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 * Copyright 2003,2004 The Apache Software Foundation.
 * 
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
 * 
 *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
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package org.apache.pluto.services;

public interface ResourceURLProvider {


    /**
     * Sets the absolute URL to be returned by the provider. E.g.
     * http://host/wps/portal/hello.gif
     * @param path the new absolute url
     */
    public void setAbsoluteURL(String path);

    /**
     * Sets a full path URI including the context root. E.g.
     * /wps/portal/hello.gif
     * @param path the new absolute url
     */
    public void setFullPath(String path);

    /**
     * Returns a url to a resource as absolute URL starting with protocol so
     * that it can be accessed by a browser.
     * @return the URL as string
     */
    public String toString();
}