Handler.java

/*
 * Copyright 2005 Joe Walker
 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
 *
 *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 *
 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
 * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 * limitations under the License.
 */
package org.directwebremoting.extend;

import java.io.IOException;

import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse;

/**
 * A handler is a very simple servlet that does not differentiate between GET
 * and POST, or need complex setup beyond what the container can provide
 * @author Joe Walker [joe at getahead dot ltd dot uk]
 */
public interface Handler
{
    /**
     * Handle a URL request that has been mapped to this Handler
     * @param request The HTTP request data
     * @param response Where we write the HTTP response data
     * @throws IOException If the write process fails
     */
    public void handle(HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response) throws IOException;
}