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| * $Id$ |
| * |
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| * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 |
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| */ |
| package org.apache.tiles.request; |
| |
| import java.io.IOException; |
| |
| |
| /** |
| * Encapsulation of request information. |
| * |
| * @version $Rev$ $Date$ |
| */ |
| public interface DispatchRequest extends Request { |
| |
| /** |
| * Dispatches the request to a specified path. |
| * |
| * @param path The path to dispatch to. |
| * @throws IOException If something goes wrong during dispatching. |
| */ |
| void dispatch(String path) throws IOException; |
| |
| /** |
| * Includes the response from the specified URL in the current response output. |
| * |
| * @param path The path to include. |
| * @throws IOException If something goes wrong during inclusion. |
| */ |
| void include(String path) throws IOException; |
| |
| /** |
| * Sets the content type when rendering the result. |
| * |
| * @param contentType The content type. It should follow the specifications |
| * from W3C about content types. |
| */ |
| void setContentType(String contentType); |
| } |