What is a (HTTP) handler ?

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In a HTTP server, a handler (or request handler) is a method that process a request and

The handler usually manipulates a context object that wraps the request with contextual information such as time of arrival, session, etc…

An handler is also known as middelware (for instance Node express server)





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