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+<h1 class="lined-header"><span>cowboy_handler(3)</span></h1>
+
+<div class="sect1">
+<h2 id="_name">Name</h2>
+<div class="sectionbody">
+<div class="paragraph"><p>cowboy_handler - handler middleware and behaviour</p></div>
+</div>
+</div>
+<div class="sect1">
+<h2 id="_description">Description</h2>
+<div class="sectionbody">
+<div class="paragraph"><p>The <code>cowboy_handler</code> middleware executes the handler passed
+through the environment values <code>handler</code> and <code>handler_opts</code>,
+and adds the result of this execution to the environment as
+the value <code>result</code>, indicating that the request has been
+handled and received a response.</p></div>
+<div class="paragraph"><p>Environment input:</p></div>
+<div class="dlist"><dl>
+<dt class="hdlist1">
+handler = module()
+</dt>
+<dd>
+<p>
+Handler to be executed.
+</p>
+</dd>
+<dt class="hdlist1">
+handler_opts = any()
+</dt>
+<dd>
+<p>
+Options to be passed to the handler.
+</p>
+</dd>
+</dl></div>
+<div class="paragraph"><p>Environment output:</p></div>
+<div class="dlist"><dl>
+<dt class="hdlist1">
+result = ok
+</dt>
+<dd>
+<p>
+Result of the request.
+</p>
+</dd>
+</dl></div>
+<div class="paragraph"><p>This module also defines the <code>cowboy_handler</code> behaviour that
+defines the basic interface for handlers. All Cowboy handlers
+implement at least the <code>init/2</code> callback, and may implement
+the <code>terminate/3</code> callback optionally.</p></div>
+</div>
+</div>
+<div class="sect1">
+<h2 id="_terminate_reasons">Terminate reasons</h2>
+<div class="sectionbody">
+<div class="paragraph"><p>The following values may be received as the terminate reason
+in the optional <code>terminate/3</code> callback. Different handler types
+may define additional terminate reasons.</p></div>
+<div class="dlist"><dl>
+<dt class="hdlist1">
+normal
+</dt>
+<dd>
+<p>
+ The connection was closed normally.
+</p>
+</dd>
+<dt class="hdlist1">
+{crash, Class, Reason}
+</dt>
+<dd>
+<p>
+ A crash occurred in the handler. <code>Class</code> and <code>Reason</code> can be
+ used to obtain more information about the crash. The function
+ <code>erlang:get_stacktrace/0</code> can also be called to obtain the
+ stacktrace of the process when the crash occurred.
+</p>
+</dd>
+</dl></div>
+</div>
+</div>
+<div class="sect1">
+<h2 id="_callbacks">Callbacks</h2>
+<div class="sectionbody">
+<div class="sect2">
+<h3 id="_init_req_opts_8594_ok_req_state_module_req_state_module_req_state_hibernate_timeout_module_req_state_timeout_hibernate">init(Req, Opts) &#8594; {ok, Req, State} | {Module, Req, State} | {Module, Req, State, hibernate | Timeout} | {Module, Req, State, Timeout, hibernate}</h3>
+<div class="dlist"><dl>
+<dt class="hdlist1">
+Req = cowboy_req:req()
+</dt>
+<dd>
+<p>
+The Req object.
+</p>
+</dd>
+<dt class="hdlist1">
+Opts = any()
+</dt>
+<dd>
+<p>
+Handler options.
+</p>
+</dd>
+<dt class="hdlist1">
+State = any()
+</dt>
+<dd>
+<p>
+Handler state.
+</p>
+</dd>
+<dt class="hdlist1">
+Module = module()
+</dt>
+<dd>
+<p>
+Module of the sub-protocol to use.
+</p>
+</dd>
+<dt class="hdlist1">
+Timeout = timeout()
+</dt>
+<dd>
+<p>
+Timeout passed to the sub-protocol, when applicable.
+</p>
+</dd>
+</dl></div>
+<div class="paragraph"><p>Process the request.</p></div>
+<div class="paragraph"><p>This function can be used to switch to an alternate handler
+type by returning the name of the module to be used, along
+with a few options.</p></div>
+<div class="paragraph"><p>For basic handlers this is the function where the response
+should be sent. If no response is sent, Cowboy will ensure
+that a <code>204 No Content</code> response is sent.</p></div>
+<div class="paragraph"><p>A crash in this callback will result in <code>terminate/3</code> being
+called if it is defined, with the <code>State</code> argument set to
+the value of <code>Opts</code> originally given to the <code>init/2</code> callback.</p></div>
+</div>
+<div class="sect2">
+<h3 id="_terminate_reason_req_state_8594_ok">terminate(Reason, Req, State) &#8594; ok</h3>
+<div class="dlist"><dl>
+<dt class="hdlist1">
+Reason = any()
+</dt>
+<dd>
+<p>
+Reason for termination.
+</p>
+</dd>
+<dt class="hdlist1">
+Req = cowboy_req:req()
+</dt>
+<dd>
+<p>
+The Req object.
+</p>
+</dd>
+<dt class="hdlist1">
+State = any()
+</dt>
+<dd>
+<p>
+Handler state.
+</p>
+</dd>
+</dl></div>
+<div class="paragraph"><p>Perform any necessary cleanup of the state.</p></div>
+<div class="paragraph"><p>This callback should release any resource currently in use,
+clear any active timer and reset the process to its original
+state, as it might be reused for future requests sent on the
+same connection. Typical plain HTTP handlers rarely need to
+use it.</p></div>
+<div class="paragraph"><p>A crash in this callback or an invalid return value will
+result in the closing of the connection and the termination
+of the process.</p></div>
+</div>
+</div>
+</div>
+<div class="sect1">
+<h2 id="_exports">Exports</h2>
+<div class="sectionbody">
+<div class="sect2">
+<h3 id="_terminate_reason_req_state_handler_8594_ok">terminate(Reason, Req, State, Handler) &#8594; ok</h3>
+<div class="dlist"><dl>
+<dt class="hdlist1">
+Reason = any()
+</dt>
+<dd>
+<p>
+Reason for termination.
+</p>
+</dd>
+<dt class="hdlist1">
+Req = cowboy_req:req()
+</dt>
+<dd>
+<p>
+The Req object.
+</p>
+</dd>
+<dt class="hdlist1">
+State = any()
+</dt>
+<dd>
+<p>
+Handler state.
+</p>
+</dd>
+<dt class="hdlist1">
+Handler = module()
+</dt>
+<dd>
+<p>
+Handler module.
+</p>
+</dd>
+</dl></div>
+<div class="paragraph"><p>Call the optional <code>terminate/3</code> callback if it exists.</p></div>
+<div class="paragraph"><p>This function should always be called at the end of the execution
+of a handler, to give it a chance to clean up or perform
+miscellaneous operations.</p></div>
+</div>
+</div>
+</div>
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