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package org.apache.james.protocols.api.handler;

import java.util.Collection;

import org.apache.james.protocols.api.ProtocolSession;
import org.apache.james.protocols.api.Request;
import org.apache.james.protocols.api.Response;


/**
 * Custom command handlers must implement this interface
 * The command handlers will be Server wide common to all the handlers,
 * therefore the command handlers must store all the state information
 * in the Session object
 */
public interface CommandHandler extends ProtocolHandler {
    /**
     * Handle the command
    **/
    Response onCommand(SessionT session, Request request);
    
    /**
     * Return a Collection of implemented commands
     * 
     * @return Collection which contains implemented commands
     */
    Collection getImplCommands();

}