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 Asynchronous HTTP Responses
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-New in GCDWebServer 3.0 is the ability to process HTTP requests aysnchronously i.e. add handlers to the server which generate their ```GCDWebServerResponse``` asynchronously. This is achieved by adding handlers that use a ```GCDWebServerAsyncProcessBlock``` instead of a ```GCDWebServerProcessBlock```. Here's an example:
+New in GCDWebServer 3.0 is the ability to process HTTP requests asynchronously i.e. add handlers to the server which generate their ```GCDWebServerResponse``` asynchronously. This is achieved by adding handlers that use a ```GCDWebServerAsyncProcessBlock``` instead of a ```GCDWebServerProcessBlock```. Here's an example:
 
 **(Synchronous version)** The handler blocks while generating the HTTP response:
 ```objectivec