src/java/org/apache/turbine/modules/Screen.java

package org.apache.turbine.modules;


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import org.apache.turbine.pipeline.PipelineData;
import org.apache.turbine.util.RunData;

/**
 * This is the interface which defines the Screen modules.
 *
 * @author <a href="mailto:mbryson@mont.mindspring.com">Dave Bryson</a>
 * @author <a href="mailto:hps@intermeta.de">Henning P. Schmiedehausen</a>
 * @author <a href="mailto:peter@courcoux.biz">Peter Courcoux</a>
 * @version $Id$
 */
@FunctionalInterface
public interface Screen extends Assembler
{
    /** Prefix for screen related classes and templates */
    String PREFIX = "screens";

    /** Property for the size of the screen cache if caching is on */
    String CACHE_SIZE_KEY = "screen.cache.size";

    /** The default size for the screen cache */
    int CACHE_SIZE_DEFAULT = 50;

    /** Represents Screen Objects */
    String NAME = "screen";

    /**
     * A subclass must implement this method to build itself.
     * Subclasses override this method to store the screen in RunData
     * or to write the screen to the output stream referenced in
     * RunData.
     * @param pipelineData Turbine information.
     * @return the content of the screen
     * @throws Exception a generic exception.
     */
    String doBuild(PipelineData pipelineData) throws Exception;

    /**
     * Subclasses can override this method to add additional
     * functionality.
     *
     * @param pipelineData Turbine information.
     * @return the content of the screen
     * @throws Exception a generic exception.
     */
    default String build(PipelineData pipelineData)
        throws Exception
    {
        return doBuild(pipelineData);
    }

    /**
     * If the Layout has not been defined by the Screen then set the
     * layout to be "DefaultLayout".  The Screen object can also
     * override this method to provide intelligent determination of
     * the Layout to execute.  You can also define that logic here as
     * well if you want it to apply on a global scale.  For example,
     * if you wanted to allow someone to define Layout "preferences"
     * where they could dynamically change the Layout for the entire
     * site.  The information for the request is passed in with the
     * PipelineData object.
     *
     * @param pipelineData Turbine information.
     * @return A String with the Layout.
     */
    default String getLayout(PipelineData pipelineData)
    {
        RunData data = pipelineData.getRunData();
        return data.getLayout();
    }

    /**
     * Set the layout for a Screen.
     *
     * @param pipelineData Turbine information.
     * @param layout The layout name.
     */
    default void setLayout(PipelineData pipelineData, String layout)
    {
        RunData data = pipelineData.getRunData();
        data.setLayout(layout);
    }
}