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## RestServer.handler() method

Configure a custom sequence function for handling incoming requests.

<b>Signature:</b>

```typescript
handler(handlerFn: SequenceFunction): void;
```

## Parameters

|  Parameter | Type | Description |
|  --- | --- | --- |
|  handlerFn | <code>SequenceFunction</code> | The handler to invoke for each incoming request. |

<b>Returns:</b>

`void`

## Example


```ts
app.handler(({request, response}, sequence) => {
  sequence.send(response, 'hello world');
});

```