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package com.sun.net.httpserver;
import java.io.IOException;
/**
* A handler which is invoked to process HTTP exchanges. Each
* HTTP exchange is handled by one of these handlers.
* @since 1.6
*/
public interface HttpHandler {
/**
* Handle the given request and generate an appropriate response.
* See {@link HttpExchange} for a description of the steps
* involved in handling an exchange.
* @param exchange the exchange containing the request from the
* client and used to send the response
* @throws NullPointerException if exchange is <code>null</code>
*/
public abstract void handle (HttpExchange exchange) throws IOException;
}