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+/*
+* Copyright (c) 2024 Vaughn Nugent
+* 
+* Library: VNLib
+* Package: VNLib.Plugins.Extensions.Loading
+* File: IHttpController.cs 
+*
+* IHttpController.cs is part of VNLib.Plugins.Extensions.Loading which is 
+* part of the larger VNLib collection of libraries and utilities.
+*
+* VNLib.Plugins.Extensions.Loading is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify 
+* it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as 
+* published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
+* License, or (at your option) any later version.
+*
+* VNLib.Plugins.Extensions.Loading is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+* but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+* GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+*
+* You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+* along with this program.  If not, see https://www.gnu.org/licenses/.
+*/
+
+using VNLib.Plugins.Essentials;
+using VNLib.Plugins.Essentials.Endpoints;
+
+namespace VNLib.Plugins.Extensions.Loading.Routing.Mvc
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// The base interface type for all http controllers, which
+    /// are responsible for handling http requests.
+    /// </summary>
+    public interface IHttpController
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the protection settings for all routes within
+        /// this controller.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <returns>The endpoint protection settings for all routes</returns>
+        ProtectionSettings GetProtectionSettings();
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Allows pre-processing of the http entity before
+        /// the request is processed by routing handlers
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="entity">The request entity to pre-process</param>
+        /// <returns>A value that indicates if the request should continue processing or return</returns>
+        virtual bool PreProccess(HttpEntity entity) => true;
+    }
+  
+}