/*
 * Copyright 2008, Yahoo! Inc.
 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
 *
 *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
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package com.yahoo.zookeeper.server;

/**
 * RequestProcessors are chained together to process transactions. Requests are
 * always processed in order. The standalone server, follower, and leader all
 * have slightly different RequestProcessors changed together.
 * 
 * Requests always move forward through the chain of RequestProcessors. Requests
 * are passed to a RequestProcessor through processRequest(). Generally method
 * will always be invoked by a single thread.
 * 
 * When shutdown is called, the request RequestProcessor should also shutdown
 * any RequestProcessors that it is connected to.
 */
public interface RequestProcessor {
    void processRequest(Request request);

    void shutdown();
}