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package org.springframework.web.client;
import java.io.IOException;
import org.springframework.http.client.ClientHttpResponse;
/**
* Generic callback interface used by {@link RestTemplate}'s retrieval methods
* Implementations of this interface perform the actual work of extracting data
* from a {@link ClientHttpResponse}, but don't need to worry about exception
* handling or closing resources.
*
* <p>Used internally by the {@link RestTemplate}, but also useful for application code.
*
* @author Arjen Poutsma
* @since 3.0
* @see RestTemplate#execute
*/
@FunctionalInterface
public interface ResponseExtractor<T> {
/**
* Extract data from the given {@code ClientHttpResponse} and return it.
* @param response the HTTP response
* @return the extracted data
* @throws IOException in case of I/O errors
*/
T extractData(ClientHttpResponse response) throws IOException;
}