HttpHandler.java

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package io.undertow.server;

/**
 * A handler for an HTTP request. The request handler must eventually either call another handler or end the exchange.
 *
 *
 * @author <a href="mailto:david.lloyd@redhat.com">David M. Lloyd</a>
 */
public interface HttpHandler {

    /**
     * Handle the request.
     *
     * @param exchange the HTTP request/response exchange
     *
     */
    void handleRequest(HttpServerExchange exchange) throws Exception;
}