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

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package org.apache.tapestry5.services;

import org.apache.tapestry5.internal.services.ClasspathAssetFactory;
import org.apache.tapestry5.ioc.Resource;
import org.apache.tapestry5.ioc.internal.util.ClasspathResource;

import java.net.URL;

/**
 * Responsible for determining which classpath resources require checksums, and for generating checksums for such
 * resources.
 *
 * @see ClasspathResource
 * @see ClasspathAssetFactory
 */
public interface ResourceDigestGenerator
{
    /**
     * Examines the path (typically, the file name extension at the end of the path) to determine if a checksum is
     * required for the path. The path is {@link Resource} style, without a leading slash.
     */
    boolean requiresDigest(String path);

    /**
     * Reads the content of a URL (presumably, for a resource on the classpath) and generates a digest of its content.
     * This digest will be incorporated into the URL provided to the client, to verify that the client has been
     * "granted" access to this resource. This is only used for resources where {@link #requiresDigest(String)} is
     * true.
     *
     * @param url
     * @return the digest for the resource
     */
    String generateDigest(URL url);
}