  return this.lastArrayId_;
};


/**
 * Returns whether there are outstanding requests servicing the channel.
 * @return {boolean} true if there are outstanding requests.
 */
goog.net.BrowserChannel.prototype.hasOutstandingRequests = function() {
  return this.outstandingRequests_() != 0;
};


/**
 * Sets a new parser for the response payload. A custom parser may be set to
 * avoid using eval(), for example. By default, the parser uses
 * {@code goog.json.unsafeParse}.
 * @param {!goog.string.Parser} parser Parser.
 */
goog.net.BrowserChannel.prototype.setParser = function(parser) {
  this.parser_ = parser;
};


/**
 * Returns the number of outstanding requests.
 * @return {number} The number of outstanding requests to the server.
 * @private
 */
goog.net.BrowserChannel.prototype.outstandingRequests_ = function() {
  var count = 0;
  if (this.backChannelRequest_) {
    count++;
  }
  if (this.forwardChannelRequest_) {
    count++;
  }
  return count;
};


/**
 * Ensures that a forward channel request is scheduled.
 * @private
 */
goog.net.BrowserChannel.prototype.ensureForwardChannel_ = function() {
  if (this.forwardChannelRequest_) {
    // connection in process - no need to start a new request
    return;
  }

  if (this.forwardChannelTimerId_) {
    // no need to start a new request - one is already scheduled
    return;
  }

  this.forwardChannelTimerId_ = goog.net.BrowserChannel.setTimeout(
      goog.bind(this.onStartForwardChannelTimer_, this), 0);
  this.forwardChannelRetryCount_ = 0;
};


/**
 * Schedules a forward-channel retry for the specified request, unless the max
 * retries has been reached.
 * @param {goog.net.ChannelRequest} request The failed request to retry.
 * @return {boolean} true iff a retry was scheduled.
 * @private
 */
goog.net.BrowserChannel.prototype.maybeRetryForwardChannel_ = function(
    request) {
  if (this.forwardChannelRequest_ || this.forwardChannelTimerId_) {
    // Should be impossible to be called in this state.
    this.channelDebug_.severe('Request already in progress');
    return false;
  }

  if (this.state_ == goog.net.BrowserChannel.State.INIT ||  // no retry open_()
      (this.forwardChannelRetryCount_ >= this.getForwardChannelMaxRetries())) {
    return false;
  }

  this.channelDebug_.debug('Going to retry POST');

  this.forwardChannelTimerId_ = goog.net.BrowserChannel.setTimeout(
      goog.bind(this.onStartForwardChannelTimer_, this, request),
      this.getRetryTime_(this.forwardChannelRetryCount_));
  this.forwardChannelRetryCount_++;
  return true;
};


/**
 * Timer callback for ensureForwardChannel
 * @param {goog.net.ChannelRequest=} opt_retryRequest A failed request to retry.
 * @private
 */
goog.net.BrowserChannel.prototype.onStartForwardChannelTimer_ = function(
    opt_retryRequest) {
  this.forwardChannelTimerId_ = null;
  this.startForwardChannel_(opt_retryRequest);
};


/**
 * Begins a new forward channel operation to the server.
 * @param {goog.net.ChannelRequest=} opt_retryRequest A failed request to retry.
 * @private
 */
goog.net.BrowserChannel.prototype.startForwardChannel_ = function(
    opt_retryRequest) {
  this.channelDebug_.debug('startForwardChannel_');
  if (!this.okToMakeRequest_()) {
    return;  // channel is cancelled
  } else if (this.state_ == goog.net.BrowserChannel.State.INIT) {
    if (opt_retryRequest) {
      this.channelDebug_.severe('Not supposed to retry the open');
      return;
    }
    this.open_();
    this.state_ = goog.net.BrowserChannel.State.OPENING;
  } else if (this.state_ == goog.net.BrowserChannel.State.OPENED) {
    if (opt_retryRequest) {
      this.makeForwardChannelRequest_(opt_retryRequest);
      return;
    }

    if (this.outgoingMaps_.length == 0) {
      this.channelDebug_.debug(
          'startForwardChannel_ returned: ' +
          'nothing to send');
      // no need to start a new forward channel request
      return;
    }

    if (this.forwardChannelRequest_) {
      // Should be impossible to be called in this state.
      this.channelDebug_.severe(
          'startForwardChannel_ returned: ' +
          'connection already in progress');
      return;
    }

    this.makeForwardChannelRequest_();
    this.channelDebug_.debug('startForwardChannel_ finished, sent request');
  }
};


