cowboy/src/cowboy_http_handler.erl

%% Copyright (c) 2011-2012, Loïc Hoguin <essen@ninenines.eu>
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%% @doc Behaviour for short-lived HTTP handlers.
%%
%% <em>init/3</em> allows you to initialize a state for all subsequent
%% callbacks, and indicate to Cowboy whether you accept to handle the
%% request or want to shutdown without handling it, in which case the
%% <em>handle/2</em> call will simply be skipped.
%%
%% <em>handle/2</em> allows you to handle the request. It receives the
%% state previously defined.
%%
%% <em>terminate/2</em> allows you to clean up. It receives the state
%% previously defined.
%%
%% There is no required operation to perform in any of these callbacks
%% other than returning the proper values. Make sure you always return
%% the last modified Req so that Cowboy has the up to date information
%% about the request.
-module(cowboy_http_handler).

-type opts() :: any().
-type state() :: any().

-callback init({atom(), http}, Req, opts())
	-> {ok, Req, state()}
	| {loop, Req, state()}
	| {loop, Req, state(), hibernate}
	| {loop, Req, state(), timeout()}
	| {loop, Req, state(), timeout(), hibernate}
	| {shutdown, Req, state()}
	| {upgrade, protocol, module()}
	when Req::cowboy_req:req().
-callback handle(Req, State) -> {ok, Req, State}
	when Req::cowboy_req:req(), State::state().
-callback terminate(cowboy_req:req(), state()) -> ok.