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package io.undertow.attribute;
import io.undertow.server.HttpServerExchange;
/**
* Representation of a string attribute from a HTTP server exchange.
*
*
* @author Stuart Douglas
*/
public interface ExchangeAttribute {
/**
* Resolve the attribute from the HTTP server exchange. This may return null if the attribute is not present.
* @param exchange The exchange
* @return The attribute
*/
String readAttribute(final HttpServerExchange exchange);
/**
* Sets a new value for the attribute. Not all attributes are writable.
* @param exchange The exchange
* @param newValue The new value for the attribute
* @throws ReadOnlyAttributeException when attribute cannot be written
*/
void writeAttribute(final HttpServerExchange exchange, final String newValue) throws ReadOnlyAttributeException;
}