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/*
* This source code implements specifications defined by the Java
* Community Process. In order to remain compliant with the specification
* DO NOT add / change / or delete method signatures!
*/
package javax.portlet;
/**
* The <CODE>ActionResponse</CODE> interface represents the portlet
* response to an action request.
* It extends the <CODE>PortletResponse</CODE> interface to provide specific
* action response functionality to portlets.<br>
* The portlet container creates an <CODE>ActionResponse</CODE> object and
* passes it as argument to the portlet's <CODE>processAction</CODE> method.
*
* @see ActionRequest
* @see PortletResponse
*/
public interface ActionResponse extends PortletResponse
{
/**
* Sets the window state of a portlet to the given window state.
* <p>
* Possible values are the standard window states and any custom
* window states supported by the portal and the portlet.
* Standard window states are:
* <ul>
* <li>MINIMIZED
* <li>NORMAL
* <li>MAXIMIZED
* </ul>
*
* @param windowState
* the new portlet window state
*
* @exception WindowStateException
* if the portlet cannot switch to the specified window state.
* To avoid this exception the portlet can check the allowed
* window states with <code>Request.isWindowStateAllowed()</code>.
* @exception java.lang.IllegalStateException
* if the method is invoked after <code>sendRedirect</code> has been called.
*
* @see WindowState
*/
public void setWindowState (WindowState windowState)
throws WindowStateException;
/**
* Sets the portlet mode of a portlet to the given portlet mode.
* <p>
* Possible values are the standard portlet modes and any custom
* portlet modes supported by the portal and the portlet. Portlets
* must declare in the deployment descriptor the portlet modes they
* support for each markup type.
* Standard portlet modes are:
* <ul>
* <li>EDIT
* <li>HELP
* <li>VIEW
* </ul>
* <p>
* Note: The portlet may still be called in a different window
* state in the next render call, depending on the portlet container / portal.
*
* @param portletMode
* the new portlet mode
*
* @exception PortletModeException
* if the portlet cannot switch to this portlet mode,
* because the portlet or portal does not support it for this markup,
* or the current user is not allowed to switch to this portlet mode.
* To avoid this exception the portlet can check the allowed
* portlet modes with <code>Request.isPortletModeAllowed()</code>.
* @exception java.lang.IllegalStateException
* if the method is invoked after <code>sendRedirect</code> has been called.
*/
public void setPortletMode (PortletMode portletMode)
throws PortletModeException;
/**
* Instructs the portlet container to send a redirect response
* to the client using the specified redirect location URL.
* <p>
* This method only accepts an absolute URL (e.g.
* <code>http://my.co/myportal/mywebap/myfolder/myresource.gif</code>)
* or a full path URI (e.g. <code>/myportal/mywebap/myfolder/myresource.gif</code>).
* If required,
* the portlet container may encode the given URL before the
* redirection is issued to the client.
* <p>
* The sendRedirect method can not be invoked after any of the
* following methods of the ActionResponse interface has been called:
* <ul>
* <li>setPortletMode
* <li>setWindowState
* <li>setRenderParameter
* <li>setRenderParameters
* </ul>
*
* @param location the redirect location URL
*
* @exception java.io.IOException
* if an input or output exception occurs.
* @exception java.lang.IllegalArgumentException
* if a relative path URL is given
* @exception java.lang.IllegalStateException
* if the method is invoked after any of above mentioned methods of
* the ActionResponse interface has been called.
*/
public void sendRedirect(String location)
throws java.io.IOException;
/**
* Sets a parameter map for the render request.
* <p>
* All previously set render parameters are cleared.
* <p>
* These parameters will be accessible in all
* sub-sequent render calls via the
* <code>PortletRequest.getParameter</code> call until
* a new request is targeted to the portlet.
* <p>
* The given parameters do not need to be encoded
* prior to calling this method.
*
* @param parameters Map containing parameter names for
* the render phase as
* keys and parameter values as map
* values. The keys in the parameter
* map must be of type String. The values
* in the parameter map must be of type
* String array (<code>String[]</code>).
*
* @exception java.lang.IllegalArgumentException
* if parameters is <code>null</code>, if
* any of the key/values in the Map are <code>null</code>,
* if any of the keys is not a String, or if any of
* the values is not a String array.
* @exception java.lang.IllegalStateException
* if the method is invoked after <code>sendRedirect</code> has been called.
*/
public void setRenderParameters(java.util.Map parameters);
/**
* Sets a String parameter for the render request.
* <p>
* These parameters will be accessible in all
* sub-sequent render calls via the
* <code>PortletRequest.getParameter</code> call until
* a request is targeted to the portlet.
* <p>
* This method replaces all parameters with the given key.
* <p>
* The given parameter do not need to be encoded
* prior to calling this method.
*
* @param key key of the render parameter
* @param value value of the render parameter
*
* @exception java.lang.IllegalArgumentException
* if key or value are <code>null</code>.
* @exception java.lang.IllegalStateException
* if the method is invoked after <code>sendRedirect</code> has been called.
*/
public void setRenderParameter(String key, String value);
/**
* Sets a String array parameter for the render request.
* <p>
* These parameters will be accessible in all
* sub-sequent render calls via the
* <code>PortletRequest.getParameter</code> call until
* a request is targeted to the portlet.
* <p>
* This method replaces all parameters with the given key.
* <p>
* The given parameter do not need to be encoded
* prior to calling this method.
*
* @param key key of the render parameter
* @param values values of the render parameter
*
* @exception java.lang.IllegalArgumentException
* if key or value are <code>null</code>.
* @exception java.lang.IllegalStateException
* if the method is invoked after <code>sendRedirect</code> has been called.
*/
public void setRenderParameter(String key, String[] values);
}