/**
 * Establishes a new channel session with the the server.
 * @private
 */
goog.net.BrowserChannel.prototype.open_ = function() {
  this.channelDebug_.debug('open_()');
  this.nextRid_ = Math.floor(Math.random() * 100000);

  var rid = this.nextRid_++;
  var request = goog.net.BrowserChannel.createChannelRequest(
      this, this.channelDebug_, '', rid);
  request.setExtraHeaders(this.extraHeaders_);
  var requestText = this.dequeueOutgoingMaps_();
  var uri = this.forwardChannelUri_.clone();
  uri.setParameterValue('RID', rid);
  if (this.clientVersion_) {
    uri.setParameterValue('CVER', this.clientVersion_);
  }

  // Add the reconnect parameters.
  this.addAdditionalParams_(uri);

  request.xmlHttpPost(uri, requestText, true);
  this.forwardChannelRequest_ = request;
};


/**
 * Makes a forward channel request using XMLHTTP.
 * @param {goog.net.ChannelRequest=} opt_retryRequest A failed request to retry.
 * @private
 */
goog.net.BrowserChannel.prototype.makeForwardChannelRequest_ = function(
    opt_retryRequest) {
  var rid;
  var requestText;
  if (opt_retryRequest) {
    if (this.channelVersion_ > 6) {
      // In version 7 and up we can tack on new arrays to a retry.
      this.requeuePendingMaps_();
      rid = this.nextRid_ - 1;  // Must use last RID
      requestText = this.dequeueOutgoingMaps_();
    } else {
      // TODO(user): Remove this code and the opt_retryRequest passing
      // once server-side support for ver 7 is ubiquitous.
      rid = opt_retryRequest.getRequestId();
      requestText = /** @type {string} */ (opt_retryRequest.getPostData());
    }
  } else {
    rid = this.nextRid_++;
    requestText = this.dequeueOutgoingMaps_();
  }

  var uri = this.forwardChannelUri_.clone();
  uri.setParameterValue('SID', this.sid_);
  uri.setParameterValue('RID', rid);
  uri.setParameterValue('AID', this.lastArrayId_);
  // Add the additional reconnect parameters.
  this.addAdditionalParams_(uri);

  var request = goog.net.BrowserChannel.createChannelRequest(
      this, this.channelDebug_, this.sid_, rid,
      this.forwardChannelRetryCount_ + 1);
  request.setExtraHeaders(this.extraHeaders_);

  // randomize from 50%-100% of the forward channel timeout to avoid
  // a big hit if servers happen to die at once.
  request.setTimeout(
      Math.round(this.forwardChannelRequestTimeoutMs_ * 0.50) +
      Math.round(this.forwardChannelRequestTimeoutMs_ * 0.50 * Math.random()));
  this.forwardChannelRequest_ = request;
  request.xmlHttpPost(uri, requestText, true);
};


/**
 * Adds the additional parameters from the handler to the given URI.
 * @param {goog.Uri} uri The URI to add the parameters to.
 * @private
 */
goog.net.BrowserChannel.prototype.addAdditionalParams_ = function(uri) {
  // Add the additional reconnect parameters as needed.
  if (this.handler_) {
    var params = this.handler_.getAdditionalParams(this);
    if (params) {
      goog.object.forEach(
          params, function(value, key) { uri.setParameterValue(key, value); });
    }
  }
};


/**
 * Returns the request text from the outgoing maps and resets it.
 * @return {string} The encoded request text created from all the currently
 *                  queued outgoing maps.
 * @private
 */
goog.net.BrowserChannel.prototype.dequeueOutgoingMaps_ = function() {
  var count = Math.min(
      this.outgoingMaps_.length, goog.net.BrowserChannel.MAX_MAPS_PER_REQUEST_);
  var sb = ['count=' + count];
  var offset;
  if (this.channelVersion_ > 6 && count > 0) {
    // To save a bit of bandwidth, specify the base mapId and the rest as
    // offsets from it.
    offset = this.outgoingMaps_[0].mapId;
    sb.push('ofs=' + offset);
  } else {
    offset = 0;
  }
  for (var i = 0; i < count; i++) {
    var mapId = this.outgoingMaps_[i].mapId;
    var map = this.outgoingMaps_[i].map;
    if (this.channelVersion_ <= 6) {
      // Map IDs were not used in ver 6 and before, just indexes in the request.
      mapId = i;
    } else {
      mapId -= offset;
    }
    try {
      goog.structs.forEach(map, function(value, key, coll) {
        sb.push('req' + mapId + '_' + key + '=' + encodeURIComponent(value));
      });
    } catch (ex) {
      // We send a map here because lots of the retry logic relies on map IDs,
      // so we have to send something.
      sb.push(
          'req' + mapId + '_' +
          'type' +
          '=' + encodeURIComponent('_badmap'));
      if (this.handler_) {
        this.handler_.badMapError(this, map);
      }
    }
  }
  this.pendingMaps_ =
      this.pendingMaps_.concat(this.outgoingMaps_.splice(0, count));
  return sb.join('&');
};


