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package javax.servlet;
import java.io.InputStream;
import java.net.MalformedURLException;
import java.net.URL;
import java.util.Enumeration;
import java.util.EventListener;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.Set;
import javax.servlet.descriptor.JspConfigDescriptor;
/**
* Defines a set of methods that a servlet uses to communicate with its servlet
* container, for example, to get the MIME type of a file, dispatch requests, or
* write to a log file.
*
* There is one context per "web application" per Java Virtual Machine. (A
* "web application" is a collection of servlets and content installed under a
* specific subset of the server's URL namespace such as /catalog
* and possibly installed via a .war file.)
*
* In the case of a web application marked "distributed" in its deployment
* descriptor, there will be one context instance for each virtual machine. In
* this situation, the context cannot be used as a location to share global
* information (because the information won't be truly global). Use an external
* resource like a database instead.
*
* The ServletContext object is contained within the
* {@link ServletConfig} object, which the Web server provides the servlet when
* the servlet is initialized.
*
* @see Servlet#getServletConfig
* @see ServletConfig#getServletContext
*/
public interface ServletContext {
public static final String TEMPDIR = "javax.servlet.context.tempdir";
/**
* @since Servlet 3.0
*/
public static final String ORDERED_LIBS = "javax.servlet.context.orderedLibs";
/**
* Return the main path associated with this context.
*
* @return The main context path
*
* @since Servlet 2.5
*/
public String getContextPath();
/**
* Returns a ServletContext object that corresponds to a
* specified URL on the server.
*
* This method allows servlets to gain access to the context for various
* parts of the server, and as needed obtain {@link RequestDispatcher}
* objects from the context. The given path must be begin with "/", is
* interpreted relative to the server's document root and is matched against
* the context roots of other web applications hosted on this container.
*
* In a security conscious environment, the servlet container may return
* null for a given URL.
*
* @param uripath
* a String specifying the context path of another
* web application in the container.
* @return the ServletContext object that corresponds to the
* named URL, or null if either none exists or the container wishes
* to restrict this access.
* @see RequestDispatcher
*/
public ServletContext getContext(String uripath);
/**
* Returns the major version of the Java Servlet API that this servlet
* container supports. All implementations that comply with Version 4.0 must
* have this method return the integer 4.
*
* @return 4
*/
public int getMajorVersion();
/**
* Returns the minor version of the Servlet API that this servlet container
* supports. All implementations that comply with Version 4.0 must have this
* method return the integer 0.
*
* @return 0
*/
public int getMinorVersion();
/**
* @return TODO
* @throws UnsupportedOperationException If called from a
* {@link ServletContextListener#contextInitialized(ServletContextEvent)}
* method of a {@link ServletContextListener} that was not defined in a
* web.xml file, a web-fragment.xml file nor annotated with
* {@link javax.servlet.annotation.WebListener}. For example, a
* {@link ServletContextListener} defined in a TLD would not be able to
* use this method.
*
* @since Servlet 3.0 TODO SERVLET3 - Add comments
*/
public int getEffectiveMajorVersion();
/**
* @return TODO
* @throws UnsupportedOperationException If called from a
* {@link ServletContextListener#contextInitialized(ServletContextEvent)}
* method of a {@link ServletContextListener} that was not defined in a
* web.xml file, a web-fragment.xml file nor annotated with
* {@link javax.servlet.annotation.WebListener}. For example, a
* {@link ServletContextListener} defined in a TLD would not be able to
* use this method.
* @since Servlet 3.0 TODO SERVLET3 - Add comments
*/
public int getEffectiveMinorVersion();
/**
* Returns the MIME type of the specified file, or null if the
* MIME type is not known. The MIME type is determined by the configuration
* of the servlet container, and may be specified in a web application
* deployment descriptor. Common MIME types are "text/html" and
* "image/gif".
*
* @param file
* a String specifying the name of a file
* @return a String specifying the file's MIME type
*/
public String getMimeType(String file);
/**
* Returns a directory-like listing of all the paths to resources within the
* web application whose longest sub-path matches the supplied path
* argument. Paths indicating subdirectory paths end with a '/'. The
* returned paths are all relative to the root of the web application and
* have a leading '/'. For example, for a web application containing
*
* /welcome.html
* /catalog/index.html
* /catalog/products.html
* /catalog/offers/books.html
* /catalog/offers/music.html
* /customer/login.jsp
* /WEB-INF/web.xml
* /WEB-INF/classes/com.acme.OrderServlet.class,
*
* getResourcePaths("/") returns {"/welcome.html", "/catalog/",
* "/customer/", "/WEB-INF/"}
* getResourcePaths("/catalog/") returns {"/catalog/index.html",
* "/catalog/products.html", "/catalog/offers/"}.
