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package org.springframework.web.server;
import reactor.core.publisher.Mono;
import org.springframework.web.server.adapter.HttpWebHandlerAdapter;
import org.springframework.web.server.adapter.WebHttpHandlerBuilder;
/**
* Contract to handle a web request.
*
* <p>Use {@link HttpWebHandlerAdapter} to adapt a {@code WebHandler} to an
* {@link org.springframework.http.server.reactive.HttpHandler HttpHandler}.
* The {@link WebHttpHandlerBuilder} provides a convenient way to do that while
* also optionally configuring one or more filters and/or exception handlers.
*
* @author Rossen Stoyanchev
* @since 5.0
*/
public interface WebHandler {
/**
* Handle the web server exchange.
* @param exchange the current server exchange
* @return {@code Mono<Void>} to indicate when request handling is complete
*/
Mono<Void> handle(ServerWebExchange exchange);
}