SiteSwitcherHandler.java

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package org.springframework.mobile.device.switcher;

import java.io.IOException;

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

/**
 * @author Roy Clarkson
 */
public interface SiteSwitcherHandler {

	/**
	 * Handles the site switching aspect of the web request. For the requesting device, implementations should 
	 * determine the appropriate site with which to respond.
	 * @param request current HTTP request
	 * @param response current HTTP response
	 * @return true if the request should be processed as received. false if the handler is handling the response.
	 * @throws IOException
	 */
	boolean handleSiteSwitch(HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response) throws IOException;

}