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## RestServer.\_handleHttpRequest() method

**Signature:**

```typescript
protected _handleHttpRequest(request: Request, response: Response): Promise<void>;
```

## Parameters

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request


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Request


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response


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Response


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**Returns:**

Promise&lt;void&gt;