<?php

/*
 *  $Id: InputHandler.php 123 2006-09-14 20:19:08Z mrook $
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/**
 * Plugin to Phing to handle requests for user input.
 *
 * @author Stefan Bodewig <stefan.bodewig@epost.de>
 * @version $Revision: 1.3 $
 * @package phing.input
 */
interface InputHandler {

    /**
     * Handle the request encapsulated in the argument.
     *
     * <p>Precondition: the request.getPrompt will return a non-null
     * value.</p>
     *
     * <p>Postcondition: request.getInput will return a non-null
     * value, request.isInputValid will return true.</p>
     * @return void
     * @throws BuildException
     */
    public function handleInput(InputRequest $request);
    
}
