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16  package javax.servlet;
17  
18  import java.io.InputStream;
19  import java.net.MalformedURLException;
20  import java.net.URL;
21  import java.util.Enumeration;
22  import java.util.Set;
23  
24  
25  /**
26   * 
27   * Defines a set of methods that a servlet uses to communicate with its
28   * servlet container, for example, to get the MIME type of a file, dispatch
29   * requests, or write to a log file.
30   *
31   * <p>There is one context per "web application" per Java Virtual Machine.  (A
32   * "web application" is a collection of servlets and content installed under a
33   * specific subset of the server's URL namespace such as <code>/catalog</code>
34   * and possibly installed via a <code>.war</code> file.) 
35   *
36   * <p>In the case of a web
37   * application marked "distributed" in its deployment descriptor, there will
38   * be one context instance for each virtual machine.  In this situation, the 
39   * context cannot be used as a location to share global information (because
40   * the information won't be truly global).  Use an external resource like 
41   * a database instead.
42   *
43   * <p>The <code>ServletContext</code> object is contained within 
44   * the {@link ServletConfig} object, which the Web server provides the
45   * servlet when the servlet is initialized.
46   *
47   * @author 	Various
48   * @version 	$Version$
49   *
50   * @see 	Servlet#getServletConfig
51   * @see 	ServletConfig#getServletContext
52   *
53   */
54  
55  public interface ServletContext {
56  
57  
58      /**
59       * Returns a <code>ServletContext</code> object that 
60       * corresponds to a specified URL on the server.
61       *
62       * <p>This method allows servlets to gain
63       * access to the context for various parts of the server, and as
64       * needed obtain {@link RequestDispatcher} objects from the context.
65       * The given path must be begin with "/", is interpreted relative 
66       * to the server's document root and is matched against the context roots of
67       * other web applications hosted on this container.
68       * 
69       * <p>In a security conscious environment, the servlet container may
70       * return <code>null</code> for a given URL.
71       *       
72       * @param uripath 	a <code>String</code> specifying the context path of
73       *			another web application in the container.
74       * @return		the <code>ServletContext</code> object that
75       *			corresponds to the named URL, or null if either
76  			none exists or the container wishes to restrict 
77       * 			this access.
78       *
79       * @see 		RequestDispatcher
80       *
81       */
82  
83      public ServletContext getContext(String uripath);
84      
85  
86      public String getContextPath();
87  
88  
89      /**
90       * Returns the major version of the Java Servlet API that this
91       * servlet container supports. All implementations that comply
92       * with Version 2.4 must have this method
93       * return the integer 2.
94       *
95       * @return 		2
96       *
97       */
98      
99      public int getMajorVersion();
100     
101     
102 
103     /**
104      * Returns the minor version of the Servlet API that this
105      * servlet container supports. All implementations that comply
106      * with Version 2.4 must have this method
107      * return the integer 4.
108      *
109      * @return 		4
110      *
111      */
112 
113     public int getMinorVersion();
114     
115     
116 
117     /**
118      * Returns the MIME type of the specified file, or <code>null</code> if 
119      * the MIME type is not known. The MIME type is determined
120      * by the configuration of the servlet container, and may be specified
121      * in a web application deployment descriptor. Common MIME
122      * types are <code>"text/html"</code> and <code>"image/gif"</code>.
123      *
124      *
125      * @param   file    a <code>String</code> specifying the name
126      *			of a file
127      *
128      * @return 		a <code>String</code> specifying the file's MIME type
129      *
130      */
131 
132     public String getMimeType(String file);
133     
134     /**
135     * Returns a directory-like listing of all the paths to resources within the web application whose longest sub-path
136     * matches the supplied path argument. Paths indicating subdirectory paths end with a '/'. The returned paths are all 
137     * relative to the root of the web application and have a leading '/'. For example, for a web application 
138     * containing<br><br>
139 
140     * /welcome.html<br>
141     * /catalog/index.html<br>
142     * /catalog/products.html<br>
143     * /catalog/offers/books.html<br>
144     * /catalog/offers/music.html<br>
145     * /customer/login.jsp<br>
146     * /WEB-INF/web.xml<br>
147     * /WEB-INF/classes/com.acme.OrderServlet.class,<br><br>
148     *
149     * getResourcePaths("/") returns {"/welcome.html", "/catalog/", "/customer/", "/WEB-INF/"}<br>
150     * getResourcePaths("/catalog/") returns {"/catalog/index.html", "/catalog/products.html", "/catalog/offers/"}.<br>
151 	   
152 
153 
154     *@param path		the partial path used to match the resources,
155     *				which must start with a /
156     *@return a Set containing the directory listing, or null if there are no resources in the web application whose path
157 	* begins with the supplied path.
