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package org.apache.http.protocol;
import org.apache.http.HttpRequest;
/**
* HttpRequestHandlerMapper can be used to resolve an instance of
* {@link HttpRequestHandler} matching a particular {@link HttpRequest}. Usually the
* mapped request handler will be used to process the request.
*
* @since 4.3
*/
public interface HttpRequestHandlerMapper {
/**
* Looks up a handler matching the given request.
*
* @param request the request to map to a handler
* @return HTTP request handler or {@code null} if no match
* is found.
*/
HttpRequestHandler lookup(HttpRequest request);
}