*
* @param path
* the partial path used to match the resources, which must start
* with a /
* @return a Set containing the directory listing, or null if there are no
* resources in the web application whose path begins with the
* supplied path.
* @since Servlet 2.3
*/
public Set getResourcePaths(String path);
/**
* Returns a URL to the resource that is mapped to a specified path. The
* path must begin with a "/" and is interpreted as relative to the current
* context root.
*
* This method allows the servlet container to make a resource available to
* servlets from any source. Resources can be located on a local or remote
* file system, in a database, or in a .war file.
*
* The servlet container must implement the URL handlers and
* URLConnection objects that are necessary to access the
* resource.
*
* This method returns null if no resource is mapped to the
* pathname.
*
* Some containers may allow writing to the URL returned by this method
* using the methods of the URL class.
*
* The resource content is returned directly, so be aware that requesting a
* .jsp page returns the JSP source code. Use a
* RequestDispatcher instead to include results of an
* execution.
*
* This method has a different purpose than
* java.lang.Class.getResource, which looks up resources based
* on a class loader. This method does not use class loaders.
*
* @param path
* a String specifying the path to the resource
* @return the resource located at the named path, or null if
* there is no resource at that path
* @exception MalformedURLException
* if the pathname is not given in the correct form
*/
public URL getResource(String path) throws MalformedURLException;
/**
* Returns the resource located at the named path as an
* InputStream object.
*
* The data in the InputStream can be of any type or length.
* The path must be specified according to the rules given in
* getResource. This method returns null if no
* resource exists at the specified path.
*
* Meta-information such as content length and content type that is
* available via getResource method is lost when using this
* method.
*
* The servlet container must implement the URL handlers and
* URLConnection objects necessary to access the resource.
*
* This method is different from
* java.lang.Class.getResourceAsStream, which uses a class
* loader. This method allows servlet containers to make a resource
* available to a servlet from any location, without using a class loader.
*
* @param path
* a String specifying the path to the resource
* @return the InputStream returned to the servlet, or
* null if no resource exists at the specified path
*/
public InputStream getResourceAsStream(String path);
/**
* Returns a {@link RequestDispatcher} object that acts as a wrapper for the
* resource located at the given path. A RequestDispatcher
* object can be used to forward a request to the resource or to include the
* resource in a response. The resource can be dynamic or static.
*
* The pathname must begin with a "/" and is interpreted as relative to the
* current context root. Use getContext to obtain a
* RequestDispatcher for resources in foreign contexts. This
* method returns null if the ServletContext
* cannot return a RequestDispatcher.
*
* @param path
* a String specifying the pathname to the resource
* @return a RequestDispatcher object that acts as a wrapper for
* the resource at the specified path, or null if the
* ServletContext cannot return a
* RequestDispatcher
* @see RequestDispatcher
* @see ServletContext#getContext
*/
public RequestDispatcher getRequestDispatcher(String path);
/**
* Returns a {@link RequestDispatcher} object that acts as a wrapper for the
* named servlet.
*
* Servlets (and JSP pages also) may be given names via server
* administration or via a web application deployment descriptor. A servlet
* instance can determine its name using
* {@link ServletConfig#getServletName}.
*
* This method returns null if the ServletContext
* cannot return a RequestDispatcher for any reason.
*
* @param name
* a String specifying the name of a servlet to wrap
* @return a RequestDispatcher object that acts as a wrapper for
* the named servlet, or null if the
* ServletContext cannot return a
* RequestDispatcher
* @see RequestDispatcher
* @see ServletContext#getContext
* @see ServletConfig#getServletName
*/
public RequestDispatcher getNamedDispatcher(String name);
/**
* Do not use. This method was originally defined to retrieve a servlet from
* a ServletContext. In this version, this method always
* returns null and remains only to preserve binary
* compatibility. This method will be permanently removed in a future
* version of the Java Servlet API.
*
* In lieu of this method, servlets can share information using the
* ServletContext class and can perform shared business logic
* by invoking methods on common non-servlet classes.
*
* @param name Not used
*
* @return Always null
*
* @throws ServletException never
*
* @deprecated As of Java Servlet API 2.1, with no direct replacement.
