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package org.springframework.web.servlet.function;

Represents a function that handles a request. 
Author:
Arjen Poutsma
Type parameters:
<T> – the type of the response of the function
See Also:
RouterFunction
Since:
5.2/**
 * Represents a function that handles a {@linkplain ServerRequest request}.
 *
 * @author Arjen Poutsma
 * @since 5.2
 * @param <T> the type of the response of the function
 * @see RouterFunction
 */
@FunctionalInterface
public interface HandlerFunction<T extends ServerResponse> {

	
Handle the given request.
Params:
request – the request to handle
Returns:
the response/**
	 * Handle the given request.
	 * @param request the request to handle
	 * @return the response
	 */
	T handle(ServerRequest request) throws Exception;

}