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package org.apache.pluto.internal;

import org.apache.pluto.PortletContainer;

import javax.portlet.PortletRequest;
import javax.portlet.PortletContext;
import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;

/**
 * The internal portlet request interface extends PortletRequest and adds
 * some methods used by Pluto.
 * 
 * @author <a href="mailto:ddewolf@apache.org">David H. DeWolf</a>
 * @author <a href="mailto:zheng@apache.org">ZHENG Zhong</a>
 */
public interface InternalPortletRequest extends PortletRequest {

    /**
     * Initializes the portlet request for use within the target context.
     * This method ensures that the portlet utilizes resources from the
     * <b>included</b> context, and not those from the intiating (portal)
     * context.
     * 
     * @param context  the target portlet context.
     * @param request  the servlet request.
     */
    public void init(PortletContext context, HttpServletRequest request);

    /**
     * Recycle the request by rolling the underlying request
     * back to the originating request.
     */
    public void release();

    public InternalPortletWindow getInternalPortletWindow();

    public PortletContainer getPortletContainer();

    public HttpServletRequest getHttpServletRequest();
    
}