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016
017package org.springframework.http;
018
019import org.reactivestreams.Publisher;
020import reactor.core.publisher.Flux;
021
022import org.springframework.core.io.buffer.DataBuffer;
023
024/**
025 * An "reactive" HTTP input message that exposes the input as {@link Publisher}.
026 *
027 * <p>Typically implemented by an HTTP request on the server-side or a response
028 * on the client-side.
029 *
030 * @author Arjen Poutsma
031 * @since 5.0
032 */
033public interface ReactiveHttpInputMessage extends HttpMessage {
034
035        /**
036         * Return the body of the message as a {@link Publisher}.
037         * @return the body content publisher
038         */
039        Flux<DataBuffer> getBody();
040
041}