*/
@Deprecated
public Servlet getServlet(String name) throws ServletException;
/**
* Do not use. This method was originally defined to return an
* Enumeration of all the servlets known to this servlet
* context. In this version, this method always returns an empty enumeration
* and remains only to preserve binary compatibility. This method will be
* permanently removed in a future version of the Java Servlet API.
*
* @return Always and empty Enumeration
*
* @deprecated As of Java Servlet API 2.0, with no replacement.
*/
@Deprecated
public Enumeration getServlets();
/**
* Do not use. This method was originally defined to return an
* Enumeration of all the servlet names known to this context.
* In this version, this method always returns an empty
* Enumeration and remains only to preserve binary
* compatibility. This method will be permanently removed in a future
* version of the Java Servlet API.
*
* @return Always and empty Enumeration
*
* @deprecated As of Java Servlet API 2.1, with no replacement.
*/
@Deprecated
public Enumeration getServletNames();
/**
* Writes the specified message to a servlet log file, usually an event log.
* The name and type of the servlet log file is specific to the servlet
* container.
*
* @param msg
* a String specifying the message to be written to
* the log file
*/
public void log(String msg);
/**
* Do not use.
* @param exception The exception to log
* @param msg The message to log with the exception
* @deprecated As of Java Servlet API 2.1, use
* {@link #log(String message, Throwable throwable)} instead.
*
* This method was originally defined to write an exception's
* stack trace and an explanatory error message to the servlet
* log file.
*/
@Deprecated
public void log(Exception exception, String msg);
/**
* Writes an explanatory message and a stack trace for a given
* Throwable exception to the servlet log file. The name and
* type of the servlet log file is specific to the servlet container,
* usually an event log.
*
* @param message
* a String that describes the error or exception
* @param throwable
* the Throwable error or exception
*/
public void log(String message, Throwable throwable);
/**
* Returns a String containing the real path for a given
* virtual path. For example, the path "/index.html" returns the absolute
* file path on the server's filesystem would be served by a request for
* "http://host/contextPath/index.html", where contextPath is the context
* path of this ServletContext..
*
* The real path returned will be in a form appropriate to the computer and
* operating system on which the servlet container is running, including the
* proper path separators. This method returns null if the
* servlet container cannot translate the virtual path to a real path for
* any reason (such as when the content is being made available from a
* .war archive).
*
* @param path
* a String specifying a virtual path
* @return a String specifying the real path, or null if the
* translation cannot be performed
*/
public String getRealPath(String path);
/**
* Returns the name and version of the servlet container on which the
* servlet is running.
*
* The form of the returned string is
* servername/versionnumber. For example, the JavaServer Web
* Development Kit may return the string
* JavaServer Web Dev Kit/1.0.
*
* The servlet container may return other optional information after the
* primary string in parentheses, for example,
* JavaServer Web Dev Kit/1.0 (JDK 1.1.6; Windows NT 4.0 x86).
*
* @return a String containing at least the servlet container
* name and version number
*/
public String getServerInfo();
/**
* Returns a String containing the value of the named
* context-wide initialization parameter, or null if the
* parameter does not exist.
*
* This method can make available configuration information useful to an
* entire "web application". For example, it can provide a web site
* administrator's email address or the name of a system that holds critical
* data.
*
* @param name
* a String containing the name of the parameter
* whose value is requested
* @return a String containing the value of the initialization
* parameter
* @throws NullPointerException If the provided parameter name is
* null
* @see ServletConfig#getInitParameter
*/
public String getInitParameter(String name);
/**
* Returns the names of the context's initialization parameters as an
* Enumeration of String objects, or an empty
* Enumeration if the context has no initialization parameters.
*
* @return an Enumeration of String objects
* containing the names of the context's initialization parameters
* @see ServletConfig#getInitParameter
*/
public Enumeration getInitParameterNames();
/**
* Set the given initialisation parameter to the given value.
* @param name Name of initialisation parameter
* @param value Value for initialisation parameter
* @return true if the call succeeds or false if
* the call fails because an initialisation parameter with the same
* name has already been set
* @throws IllegalStateException If initialisation of this ServletContext
* has already completed
* @throws UnsupportedOperationException If called from a
* {@link ServletContextListener#contextInitialized(ServletContextEvent)}
* method of a {@link ServletContextListener} that was not defined in a
* web.xml file, a web-fragment.xml file nor annotated with
* {@link javax.servlet.annotation.WebListener}. For example, a
* {@link ServletContextListener} defined in a TLD would not be able to
* use this method.
