#174·negroni

why the use of http.HandlerFunc

Author: rickb777Created Mar 28, 2017Updated Jul 31, 2026
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Why does Negroni use both http.Handler and http.HandlerFunc in its API? It's rather inconsistent.

func New(handlers ...Handler) *Negroni

compared with the third parameter in

type Handler interface {
	ServeHTTP(rw http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, next http.HandlerFunc)
}