= cowboy_stream:terminate(3)

== Name

cowboy_stream:terminate - Terminate a stream

== Description

[source,erlang]
----
terminate(StreamID, Reason, State) -> ok

StreamID :: cowboy_stream:stream_id()
Reason   :: cowboy_stream:reason()
State    - opaque
----

Terminate a stream.

This function must be called by all stream handlers. It will
terminate the next configured stream handler.

== Arguments

StreamID::

The stream ID.

Reason::

Reason for termination.

State::

The state for the next stream handler.

== Return value

The atom `ok` is always returned. It can be safely ignored.

== Changelog

* *2.0*: Function introduced.

== Examples

.Terminate the next stream handler
[source,erlang]
----
terminate(StreamID, Reason, State=#state{next=Next0}) ->
    my_termination(State),
    cowboy_stream:terminate(StreamID, Reason, Next0).
----

== See also

link:man:cowboy_stream(3)[cowboy_stream(3)],
link:man:cowboy_stream:init(3)[cowboy_stream:init(3)],
link:man:cowboy_stream:data(3)[cowboy_stream:data(3)],
link:man:cowboy_stream:info(3)[cowboy_stream:info(3)],
link:man:cowboy_stream:early_error(3)[cowboy_stream:early_error(3)]