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27  package org.apache.hc.core5.http.io;
28  
29  import java.io.IOException;
30  
31  import org.apache.hc.core5.annotation.Contract;
32  import org.apache.hc.core5.annotation.ThreadingBehavior;
33  import org.apache.hc.core5.http.ClassicHttpRequest;
34  import org.apache.hc.core5.http.ClassicHttpResponse;
35  import org.apache.hc.core5.http.HttpException;
36  import org.apache.hc.core5.http.protocol.HttpContext;
37  
38  /**
39   * HttpServerRequestHandler represents a routine for processing of a specific group
40   * of HTTP requests. Request execution filters are designed to take care of protocol
41   * specific aspects, whereas individual request handlers are expected to take
42   * care of application specific HTTP processing. The main purpose of a request
43   * handler is to generate a response object with a content entity to be sent
44   * back to the client in response to the given request.
45   *
46   * @since 5.0
47   */
48  @Contract(threading = ThreadingBehavior.STATELESS)
49  public interface HttpServerRequestHandler {
50  
51      /**
52       * Response trigger that can be used to submit a final HTTP response
53       * and terminate HTTP request processing.
54       */
55      interface ResponseTrigger {
56  
57          /**
58           * Sends an intermediate informational HTTP response to the client.
59           *
60           * @param response the intermediate (1xx) HTTP response
61           */
62          void sendInformation(ClassicHttpResponse response) throws HttpException, IOException;
63  
64          /**
65           * Sends a final HTTP response to the client.
66           *
67           * @param response the final (non 1xx) HTTP response
68           */
69          void submitResponse(ClassicHttpResponse response) throws HttpException, IOException;
70  
71      }
72  
73      /**
74       * Handles the request and submits a final response to be sent back to the client.
75       *
76       * @param request the actual request.
77       * @param responseTrigger the response trigger.
78       * @param context the actual execution context.
79       */
80      void handle(
81              ClassicHttpRequest request,
82              ResponseTrigger responseTrigger,
83              HttpContext context) throws HttpException, IOException;
84  
85  }