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17 package org.apache.commons.chain.web.jakarta;
18
19 import java.util.Map;
20
21 import jakarta.servlet.http.Cookie;
22
23 import org.apache.commons.chain.Context;
24 import org.apache.commons.chain.impl.ContextBase;
25
26 /**
27 * Extended {@link Context} that provides web based applications that use
28 * it a "generic" view of HTTP related requests and responses, without
29 * tying the application to a particular underlying Java API (such as
30 * servlets). It is expected that a concrete subclass of {@link WebContext}
31 * for each API (such as
32 * {@code org.apache.commons.chain.web.jakarta.servlet.ServletWebContext}) will
33 * support adapting that particular API's implementation of request and
34 * response objects into this generic framework.
35 *
36 * <p>The characteristics of a web request/response are made visible via
37 * a series of JavaBeans properties (and mapped to read-only attributes
38 * of the same name, as supported by {@link ContextBase}.</p>
39 *
40 * @author Craig R. McClanahan
41 * @version $Revision$ $Date$
42 */
43 public abstract class WebContext extends ContextBase {
44 private static final long serialVersionUID = 6804961872140299027L;
45
46 /**
47 * The Default-Constructor for this class.
48 */
49 public WebContext() {
50 }
51
52 /**
53 * Return a mutable {@code Map} that maps application scope
54 * attribute names to their values.
55 *
56 * @return Application scope Map.
57 */
58 public abstract Map<String, Object> getApplicationScope();
59
60 /**
61 * Return an immutable {@code Map} that maps header names to
62 * the first (or only) header value (as a String). Header names must
63 * be matched in a case-insensitive manner.
64 *
65 * @return Header values Map.
66 */
67 public abstract Map<String, String> getHeader();
68
69 /**
70 * Return an immutable {@code Map} that maps header names to
71 * the set of all values specified in the request (as a String array).
72 * Header names must be matched in a case-insensitive manner.
73 *
74 * @return Header values Map.
75 */
76 public abstract Map<String, String[]> getHeaderValues();
77
78 /**
79 * Return an immutable {@code Map} that maps context application
80 * initialization parameters to their values.
81 *
82 * @return Initialization parameter Map.
83 */
84 public abstract Map<String, String> getInitParam();
85
86 /**
87 * Return an immutable {@code Map} that maps request parameter
88 * names to the first (or only) value (as a String).
89 *
90 * @return Request parameter Map.
91 */
92 public abstract Map<String, String> getParam();
93
94 /**
95 * Return an immutable {@code Map} that maps request parameter
96 * names to the set of all values (as a String array).
97 *
98 * @return Request parameter Map.
99 */
100 public abstract Map<String, String[]> getParamValues();
101
102 /**
103 * Return an immutable {@code Map} that maps cookie names to
104 * the set of cookies specified in the request.
105 *
106 * @return Map of Cookies.
107 *
108 * @since Chain 1.1
109 */
110 public abstract Map<String, Cookie> getCookies();
111
112 /**
113 * Return a mutable {@code Map} that maps request scope
114 * attribute names to their values.
115 *
116 * @return Request scope Map.
117 */
118 public abstract Map<String, Object> getRequestScope();
119
120 /**
121 * Return a mutable {@code Map} that maps session scope
122 * attribute names to their values.
123 *
124 * @return Session scope Map.
125 */
126 public abstract Map<String, Object> getSessionScope();
127 }