    001// Copyright 2006, 2007, 2008 The Apache Software Foundation
    002//
    003// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
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    014
    015package org.apache.tapestry5.services;
    016
    017import org.apache.tapestry5.ioc.annotations.UsesOrderedConfiguration;
    018
    019import java.io.IOException;
    020
    021/**
    022 * Service interface for the RequestHandler {@linkplain org.apache.tapestry5.ioc.services.PipelineBuilder pipeline}
    023 * service. At the end of the pipeline, the service hands off to the {@linkplain org.apache.tapestry5.services.Dispatcher
    024 * master dispatcher service}.
    025 */
    026@UsesOrderedConfiguration(RequestFilter.class)
    027public interface RequestHandler
    028{
    029    /**
    030     * Returns true if the request has been handled, false otherwise.
    031     */
    032    boolean service(Request request, Response response) throws IOException;
    033}