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package io.datakernel.http;

import io.datakernel.async.Promise;

/**
 * An interface for an asyncronous HTTP client.
 * 
 * It is as simple as an asyncronous function that accepts {@link HttpRequest}
 * and returns an {@link HttpResponse} for it,
 * so it is basically a reciprocal of the {@link AsyncServlet}.
 */
public interface IAsyncHttpClient {
	Promise request(HttpRequest request);
}