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package org.apache.asyncweb.server.context;

import org.apache.asyncweb.common.HttpResponse;
import org.apache.asyncweb.server.HttpServiceContext;

/**
 * Defines a strategy for deciding whether a connection should
 * remain open after a response has been handled
 *
 */
public interface KeepAliveStrategy {

    /**
     * Determines whether a connection should remain open after a
     * response has been handled
     *
     * @param context   The context to check
     * @param response  The response to check
     * @return          <code>true</code> iff a connection should
     *                  remain open after processing the specified response
     */
    public boolean keepAlive( HttpServiceContext context, HttpResponse response);

}