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014
015package org.apache.tapestry5.http.services;
016
017import java.io.IOException;
018
019import org.apache.tapestry5.ioc.annotations.UsesOrderedConfiguration;
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.http.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}