    001// Copyright 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 The Apache Software Foundation
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    014
    015package org.apache.tapestry5.http.services;
    016
    017import java.io.IOException;
    018
    019/**
    020 * Filter interface for {@link org.apache.tapestry5.http.services.RequestHandler}. Implementations of this interface may be
    021 * contributed into the RequestHandler service configuration.
    022 */
    023public interface RequestFilter
    024{
    025    /**
    026     * Returns true if the request has been handled, false otherwise.
    027     */
    028    boolean service(Request request, Response response, RequestHandler handler) throws IOException;
    029
    030}