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025 * $Id: RequestHandler.java,v 1.2 2008/06/25 05:47:23 qcheng Exp $
026 *
027 */
028
029
030package com.sun.identity.liberty.ws.soapbinding; 
031
032/**
033 * The <code>RequestHandler</code> interface needs to be implemented
034 * by each web services in order to receive request from your web service
035 * client.  After implementing your handler class, register the class in
036 * the SOAP Binding Service so SOAP layer could forward incoming WSC
037 * requests to your handler.
038 *
039 * @supported.all.api
040 */
041
042public interface RequestHandler {
043    
044    /**
045     * Generates a response according to the request.
046     *
047     * @param  request the incoming request message from web service client.
048     * @return         the response message to be sent to web service client.
049     * @throws SOAPFaultException if it fails to process the request and wants
050     *                            to send a specific SOAP Fault.
051     * @throws Exception if it fails to process the request and wants to send
052     *                   a generic SOAP Fault;
053     */
054    public Message processRequest(Message request)
055                   throws SOAPFaultException, Exception;
056}