Differences between terminal middleware vs non-terminal?

Short answer: middleware Type Description Terminal Ends the pipeline. Doesn’t call next(). E.g., app.Run() Non-Termi nal Calls next() and allows other middlewares to run after it. E.g., app.Use() Terminal middleware: app.Run(async ctx => { await ctx.Response.WriteAsync("This ends the pipeline"); });

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