158 
159     * @since Servlet 2.3
160     */
161     
162     public Set getResourcePaths(String path);
163     
164     
165 
166     /**
167      * Returns a URL to the resource that is mapped to a specified
168      * path. The path must begin with a "/" and is interpreted
169      * as relative to the current context root.
170      *
171      * <p>This method allows the servlet container to make a resource 
172      * available to servlets from any source. Resources 
173      * can be located on a local or remote
174      * file system, in a database, or in a <code>.war</code> file. 
175      *
176      * <p>The servlet container must implement the URL handlers
177      * and <code>URLConnection</code> objects that are necessary
178      * to access the resource.
179      *
180      * <p>This method returns <code>null</code>
181      * if no resource is mapped to the pathname.
182      *
183      * <p>Some containers may allow writing to the URL returned by
184      * this method using the methods of the URL class.
185      *
186      * <p>The resource content is returned directly, so be aware that 
187      * requesting a <code>.jsp</code> page returns the JSP source code.
188      * Use a <code>RequestDispatcher</code> instead to include results of 
189      * an execution.
190      *
191      * <p>This method has a different purpose than
192      * <code>java.lang.Class.getResource</code>,
193      * which looks up resources based on a class loader. This
194      * method does not use class loaders.
195      * 
196      * @param path 				a <code>String</code> specifying
197      *						the path to the resource
198      *
199      * @return 					the resource located at the named path,
200      * 						or <code>null</code> if there is no resource
201      *						at that path
202      *
203      * @exception MalformedURLException 	if the pathname is not given in 
204      * 						the correct form
205      *
206      */
207     
208     public URL getResource(String path) throws MalformedURLException;
209     
210     
211 
212     /**
213      * Returns the resource located at the named path as
214      * an <code>InputStream</code> object.
215      *
216      * <p>The data in the <code>InputStream</code> can be 
217      * of any type or length. The path must be specified according
218      * to the rules given in <code>getResource</code>.
219      * This method returns <code>null</code> if no resource exists at
220      * the specified path. 
221      * 
222      * <p>Meta-information such as content length and content type
223      * that is available via <code>getResource</code>
224      * method is lost when using this method.
225      *
226      * <p>The servlet container must implement the URL handlers
227      * and <code>URLConnection</code> objects necessary to access
228      * the resource.
229      *
230      * <p>This method is different from 
231      * <code>java.lang.Class.getResourceAsStream</code>,
232      * which uses a class loader. This method allows servlet containers 
233      * to make a resource available
234      * to a servlet from any location, without using a class loader.
235      * 
236      *
237      * @param path 	a <code>String</code> specifying the path
238      *			to the resource
239      *
240      * @return 		the <code>InputStream</code> returned to the 
241      *			servlet, or <code>null</code> if no resource
242      *			exists at the specified path 
243      *
244      *
245      */
246 
247     public InputStream getResourceAsStream(String path);
248     
249 
250 
251 
252     /**
253      * 
254      * Returns a {@link RequestDispatcher} object that acts
255      * as a wrapper for the resource located at the given path.
256      * A <code>RequestDispatcher</code> object can be used to forward 
257      * a request to the resource or to include the resource in a response.
258      * The resource can be dynamic or static.
259      *
260      * <p>The pathname must begin with a "/" and is interpreted as relative
261      * to the current context root.  Use <code>getContext</code> to obtain
262      * a <code>RequestDispatcher</code> for resources in foreign contexts.
263      * This method returns <code>null</code> if the <code>ServletContext</code>
264      * cannot return a <code>RequestDispatcher</code>.
265      *
266      * @param path 	a <code>String</code> specifying the pathname
267      *			to the resource
268      *
269      * @return 		a <code>RequestDispatcher</code> object
270      *			that acts as a wrapper for the resource
271      *			at the specified path, or <code>null</code> if 
272      *			the <code>ServletContext</code> cannot return
273      *			a <code>RequestDispatcher</code>
274      *
275      * @see 		RequestDispatcher
276      * @see 		ServletContext#getContext
277      *
278      */
279 
280     public RequestDispatcher getRequestDispatcher(String path);
281 
282 
283 
284     /**
285      * Returns a {@link RequestDispatcher} object that acts
286      * as a wrapper for the named servlet.
287      *
288      * <p>Servlets (and JSP pages also) may be given names via server 
289      * administration or via a web application deployment descriptor.
290      * A servlet instance can determine its name using 
291      * {@link ServletConfig#getServletName}.
292      *
293      * <p>This method returns <code>null</code> if the 
294      * <code>ServletContext</code>
295      * cannot return a <code>RequestDispatcher</code> for any reason.