* @throws NullPointerException If the provided parameter name is
* null
* @since Servlet 3.0
*/
public boolean setInitParameter(String name, String value);
/**
* Returns the servlet container attribute with the given name, or
* null if there is no attribute by that name. An attribute
* allows a servlet container to give the servlet additional information not
* already provided by this interface. See your server documentation for
* information about its attributes. A list of supported attributes can be
* retrieved using getAttributeNames.
*
* The attribute is returned as a java.lang.Object or some
* subclass. Attribute names should follow the same convention as package
* names. The Java Servlet API specification reserves names matching
* java.*, javax.*, and sun.*.
*
* @param name
* a String specifying the name of the attribute
* @return an Object containing the value of the attribute, or
* null if no attribute exists matching the given name
* @throws NullPointerException If the provided attribute name is
* null
* @see ServletContext#getAttributeNames
*/
public Object getAttribute(String name);
/**
* Returns an Enumeration containing the attribute names
* available within this servlet context. Use the {@link #getAttribute}
* method with an attribute name to get the value of an attribute.
*
* @return an Enumeration of attribute names
* @see #getAttribute
*/
public Enumeration getAttributeNames();
/**
* Binds an object to a given attribute name in this servlet context. If the
* name specified is already used for an attribute, this method will replace
* the attribute with the new to the new attribute.
*
* If listeners are configured on the ServletContext the
* container notifies them accordingly.
*
* If a null value is passed, the effect is the same as calling
* removeAttribute().
*
* Attribute names should follow the same convention as package names. The
* Java Servlet API specification reserves names matching
* java.*, javax.*, and sun.*.
*
* @param name
* a String specifying the name of the attribute
* @param object
* an Object representing the attribute to be bound
* @throws NullPointerException If the provided attribute name is
* null
*/
public void setAttribute(String name, Object object);
/**
* Removes the attribute with the given name from the servlet context. After
* removal, subsequent calls to {@link #getAttribute} to retrieve the
* attribute's value will return null.
*
* If listeners are configured on the ServletContext the
* container notifies them accordingly.
*
* @param name
* a String specifying the name of the attribute to
* be removed
*/
public void removeAttribute(String name);
/**
* Returns the name of this web application corresponding to this
* ServletContext as specified in the deployment descriptor for this web
* application by the display-name element.
*
* @return The name of the web application or null if no name has been
* declared in the deployment descriptor.
* @since Servlet 2.3
*/
public String getServletContextName();
/**
* Register a servlet implementation for use in this ServletContext.
* @param servletName The name of the servlet to register
* @param className The implementation class for the servlet
* @return The registration object that enables further configuration
* @throws IllegalStateException
* If the context has already been initialised
* @throws UnsupportedOperationException If called from a
* {@link ServletContextListener#contextInitialized(ServletContextEvent)}
* method of a {@link ServletContextListener} that was not defined in a
* web.xml file, a web-fragment.xml file nor annotated with
* {@link javax.servlet.annotation.WebListener}. For example, a
* {@link ServletContextListener} defined in a TLD would not be able to
* use this method.
* @since Servlet 3.0
*/
public ServletRegistration.Dynamic addServlet(String servletName, String className);
/**
* Register a servlet instance for use in this ServletContext.
* @param servletName The name of the servlet to register
* @param servlet The Servlet instance to register
* @return The registration object that enables further configuration
* @throws IllegalStateException
* If the context has already been initialised
* @throws UnsupportedOperationException If called from a
* {@link ServletContextListener#contextInitialized(ServletContextEvent)}
* method of a {@link ServletContextListener} that was not defined in a
* web.xml file, a web-fragment.xml file nor annotated with
* {@link javax.servlet.annotation.WebListener}. For example, a
* {@link ServletContextListener} defined in a TLD would not be able to
* use this method.
* @since Servlet 3.0
*/
public ServletRegistration.Dynamic addServlet(String servletName, Servlet servlet);
/**
* Add servlet to context.
* @param servletName Name of servlet to add
* @param servletClass Class of servlet to add
* @return null if the servlet has already been fully defined,
* else a {@link javax.servlet.ServletRegistration.Dynamic} object
* that can be used to further configure the servlet
* @throws IllegalStateException
* If the context has already been initialised
* @throws UnsupportedOperationException If called from a
* {@link ServletContextListener#contextInitialized(ServletContextEvent)}
* method of a {@link ServletContextListener} that was not defined in a
* web.xml file, a web-fragment.xml file nor annotated with
* {@link javax.servlet.annotation.WebListener}. For example, a
* {@link ServletContextListener} defined in a TLD would not be able to
* use this method.
