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package org.jboss.servlet.http;

import org.apache.catalina.*;
import java.io.IOException;

import javax.servlet.ServletException;
import javax.servlet.Servlet;

/**
 * This interface should be implemented by servlets which would like to handle
 * asynchronous IO, recieving events when data is available for reading, and
 * being able to output data without the need for being invoked by the container.
 * Note: When this interface is implemented, the service method of the servlet will
 * never be called, and will be replaced with a begin event.
 */
public interface HttpEventServlet extends Servlet{

    /**
     * Process the given Comet event.
     * 
     * @param event The Comet event that will be processed
     * @throws IOException
     * @throws ServletException
     */
    public void event(CometEvent event)
        throws IOException, ServletException;

}