296      *
297      * @param name 	a <code>String</code> specifying the name
298      *			of a servlet to wrap
299      *
300      * @return 		a <code>RequestDispatcher</code> object
301      *			that acts as a wrapper for the named servlet,
302      *			or <code>null</code> if the <code>ServletContext</code>
303      *			cannot return a <code>RequestDispatcher</code>
304      *
305      * @see 		RequestDispatcher
306      * @see 		ServletContext#getContext
307      * @see 		ServletConfig#getServletName
308      *
309      */
310 
311     public RequestDispatcher getNamedDispatcher(String name);
312     
313     
314     
315     
316     /**
317      *
318      * @deprecated	As of Java Servlet API 2.1, with no direct replacement.
319      *
320      * <p>This method was originally defined to retrieve a servlet
321      * from a <code>ServletContext</code>. In this version, this method 
322      * always returns <code>null</code> and remains only to preserve 
323      * binary compatibility. This method will be permanently removed 
324      * in a future version of the Java Servlet API.
325      *
326      * <p>In lieu of this method, servlets can share information using the 
327      * <code>ServletContext</code> class and can perform shared business logic
328      * by invoking methods on common non-servlet classes.
329      *
330      */
331 
332     public Servlet getServlet(String name) throws ServletException;
333     
334   
335   
336   
337     
338 
339     /**
340      *
341      * @deprecated	As of Java Servlet API 2.0, with no replacement.
342      *
343      * <p>This method was originally defined to return an <code>Enumeration</code>
344      * of all the servlets known to this servlet context. In this
345      * version, this method always returns an empty enumeration and
346      * remains only to preserve binary compatibility. This method
347      * will be permanently removed in a future version of the Java
348      * Servlet API.
349      *
350      */
351     
352     public Enumeration getServlets();
353     
354     
355     
356     
357     
358 
359     /**
360      * @deprecated	As of Java Servlet API 2.1, with no replacement.
361      *
362      * <p>This method was originally defined to return an 
363      * <code>Enumeration</code>
364      * of all the servlet names known to this context. In this version,
365      * this method always returns an empty <code>Enumeration</code> and 
366      * remains only to preserve binary compatibility. This method will 
367      * be permanently removed in a future version of the Java Servlet API.
368      *
369      */
370  
371     public Enumeration getServletNames();
372     
373   
374   
375     
376     
377     /**
378      *
379      * Writes the specified message to a servlet log file, usually
380      * an event log. The name and type of the servlet log file is 
381      * specific to the servlet container.
382      *
383      *
384      * @param msg 	a <code>String</code> specifying the 
385      *			message to be written to the log file
386      *
387      */
388      
389     public void log(String msg);
390     
391     
392     
393     
394 
395     /**
396      * @deprecated	As of Java Servlet API 2.1, use
397      * 			{@link #log(String message, Throwable throwable)} 
398      *			instead.
399      *
400      * <p>This method was originally defined to write an 
401      * exception's stack trace and an explanatory error message
402      * to the servlet log file.
403      *
404      */
405 
406     public void log(Exception exception, String msg);
407     
408     
409     
410     
411 
412     /**
413      * Writes an explanatory message and a stack trace
414      * for a given <code>Throwable</code> exception
415      * to the servlet log file. The name and type of the servlet log 
416      * file is specific to the servlet container, usually an event log.
417      *
418      *
419      * @param message 		a <code>String</code> that 
420      *				describes the error or exception
421      *
422      * @param throwable 	the <code>Throwable</code> error 
423      *				or exception
424      *
425      */
426     
427     public void log(String message, Throwable throwable);
428     
429     
430     
431     
432     
433     /**
434      * Returns a <code>String</code> containing the real path 
435      * for a given virtual path. For example, the path "/index.html"
436      * returns the absolute file path on the server's filesystem would be
437      * served by a request for "http://host/contextPath/index.html",
438      * where contextPath is the context path of this ServletContext..
439      *
440      * <p>The real path returned will be in a form
441      * appropriate to the computer and operating system on
442      * which the servlet container is running, including the
443      * proper path separators. This method returns <code>null</code>
444      * if the servlet container cannot translate the virtual path
445      * to a real path for any reason (such as when the content is
446      * being made available from a <code>.war</code> archive).
447      *
448      *
449      * @param path 	a <code>String</code> specifying a virtual path
450      *
451      *
452      * @return 		a <code>String</code> specifying the real path,
453      *                  or null if the translation cannot be performed
454      *			
455      *
456      */
457 
458     public String getRealPath(String path);
459     
460     
461 
462 
463     /**
464      * Returns the name and version of the servlet container on which
465      * the servlet is running. 
466      *
467      * <p>The form of the returned string is 
468      * <i>servername</i>/<i>versionnumber</i>.
469      * For example, the JavaServer Web Development Kit may return the string
470      * <code>JavaServer Web Dev Kit/1.0</code>.
471      *
472      * <p>The servlet container may return other optional information 
473      * after the primary string in parentheses, for example,
474      * <code>JavaServer Web Dev Kit/1.0 (JDK 1.1.6; Windows NT 4.0 x86)</code>.
