cowboy/src/cowboy_http_handler.erl

%% Copyright (c) 2011-2014, Loïc Hoguin <essen@ninenines.eu>
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-module(cowboy_http_handler).

-type opts() :: any().
-type state() :: any().
%% @todo see terminate
%-type terminate_reason() :: {normal, shutdown}
%	| {normal, timeout} %% Only occurs in loop handlers.
%	| {error, closed} %% Only occurs in loop handlers.
%	| {error, overflow} %% Only occurs in loop handlers.
%	| {error, atom()}.

-callback init(Req, opts())
	-> {http, Req, state()}
	| {long_polling | rest | ws | module(), Req, state()}
	| {long_polling | rest | ws | module(), Req, state(), hibernate}
	| {long_polling | rest | ws | module(), Req, state(), timeout()}
	| {long_polling | rest | ws | module(), Req, state(), timeout(), hibernate}
	| {shutdown, Req, state()}
	when Req::cowboy_req:req().
-callback handle(Req, State) -> {ok, Req, State}
	when Req::cowboy_req:req(), State::state().
%% @todo optional -callback terminate(terminate_reason(), cowboy_req:req(), state()) -> ok.