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* $Id: RequestHandler.java,v 1.2 2008/06/25 05:47:23 qcheng Exp $
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/**
* 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;
*/
throws SOAPFaultException, Exception;
}