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package org.apache.tiles.request;

import org.apache.tiles.request.scope.ContextResolver;

/**
 * Entry point to get information about the application.
 *
 * @version $Rev: 1064782 $ $Date: 2011-01-28 18:08:52 +0100 (Fri, 28 Jan 2011) $
 */
public final class ApplicationAccess {

    /**
     * The attribute name that will be used to store the application context itself.
     */
    public static final String APPLICATION_CONTEXT_ATTRIBUTE =
        ApplicationContext.class.getName() + ".ATTRIBUTE";

    /**
     * The attribute name containing the context resolver.
     */
    public static final String CONTEXT_RESOLVER_ATTRIBUTE =
        ContextResolver.class.getName() + ".ATTRIBUTE";

    /**
     * Constructor.
     */
    private ApplicationAccess() {
    }

    /**
     * Registers an application context. It will be registered into itself as an
     * attribute, using the {@link #APPLICATION_CONTEXT_ATTRIBUTE} name.
     *
     * @param applicationContext The application context to register.
     */
    public static void register(ApplicationContext applicationContext) {
        applicationContext.getApplicationScope().put(
                APPLICATION_CONTEXT_ATTRIBUTE, applicationContext);
    }

    /**
     * Registers a context resolver. It will be registered into application context as an
     * attribute, using the {@link #CONTEXT_RESOLVER_ATTRIBUTE} name.
     *
     * @param contextResolver The context resolver to register.
     * @param applicationContext The application context to register.
     */
    public static void registerContextResolver(ContextResolver contextResolver,
            ApplicationContext applicationContext) {
        applicationContext.getApplicationScope().put(
                CONTEXT_RESOLVER_ATTRIBUTE, contextResolver);
    }

    /**
     * Returns the context resolver.
     *
     * @param applicationContext The application context.
     * @return The context resolver.
     */
    public static ContextResolver getContextResolver(
            ApplicationContext applicationContext) {
        return (ContextResolver) applicationContext.getApplicationScope().get(
                CONTEXT_RESOLVER_ATTRIBUTE);
    }
}