api/src/main/java/javax/faces/application/Application.java

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package javax.faces.application;

import javax.faces.FacesException;
import javax.faces.el.ReferenceSyntaxException;
import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.Iterator;
import java.util.Locale;

/**
 * Holds webapp-wide resources for a JSF application. There is a single one of
 * these for a web application, accessable via
 * <pre>
 * FacesContext.getCurrentInstance().getApplication()
 * </pre>
 * In particular, this provides a factory for UIComponent objects.
 * It also provides convenience methods for creating ValueBinding objects.
 *
 * See Javadoc of <a href="http://java.sun.com/j2ee/javaserverfaces/1.1_01/docs/api/index.html">JSF Specification</a>
 * 
 * @author Manfred Geiler (latest modification by $Author$)
 * @version $Revision$ $Date$
 */
public abstract class Application
{
    public abstract javax.faces.event.ActionListener getActionListener();

    public abstract void setActionListener(javax.faces.event.ActionListener listener);

    public abstract Locale getDefaultLocale();

    public abstract void setDefaultLocale(Locale locale);

    public abstract String getDefaultRenderKitId();

    public abstract void setDefaultRenderKitId(String renderKitId);

    public abstract String getMessageBundle();

    public abstract void setMessageBundle(String bundle);

    /**
     * Return the NavigationHandler object which is responsible for mapping from
     * a logical (viewid, fromAction, outcome) to the URL of a view to be rendered.
     */
    public abstract javax.faces.application.NavigationHandler getNavigationHandler();

    public abstract void setNavigationHandler(javax.faces.application.NavigationHandler handler);

    /**
     * Get the object used by the VariableResolver to read and write named properties
     * on java beans, Arrays, Lists and Maps. This object is used by the ValueBinding
     * implementation, and during the process of configuring "managed bean" properties.
     */
    public abstract javax.faces.el.PropertyResolver getPropertyResolver();

    public abstract void setPropertyResolver(javax.faces.el.PropertyResolver resolver);

    /**
     * Get the object used to resolve expressions of form "#{...}".
     */
    public abstract javax.faces.el.VariableResolver getVariableResolver();

    public abstract void setVariableResolver(javax.faces.el.VariableResolver resolver);

    public abstract javax.faces.application.ViewHandler getViewHandler();

    public abstract void setViewHandler(javax.faces.application.ViewHandler handler);

    public abstract javax.faces.application.StateManager getStateManager();

    public abstract void setStateManager(javax.faces.application.StateManager manager);

    /**
     * Define a new mapping from a logical "component type" to an actual java class name.
     * This controls what type is created when method createComponent of this class is
     * called.
     * <p>
     * Param componentClass must be the fully-qualified class name of some class
     * extending the UIComponent class. The class must have a default constructor,
     * as instances of it will be created using Class.newInstance.
     * <p> 
     * It is permitted to override a previously defined mapping, ie to call this
     * method multiple times with the same componentType string. The createComponent
     * method will simply use the last defined mapping.
     */
    public abstract void addComponent(String componentType,
                                      String componentClass);

    
    /**
     * Create a new UIComponent subclass, using the mappings defined by previous
     * calls to the addComponent method of this class.
     * <p>
     * @throws FacesException if there is no mapping defined for the specified
     * componentType, or if an instance of the specified type could not be
     * created for any reason.
     */
    public abstract javax.faces.component.UIComponent createComponent(String componentType)
            throws FacesException;

    /**
     * Create an object which has an associating "binding" expression tying the component
     * to a user property.
     * <p>
     * First the specified value-binding is evaluated; if it returns a non-null value then
     * the component "already exists" and so the resulting value is simply returned.
     * <p>
     * Otherwise a new UIComponent instance is created using the specified componentType,
     * and the new object stored via the provided value-binding before being returned.
     */
    public abstract javax.faces.component.UIComponent createComponent(
            javax.faces.el.ValueBinding componentBinding,
            javax.faces.context.FacesContext context,
            String componentType)
            throws FacesException;

    public abstract Iterator getComponentTypes();

    public abstract void addConverter(String converterId,
                                      String converterClass);

    public abstract void addConverter(Class targetClass,
                                      String converterClass);

    public abstract javax.faces.convert.Converter createConverter(String converterId);

    public abstract javax.faces.convert.Converter createConverter(Class targetClass);

    public abstract Iterator getConverterIds();

    public abstract Iterator getConverterTypes();

    /**
     * Create an object which can be used to invoke an arbitrary method via an
     * EL expression at a later time. This is similar to createValueBinding 
     * except that it can invoke an arbitrary method (with parameters) rather
     * than just get/set a javabean property.
     * <p>
     * This is used to invoke ActionListener method, and ValueChangeListener
     * methods.
     */
    public abstract javax.faces.el.MethodBinding createMethodBinding(
            String ref, Class[] params)
            throws ReferenceSyntaxException;

    public abstract Iterator getSupportedLocales();

    public abstract void setSupportedLocales(Collection locales);

    public abstract void addValidator(String validatorId,
                                      String validatorClass);

    public abstract javax.faces.validator.Validator createValidator(String validatorId)
            throws FacesException;

    public abstract Iterator getValidatorIds();

    /**
     * Create an object which can be used to invoke an arbitrary method via an
     * EL expression at a later time. This is similar to createValueBinding 
     * except that it can invoke an arbitrary method (with parameters) rather
     * than just get/set a javabean property.
     * <p>
     * This is used to invoke ActionListener method, and ValueChangeListener
     * methods.
     */
    public abstract javax.faces.el.ValueBinding createValueBinding(String ref)
            throws ReferenceSyntaxException;
}