HttpHandler.java revision 13430:5e8370fb3ed9 
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25
26package com.sun.net.httpserver;
27
28import java.io.IOException;
29
30/**
31 * A handler which is invoked to process HTTP exchanges. Each
32 * HTTP exchange is handled by one of these handlers.
33 * @since 1.6
34 */
35public interface HttpHandler {
36    /**
37     * Handle the given request and generate an appropriate response.
38     * See {@link HttpExchange} for a description of the steps
39     * involved in handling an exchange.
40     * @param exchange the exchange containing the request from the
41     *      client and used to send the response
42     * @throws NullPointerException if exchange is <code>null</code>
43     */
44    public abstract void handle (HttpExchange exchange) throws IOException;
45}
46