* @since Servlet 3.0
*/
public ServletRegistration.Dynamic addServlet(String servletName,
Class servletClass);
/**
*
* @param jspName The servlet name under which this JSP file should be
* registered
* @param jspFile The path, relative to the web application root, for the
* JSP file to be used for this servlet
*
* @return a {@link javax.servlet.ServletRegistration.Dynamic} object
* that can be used to further configure the servlet
*
* @since Servlet 4.0
*/
public ServletRegistration.Dynamic addJspFile(String jspName, String jspFile);
/**
* TODO SERVLET3 - Add comments
* @param TODO
* @param c TODO
* @return TODO
* @throws ServletException TODO
* @throws UnsupportedOperationException If called from a
* {@link ServletContextListener#contextInitialized(ServletContextEvent)}
* method of a {@link ServletContextListener} that was not defined in a
* web.xml file, a web-fragment.xml file nor annotated with
* {@link javax.servlet.annotation.WebListener}. For example, a
* {@link ServletContextListener} defined in a TLD would not be able to
* use this method.
* @since Servlet 3.0
*/
public T createServlet(Class c)
throws ServletException;
/**
* Obtain the details of the named servlet.
*
* @param servletName The name of the Servlet of interest
*
* @return The registration details for the named Servlet or
* null if no Servlet has been registered with the
* given name
*
* @throws UnsupportedOperationException If called from a
* {@link ServletContextListener#contextInitialized(ServletContextEvent)}
* method of a {@link ServletContextListener} that was not defined in a
* web.xml file, a web-fragment.xml file nor annotated with
* {@link javax.servlet.annotation.WebListener}. For example, a
* {@link ServletContextListener} defined in a TLD would not be able to
* use this method.
*
* @since Servlet 3.0
*/
public ServletRegistration getServletRegistration(String servletName);
/**
* TODO SERVLET3 - Add comments
* @return TODO
* @throws UnsupportedOperationException If called from a
* {@link ServletContextListener#contextInitialized(ServletContextEvent)}
* method of a {@link ServletContextListener} that was not defined in a
* web.xml file, a web-fragment.xml file nor annotated with
* {@link javax.servlet.annotation.WebListener}. For example, a
* {@link ServletContextListener} defined in a TLD would not be able to
* use this method.
* @since Servlet 3.0
*/
public Map getServletRegistrations();
/**
* Add filter to context.
* @param filterName Name of filter to add
* @param className Name of filter class
* @return null if the filter has already been fully defined,
* else a {@link javax.servlet.FilterRegistration.Dynamic} object
* that can be used to further configure the filter
* @throws UnsupportedOperationException If called from a
* {@link ServletContextListener#contextInitialized(ServletContextEvent)}
* method of a {@link ServletContextListener} that was not defined in a
* web.xml file, a web-fragment.xml file nor annotated with
* {@link javax.servlet.annotation.WebListener}. For example, a
* {@link ServletContextListener} defined in a TLD would not be able to
* use this method.
* @throws IllegalStateException
* If the context has already been initialised
* @since Servlet 3.0
*/
public FilterRegistration.Dynamic addFilter(String filterName, String className);
/**
* Add filter to context.
* @param filterName Name of filter to add
* @param filter Filter to add
* @return null if the filter has already been fully defined,
* else a {@link javax.servlet.FilterRegistration.Dynamic} object
* that can be used to further configure the filter
* @throws UnsupportedOperationException If called from a
* {@link ServletContextListener#contextInitialized(ServletContextEvent)}
* method of a {@link ServletContextListener} that was not defined in a
* web.xml file, a web-fragment.xml file nor annotated with
* {@link javax.servlet.annotation.WebListener}. For example, a
* {@link ServletContextListener} defined in a TLD would not be able to
* use this method.
* @throws IllegalStateException
* If the context has already been initialised
* @since Servlet 3.0
*/
public FilterRegistration.Dynamic addFilter(String filterName, Filter filter);
/**
* Add filter to context.
