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016
017package org.springframework.web.method.support;
018
019import org.springframework.core.MethodParameter;
020
021/**
022 * A return value handler that supports async types. Such return value types
023 * need to be handled with priority so the async value can be "unwrapped".
024 *
025 * <p><strong>Note: </strong> implementing this contract is not required but it
026 * should be implemented when the handler needs to be prioritized ahead of others.
027 * For example custom (async) handlers, by default ordered after built-in
028 * handlers, should take precedence over {@code @ResponseBody} or
029 * {@code @ModelAttribute} handling, which should occur once the async value is
030 * ready. By contrast, built-in (async) handlers are already ordered ahead of
031 * sync handlers.
032 *
033 * @author Rossen Stoyanchev
034 * @since 4.2
035 */
036public interface AsyncHandlerMethodReturnValueHandler extends HandlerMethodReturnValueHandler {
037
038        /**
039         * Whether the given return value represents asynchronous computation.
040         * @param returnValue the value returned from the handler method
041         * @param returnType the return type
042         * @return {@code true} if the return value type represents an async value
043         */
044        boolean isAsyncReturnValue(Object returnValue, MethodParameter returnType);
045
046}