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package javax.xml.ws.spi.http;
import javax.xml.ws.Endpoint;
import java.io.IOException;
/**
* A handler which is invoked to process HTTP requests.
* <p>
* JAX-WS runtime provides the implementation for this and sets
* it using {@link HttpContext#setHandler(HttpHandler)} during
* {@link Endpoint#publish(HttpContext) }
*
* @author Jitendra Kotamraju
* @since JAX-WS 2.2
*/
public abstract class HttpHandler {
/**
* Handles a given request and generates an appropriate response.
* See {@link HttpExchange} for a description of the steps
* involved in handling an exchange. Container invokes this method
* when it receives an incoming request.
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* @param exchange the exchange containing the request from the
* client and used to send the response
* @throws IOException when an I/O error happens during request
* handling
*/
public abstract void handle(HttpExchange exchange) throws IOException;
}