/**
 * Requeues unacknowledged sent arrays for retransmission in the next forward
 * channel request.
 * @private
 */
goog.net.BrowserChannel.prototype.requeuePendingMaps_ = function() {
  this.outgoingMaps_ = this.pendingMaps_.concat(this.outgoingMaps_);
  this.pendingMaps_.length = 0;
};


/**
 * Ensures there is a backchannel request for receiving data from the server.
 * @private
 */
goog.net.BrowserChannel.prototype.ensureBackChannel_ = function() {
  if (this.backChannelRequest_) {
    // already have one
    return;
  }

  if (this.backChannelTimerId_) {
    // no need to start a new request - one is already scheduled
    return;
  }

  this.backChannelAttemptId_ = 1;
  this.backChannelTimerId_ = goog.net.BrowserChannel.setTimeout(
      goog.bind(this.onStartBackChannelTimer_, this), 0);
  this.backChannelRetryCount_ = 0;
};


/**
 * Schedules a back-channel retry, unless the max retries has been reached.
 * @return {boolean} true iff a retry was scheduled.
 * @private
 */
goog.net.BrowserChannel.prototype.maybeRetryBackChannel_ = function() {
  if (this.backChannelRequest_ || this.backChannelTimerId_) {
    // Should be impossible to be called in this state.
    this.channelDebug_.severe('Request already in progress');
    return false;
  }

  if (this.backChannelRetryCount_ >= this.getBackChannelMaxRetries()) {
    return false;
  }

  this.channelDebug_.debug('Going to retry GET');

  this.backChannelAttemptId_++;
  this.backChannelTimerId_ = goog.net.BrowserChannel.setTimeout(
      goog.bind(this.onStartBackChannelTimer_, this),
      this.getRetryTime_(this.backChannelRetryCount_));
  this.backChannelRetryCount_++;
  return true;
};


/**
 * Timer callback for ensureBackChannel_.
 * @private
 */
goog.net.BrowserChannel.prototype.onStartBackChannelTimer_ = function() {
  this.backChannelTimerId_ = null;
  this.startBackChannel_();
};


/**
 * Begins a new back channel operation to the server.
 * @private
 */
goog.net.BrowserChannel.prototype.startBackChannel_ = function() {
  if (!this.okToMakeRequest_()) {
    // channel is cancelled
    return;
  }

  this.channelDebug_.debug('Creating new HttpRequest');
  this.backChannelRequest_ = goog.net.BrowserChannel.createChannelRequest(
      this, this.channelDebug_, this.sid_, 'rpc', this.backChannelAttemptId_);
  this.backChannelRequest_.setExtraHeaders(this.extraHeaders_);
  this.backChannelRequest_.setReadyStateChangeThrottle(
      this.readyStateChangeThrottleMs_);
  var uri = this.backChannelUri_.clone();
  uri.setParameterValue('RID', 'rpc');
  uri.setParameterValue('SID', this.sid_);
  uri.setParameterValue('CI', this.useChunked_ ? '0' : '1');
  uri.setParameterValue('AID', this.lastArrayId_);

  // Add the reconnect parameters.
  this.addAdditionalParams_(uri);

  if (!goog.net.ChannelRequest.supportsXhrStreaming()) {
    uri.setParameterValue('TYPE', 'html');
    this.backChannelRequest_.tridentGet(uri, Boolean(this.hostPrefix_));
  } else {
    uri.setParameterValue('TYPE', 'xmlhttp');
    this.backChannelRequest_.xmlHttpGet(
        uri, true /* decodeChunks */, this.hostPrefix_,
        false /* opt_noClose */);
  }
  this.channelDebug_.debug('New Request created');
};


/**
 * Gives the handler a chance to return an error code and stop channel
 * execution. A handler might want to do this to check that the user is still
 * logged in, for example.
 * @private
 * @return {boolean} If it's OK to make a request.
 */
goog.net.BrowserChannel.prototype.okToMakeRequest_ = function() {
  if (this.handler_) {
    var result = this.handler_.okToMakeRequest(this);
    if (result != goog.net.BrowserChannel.Error.OK) {
      this.channelDebug_.debug(