* @param filterName Name of filter to add
* @param filterClass Class of filter to add
* @return null if the filter has already been fully defined,
* else a {@link javax.servlet.FilterRegistration.Dynamic} object
* that can be used to further configure the filter
* @throws UnsupportedOperationException If called from a
* {@link ServletContextListener#contextInitialized(ServletContextEvent)}
* method of a {@link ServletContextListener} that was not defined in a
* web.xml file, a web-fragment.xml file nor annotated with
* {@link javax.servlet.annotation.WebListener}. For example, a
* {@link ServletContextListener} defined in a TLD would not be able to
* use this method.
* @throws IllegalStateException
* If the context has already been initialised
* @since Servlet 3.0
*/
public FilterRegistration.Dynamic addFilter(String filterName,
Class filterClass);
/**
* TODO SERVLET3 - Add comments
* @param TODO
* @param c TODO
* @return TODO
* @throws UnsupportedOperationException If called from a
* {@link ServletContextListener#contextInitialized(ServletContextEvent)}
* method of a {@link ServletContextListener} that was not defined in a
* web.xml file, a web-fragment.xml file nor annotated with
* {@link javax.servlet.annotation.WebListener}. For example, a
* {@link ServletContextListener} defined in a TLD would not be able to
* use this method.
* @throws ServletException TODO
* @since Servlet 3.
*/
public T createFilter(Class c) throws ServletException;
/**
* TODO SERVLET3 - Add comments
* @param filterName TODO
* @return TODO
* @throws UnsupportedOperationException If called from a
* {@link ServletContextListener#contextInitialized(ServletContextEvent)}
* method of a {@link ServletContextListener} that was not defined in a
* web.xml file, a web-fragment.xml file nor annotated with
* {@link javax.servlet.annotation.WebListener}. For example, a
* {@link ServletContextListener} defined in a TLD would not be able to
* use this method.
* @since Servlet 3.0
*/
public FilterRegistration getFilterRegistration(String filterName);
/**
* @return TODO
* @throws UnsupportedOperationException If called from a
* {@link ServletContextListener#contextInitialized(ServletContextEvent)}
* method of a {@link ServletContextListener} that was not defined in a
* web.xml file, a web-fragment.xml file nor annotated with
* {@link javax.servlet.annotation.WebListener}. For example, a
* {@link ServletContextListener} defined in a TLD would not be able to
* use this method.
* @since Servlet 3.0 TODO SERVLET3 - Add comments
*/
public Map getFilterRegistrations();
/**
* @return TODO
* @throws UnsupportedOperationException If called from a
* {@link ServletContextListener#contextInitialized(ServletContextEvent)}
* method of a {@link ServletContextListener} that was not defined in a
* web.xml file, a web-fragment.xml file nor annotated with
* {@link javax.servlet.annotation.WebListener}. For example, a
* {@link ServletContextListener} defined in a TLD would not be able to
* use this method.
* @since Servlet 3.0 TODO SERVLET3 - Add comments
*/
public SessionCookieConfig getSessionCookieConfig();
/**
* Configures the available session tracking modes for this web application.
* @param sessionTrackingModes The session tracking modes to use for this
* web application
* @throws IllegalArgumentException
* If sessionTrackingModes specifies
* {@link SessionTrackingMode#SSL} in combination with any other
* {@link SessionTrackingMode}
* @throws IllegalStateException
* If the context has already been initialised
* @throws UnsupportedOperationException If called from a
* {@link ServletContextListener#contextInitialized(ServletContextEvent)}
* method of a {@link ServletContextListener} that was not defined in a
* web.xml file, a web-fragment.xml file nor annotated with
* {@link javax.servlet.annotation.WebListener}. For example, a
* {@link ServletContextListener} defined in a TLD would not be able to
* use this method.
* @since Servlet 3.0
*/
public void setSessionTrackingModes(
Set sessionTrackingModes);
/**
* Obtains the default session tracking modes for this web application.
* By default {@link SessionTrackingMode#URL} is always supported, {@link
* SessionTrackingMode#COOKIE} is supported unless the cookies
* attribute has been set to false for the context and {@link
* SessionTrackingMode#SSL} is supported if at least one of the connectors
* used by this context has the attribute secure set to
* true.
* @return The set of default session tracking modes for this web
* application
* @throws UnsupportedOperationException If called from a
* {@link ServletContextListener#contextInitialized(ServletContextEvent)}
* method of a {@link ServletContextListener} that was not defined in a
* web.xml file, a web-fragment.xml file nor annotated with
* {@link javax.servlet.annotation.WebListener}. For example, a
* {@link ServletContextListener} defined in a TLD would not be able to
* use this method.
