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package org.xwiki.resource;
/**
* Allows calling the next {@link ResourceReferenceHandler} in the chain. An instance of this class is passed
* to {@link ResourceReferenceHandler#handle(ResourceReference, ResourceReferenceHandlerChain)} and it's up to the
* Handler implementation to decide if it wants to stop the execution chain or not.
*
* @version $Id: 55c6f645f0c85391017318d156279affab4d90de $
* @since 6.1M2
*/
public interface ResourceReferenceHandlerChain
{
/**
* Allow the next Handler in the chain an opportunity to handle the passed Resource Reference.
*
* @param reference the Resource Reference on which to execute the Handler
* @throws ResourceReferenceHandlerException if an error happens during the Handler's execution
*/
void handleNext(ResourceReference reference) throws ResourceReferenceHandlerException;
}