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 * Copyright 2016 ForgeRock AS.
 */
package com.forgerock.reactive;

/**
 * Handle the processing of an input in a given context and return the resulting output.
 *
 * @param <C>
 *            Type of the context
 * @param <I>
 *            Type of the input to process
 * @param <O>
 *            Type of the output as a result of the process
 */
public interface ReactiveHandler<C, I, O> {
    /**
     * Process an input given the context.
     *
     * @param context
     *            Context in which the input must be processed
     * @param input
     *            The input to process
     * @return An output.
     * @throws Exception
     *             if the request cannot be processed
     */
    O handle(final C context, final I input) throws Exception;
}