475      *
476      *
477      * @return 		a <code>String</code> containing at least the 
478      *			servlet container name and version number
479      *
480      */
481 
482     public String getServerInfo();
483     
484     
485 
486 
487     /**
488      * Returns a <code>String</code> containing the value of the named
489      * context-wide initialization parameter, or <code>null</code> if the 
490      * parameter does not exist.
491      *
492      * <p>This method can make available configuration information useful
493      * to an entire "web application".  For example, it can provide a 
494      * webmaster's email address or the name of a system that holds 
495      * critical data.
496      *
497      * @param	name	a <code>String</code> containing the name of the
498      *                  parameter whose value is requested
499      * 
500      * @return 		a <code>String</code> containing at least the 
501      *			servlet container name and version number
502      *
503      * @see ServletConfig#getInitParameter
504      */
505 
506     public String getInitParameter(String name);
507     
508     
509 
510 
511     /**
512      * Returns the names of the context's initialization parameters as an
513      * <code>Enumeration</code> of <code>String</code> objects, or an
514      * empty <code>Enumeration</code> if the context has no initialization
515      * parameters.
516      *
517      * @return 		an <code>Enumeration</code> of <code>String</code> 
518      *                  objects containing the names of the context's
519      *                  initialization parameters
520      *
521      * @see ServletConfig#getInitParameter
522      */
523 
524     public Enumeration getInitParameterNames();
525     
526     
527 
528     /**
529      * Returns the servlet container attribute with the given name, 
530      * or <code>null</code> if there is no attribute by that name.
531      * An attribute allows a servlet container to give the
532      * servlet additional information not
533      * already provided by this interface. See your
534      * server documentation for information about its attributes.
535      * A list of supported attributes can be retrieved using
536      * <code>getAttributeNames</code>.
537      *
538      * <p>The attribute is returned as a <code>java.lang.Object</code>
539      * or some subclass.
540      * Attribute names should follow the same convention as package
541      * names. The Java Servlet API specification reserves names
542      * matching <code>java.*</code>, <code>javax.*</code>,
543      * and <code>sun.*</code>.
544      *
545      *
546      * @param name 	a <code>String</code> specifying the name 
547      *			of the attribute
548      *
549      * @return 		an <code>Object</code> containing the value 
550      *			of the attribute, or <code>null</code>
551      *			if no attribute exists matching the given
552      *			name
553      *
554      * @see 		ServletContext#getAttributeNames
555      *
556      */
557   
558     public Object getAttribute(String name);
559     
560     
561     
562 
563     /**
564      * Returns an <code>Enumeration</code> containing the 
565      * attribute names available
566      * within this servlet context. Use the
567      * {@link #getAttribute} method with an attribute name
568      * to get the value of an attribute.
569      *
570      * @return 		an <code>Enumeration</code> of attribute 
571      *			names
572      *
573      * @see		#getAttribute
574      *
575      */
576 
577     public Enumeration getAttributeNames();
578     
579     
580     
581     
582     /**
583      *
584      * Binds an object to a given attribute name in this servlet context. If
585      * the name specified is already used for an attribute, this
586      * method will replace the attribute with the new to the new attribute.
587      * <p>If listeners are configured on the <code>ServletContext</code> the  
588      * container notifies them accordingly.
589      * <p>
590      * If a null value is passed, the effect is the same as calling 
591      * <code>removeAttribute()</code>.
592      * 
593      * <p>Attribute names should follow the same convention as package
594      * names. The Java Servlet API specification reserves names
595      * matching <code>java.*</code>, <code>javax.*</code>, and
596      * <code>sun.*</code>.
597      *
598      *
599      * @param name 	a <code>String</code> specifying the name 
600      *			of the attribute
601      *
602      * @param object 	an <code>Object</code> representing the
603      *			attribute to be bound
604      *
605      *
606      *
607      */
608     
609     public void setAttribute(String name, Object object);
610     
611     
612 
613 
614 
615     /**
616      * Removes the attribute with the given name from 
617      * the servlet context. After removal, subsequent calls to
618      * {@link #getAttribute} to retrieve the attribute's value
619      * will return <code>null</code>.
620 
621      * <p>If listeners are configured on the <code>ServletContext</code> the 
622      * container notifies them accordingly.
623 
624      *
625      *
626      * @param name	a <code>String</code> specifying the name 
627      * 			of the attribute to be removed
628      *
629      */
630 
631     public void removeAttribute(String name);
632     
633     /**
634      * Returns the name of this web application corresponding to this ServletContext as specified in the deployment
635      * descriptor for this web application by the display-name element.
636      *
637      *
638      * @return	    The name of the web application or null if no name has been declared in the deployment descriptor.
639      * @since Servlet 2.3
640      */
641     
642     public String getServletContextName();
643 }
644 
645