| // Copyright 2006, 2007, 2008 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 |
| // |
| // Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software |
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| |
| package org.apache.tapestry5.services; |
| |
| import java.io.IOException; |
| |
| /** |
| * A dispatcher is responsible for recognizing an incoming request. Dispatchers form an ordered chain of command, with |
| * each dispatcher responsible for recognizing requests that it can process. |
| * |
| * @see org.apache.tapestry5.services.TapestryModule#contributeMasterDispatcher(org.apache.tapestry5.ioc.OrderedConfiguration, |
| * ClasspathAssetAliasManager, org.apache.tapestry5.internal.services.ResourceCache, |
| * org.apache.tapestry5.internal.services.ResourceStreamer, PageRenderRequestHandler, ComponentEventRequestHandler, |
| * ComponentClassResolver, ContextValueEncoder, String) |
| */ |
| public interface Dispatcher |
| { |
| /** |
| * Analyzes the incoming request and performs an appropriate operation for each. |
| * |
| * @return true if a response was delivered, false if the servlet container should be allowed to handle the request |
| */ |
| boolean dispatch(Request request, Response response) throws IOException; |
| } |