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package com.sun.identity.liberty.ws.soapbinding; 

/**
 * The <code>RequestHandler</code> interface needs to be implemented
 * by each web services in order to receive request from your web service
 * client.  After implementing your handler class, register the class in
 * the SOAP Binding Service so SOAP layer could forward incoming WSC
 * requests to your handler.
 *
 * @supported.all.api
 */

public interface RequestHandler {
    
    /**
     * Generates a response according to the request.
     *
     * @param  request the incoming request message from web service client.
     * @return         the response message to be sent to web service client.
     * @throws SOAPFaultException if it fails to process the request and wants
     *                            to send a specific SOAP Fault.
     * @throws Exception if it fails to process the request and wants to send
     *                   a generic SOAP Fault;
     */
    public Message processRequest(Message request)
                   throws SOAPFaultException, Exception;
}