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1   /*
2    * $Id: ComponentDefinitionsFactory.java 421151 2006-07-12 06:07:14Z wsmoak $
3    *
4    * Copyright 1999-2004 The Apache Software Foundation.
5    *
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18  
19  
20  package org.apache.struts.tiles;
21  
22  import java.io.Serializable;
23  import java.util.Map;
24  
25  import javax.servlet.ServletContext;
26  import javax.servlet.ServletRequest;
27  
28  /***
29   * Component repository interface.
30   * This interface allows to retrieve an definition by its name, independently of the
31   * factory implementation.
32   * Implementation must be Serializable, in order to be compliant with web Container
33   * having this constraint (Weblogic 6.x).
34   * @deprecated Use DefinitionsFactory instead.
35  */
36  public interface ComponentDefinitionsFactory extends Serializable
37  {
38  
39     /***
40       * Get a definition by its name.
41       * @param name Name of requested definition.
42       * @param request Current servelet request
43       * @param servletContext current servlet context
44       * @throws DefinitionsFactoryException An error occur while getting definition.
45       * @throws NoSuchDefinitionException No definition found for specified name
46       * Implementation can throw more accurate exception as a subclass of this exception
47     */
48     public ComponentDefinition getDefinition(String name, ServletRequest request, ServletContext servletContext) throws NoSuchDefinitionException,DefinitionsFactoryException;
49  
50     /***
51       * Init factory.
52       * This method is called exactly once immediately after factory creation in
53       * case of internal creation (by DefinitionUtil).
54       * @param servletContext Servlet Context passed to newly created factory.
55       * @param properties Map of name/property passed to newly created factory.
56       * Map can contains more properties than requested.
57       * @throws DefinitionsFactoryException An error occur during initialization.
58     */
59     public void initFactory(ServletContext servletContext, Map properties) throws DefinitionsFactoryException;
60  }