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package org.apache.abdera2.common.protocol;
/**
* Filters are invoked by AbderaServlet immediately before passing the request off to the Provider for processing The
* filters use a model generally identical to that of Servlet Filters, with each filter forwarding the request on to the
* next filter in the chain.
*
* @author jasnell
*/
public interface Filter {
/**
* Process the filter request. The filter must call chain.next(request) to pass the request on to the next filter or
* the provider.
*/
<S extends ResponseContext>S filter(RequestContext request, FilterChain chain);
}