* @since Servlet 3.0
*/
public Set getDefaultSessionTrackingModes();
/**
* Obtains the currently enabled session tracking modes for this web
* application.
* @return The value supplied via {@link #setSessionTrackingModes(Set)} if
* one was previously set, else return the defaults
* @throws UnsupportedOperationException If called from a
* {@link ServletContextListener#contextInitialized(ServletContextEvent)}
* method of a {@link ServletContextListener} that was not defined in a
* web.xml file, a web-fragment.xml file nor annotated with
* {@link javax.servlet.annotation.WebListener}. For example, a
* {@link ServletContextListener} defined in a TLD would not be able to
* use this method.
* @since Servlet 3.0
*/
public Set getEffectiveSessionTrackingModes();
/**
* TODO SERVLET3 - Add comments
* @param className TODO
* @throws UnsupportedOperationException If called from a
* {@link ServletContextListener#contextInitialized(ServletContextEvent)}
* method of a {@link ServletContextListener} that was not defined in a
* web.xml file, a web-fragment.xml file nor annotated with
* {@link javax.servlet.annotation.WebListener}. For example, a
* {@link ServletContextListener} defined in a TLD would not be able to
* use this method.
* @since Servlet 3.0
*/
public void addListener(String className);
/**
* TODO SERVLET3 - Add comments
* @param TODO
* @param t TODO
* @throws UnsupportedOperationException If called from a
* {@link ServletContextListener#contextInitialized(ServletContextEvent)}
* method of a {@link ServletContextListener} that was not defined in a
* web.xml file, a web-fragment.xml file nor annotated with
* {@link javax.servlet.annotation.WebListener}. For example, a
* {@link ServletContextListener} defined in a TLD would not be able to
* use this method.
* @since Servlet 3.0
*/
public void addListener(T t);
/**
* TODO SERVLET3 - Add comments
* @param listenerClass TODO
* @throws UnsupportedOperationException If called from a
* {@link ServletContextListener#contextInitialized(ServletContextEvent)}
* method of a {@link ServletContextListener} that was not defined in a
* web.xml file, a web-fragment.xml file nor annotated with
* {@link javax.servlet.annotation.WebListener}. For example, a
* {@link ServletContextListener} defined in a TLD would not be able to
* use this method.
* @since Servlet 3.0
*/
public void addListener(Class listenerClass);
/**
* TODO SERVLET3 - Add comments
* @param TODO
* @param c TODO
* @return TODO
* @throws ServletException TODO
* @throws UnsupportedOperationException If called from a
* {@link ServletContextListener#contextInitialized(ServletContextEvent)}
* method of a {@link ServletContextListener} that was not defined in a
* web.xml file, a web-fragment.xml file nor annotated with
* {@link javax.servlet.annotation.WebListener}. For example, a
* {@link ServletContextListener} defined in a TLD would not be able to
* use this method.
* @since Servlet 3.0
*/
public T createListener(Class c)
throws ServletException;
/**
* @return TODO
* @throws UnsupportedOperationException If called from a
* {@link ServletContextListener#contextInitialized(ServletContextEvent)}
* method of a {@link ServletContextListener} that was not defined in a
* web.xml file, a web-fragment.xml file nor annotated with
* {@link javax.servlet.annotation.WebListener}. For example, a
* {@link ServletContextListener} defined in a TLD would not be able to
* use this method.
* @since Servlet 3.0 TODO SERVLET3 - Add comments
*/
public JspConfigDescriptor getJspConfigDescriptor();
/**
* Get the web application class loader associated with this ServletContext.
*
* @return The associated web application class loader
*
* @throws UnsupportedOperationException If called from a
* {@link ServletContextListener#contextInitialized(ServletContextEvent)}
* method of a {@link ServletContextListener} that was not defined in a
* web.xml file, a web-fragment.xml file nor annotated with
* {@link javax.servlet.annotation.WebListener}. For example, a
* {@link ServletContextListener} defined in a TLD would not be able to
* use this method.
* @throws SecurityException if access to the class loader is prevented by a
* SecurityManager
* @since Servlet 3.0
*/
public ClassLoader getClassLoader();
/**
* Add to the declared roles for this ServletContext.
* @param roleNames The roles to add
* @throws UnsupportedOperationException If called from a
* {@link ServletContextListener#contextInitialized(ServletContextEvent)}
* method of a {@link ServletContextListener} that was not defined in a
* web.xml file, a web-fragment.xml file nor annotated with
* {@link javax.servlet.annotation.WebListener}. For example, a
* {@link ServletContextListener} defined in a TLD would not be able to
* use this method.
