tapestry-core/src/main/java/org/apache/tapestry5/services/ComponentEventRequestHandler.java

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package org.apache.tapestry5.services;

import org.apache.tapestry5.corelib.components.ActionLink;
import org.apache.tapestry5.corelib.components.Form;

import java.io.IOException;

/**
 * Handler interface for action requests. Action requests <em>do things</em> such as process a form submission or
 * otherwise change state. In the majority of cases, after the action, a redirect response is sent to the client which,
 * in turn, causes a page render.
 *
 * @see ActionLink
 * @see Form
 * @see ComponentEventRequestFilter
 */
public interface ComponentEventRequestHandler
{
    /**
     * Handler for a component action request which will trigger an event on a component and use the return value to
     * send a response to the client (typically, a redirect to a page render URL).
     *
     * @param parameters defining the requst
     */
    void handle(ComponentEventRequestParameters parameters) throws IOException;
}