// SingleThreadModel - marker interface for thread-safe servlets
//
// API based on documentation from JavaSoft.
//
// Copyright (C) 1998 by Jef Poskanzer <jef@mail.acme.com>.  All rights reserved.
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package Acme.Serve.servlet;

/// Defines a "single" thread model for servlet execution.  This empty
// interface allows servlet implementers to specify how the system should
// handle concurrent calls to the same servlet. 
// <P>
// If the target servlet is flagged with this interface, the servlet
// programmer is guaranteed that no two threads will execute concurrently
// the service method of that servlet.  This guarantee is ensured by
// maintaining a pool of servlet instances for each such servlet, and
// dispatching each service call to a free servlet. 
// <P>
// In essence, if the servlet implements this interface, the servlet will
// be thread-safe.
// <P>
// This is taken from JavaSoft's Servlet API documentation.
// <P>
// <A HREF="/resources/classes/Acme/Serve/servlet/SingleThreadModel.java">Fetch the software.</A><BR>
// <A HREF="/resources/classes/Acme.tar.gz">Fetch the entire Acme package.</A>
// <P>
// @see Acme.Serve.servlet.Servlet

public interface SingleThreadModel
    {
    }