* @throws IllegalArgumentException If the list of roleNames is null or
* empty
* @throws IllegalStateException If the ServletContext has already been
* initialised
* @since Servlet 3.0
*/
public void declareRoles(String... roleNames);
/**
* Get the primary name of the virtual host on which this context is
* deployed. The name may or may not be a valid host name.
*
* @return The primary name of the virtual host on which this context is
* deployed
* @since Servlet 3.1
*/
public String getVirtualServerName();
/**
* Get the default session timeout.
*
* @return The current default session timeout in minutes
*
* @throws UnsupportedOperationException If called from a
* {@link ServletContextListener#contextInitialized(ServletContextEvent)}
* method of a {@link ServletContextListener} that was not defined in a
* web.xml file, a web-fragment.xml file nor annotated with
* {@link javax.servlet.annotation.WebListener}. For example, a
* {@link ServletContextListener} defined in a TLD would not be able to
* use this method.
*
* @since Servlet 4.0
*/
public int getSessionTimeout();
/**
* Set the default session timeout. This method may only be called before
* the ServletContext is initialised.
*
* @param sessionTimeout The new default session timeout in minutes.
*
* @throws UnsupportedOperationException If called from a
* {@link ServletContextListener#contextInitialized(ServletContextEvent)}
* method of a {@link ServletContextListener} that was not defined in a
* web.xml file, a web-fragment.xml file nor annotated with
* {@link javax.servlet.annotation.WebListener}. For example, a
* {@link ServletContextListener} defined in a TLD would not be able to
* use this method.
* @throws IllegalStateException If the ServletContext has already been
* initialised
*
* @since Servlet 4.0
*/
public void setSessionTimeout(int sessionTimeout);
/**
* Get the default character encoding for reading request bodies.
*
* @return The character encoding name or {@code null} if no default has
* been specified
*
* @throws UnsupportedOperationException If called from a
* {@link ServletContextListener#contextInitialized(ServletContextEvent)}
* method of a {@link ServletContextListener} that was not defined in a
* web.xml file, a web-fragment.xml file nor annotated with
* {@link javax.servlet.annotation.WebListener}. For example, a
* {@link ServletContextListener} defined in a TLD would not be able to
* use this method.
*
* @since Servlet 4.0
*/
public String getRequestCharacterEncoding();
/**
* Set the default character encoding to use for reading request bodies.
* Calling this method will over-ride any value set in the deployment
* descriptor.
*
* @param encoding The name of the character encoding to use
*
* @throws UnsupportedOperationException If called from a
* {@link ServletContextListener#contextInitialized(ServletContextEvent)}
* method of a {@link ServletContextListener} that was not defined in a
* web.xml file, a web-fragment.xml file nor annotated with
* {@link javax.servlet.annotation.WebListener}. For example, a
* {@link ServletContextListener} defined in a TLD would not be able to
* use this method.
* @throws IllegalStateException If the ServletContext has already been
* initialised
*
* @since Servlet 4.0
*/
public void setRequestCharacterEncoding(String encoding);
/**
* Get the default character encoding for writing response bodies.
*
* @return The character encoding name or {@code null} if no default has
* been specified
*
* @throws UnsupportedOperationException If called from a
* {@link ServletContextListener#contextInitialized(ServletContextEvent)}
* method of a {@link ServletContextListener} that was not defined in a
* web.xml file, a web-fragment.xml file nor annotated with
* {@link javax.servlet.annotation.WebListener}. For example, a
* {@link ServletContextListener} defined in a TLD would not be able to
* use this method.
*
* @since Servlet 4.0
*/
public String getResponseCharacterEncoding();
/**
* Set the default character encoding to use for writing response bodies.
* Calling this method will over-ride any value set in the deployment
* descriptor.
*
* @param encoding The name of the character encoding to use
*
* @throws UnsupportedOperationException If called from a
* {@link ServletContextListener#contextInitialized(ServletContextEvent)}
* method of a {@link ServletContextListener} that was not defined in a
* web.xml file, a web-fragment.xml file nor annotated with
* {@link javax.servlet.annotation.WebListener}. For example, a
* {@link ServletContextListener} defined in a TLD would not be able to
* use this method.
* @throws IllegalStateException If the ServletContext has already been
* initialised
*
* @since Servlet 4.0
*/
public void setResponseCharacterEncoding(String encoding);
}