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31  
32  package org.apache.commons.httpclient.server;
33  
34  import java.io.IOException;
35  
36  /***
37   * Defines an HTTP request/response service for the SimpleHttpServer
38   * 
39   * @author Oleg Kalnichevski
40   */
41  public interface HttpService {
42      /***
43       * This interface represents a serice to process HTTP requests.
44       * 
45       * @param request       The HTTP request object.
46       * @param response      The HTTP response object.
47       * @return true if this service was able to handle the request, false otherwise.
48       * 
49       * @throws IOException
50       */
51      public boolean process(
52          final SimpleRequest request, final SimpleResponse response) 
53              throws IOException;
54  }