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package org.apache.myfaces.trinidad.util;

/**
 * Represents the type of request currently in the ExternalContext.
 * All servlet requests will be of the SERVLET requestType whereas
 * all of the other RequestTypes will be portlet type requests.  There
 * are a number of convenience methods on the RequestType enumeration
 * which can be used to determine the capabilities of the current request.
 */
public enum RequestType
{
    /**
     * The type for all servlet requests.  SERVLET request types are
     * both client requests and response writable.
     */
    SERVLET(true, true, false),
    
    /**
     * The type for a portlet RenderRequest.  RENDER request types are
     * for portlets and are response writable but are NOT client
     * requests.
     */
    RENDER(false, true, true),
    
    /**
     * The type for a portlet ActionRequest.  ACTION request types are
     * for portlets and are client requests but are NOT response 
     * writable.
     */
    ACTION(true, false, true),
    
    /**
     * The type for a portlet ResourceRequest.  RESOURCE request types
     * are for portlets and are both client requests and response 
     * writable.  RESOURCE request types will only be returned in a
     * Portlet 2.0 portlet container.
     */
    RESOURCE(true, true, true),
    
    /**
     * The type for a portlet EventRequest.  EVENT request types
     * are for portlets and are neither client requests nor response 
     * writable.  EVENT request types will only be returned in a
     * Portlet 2.0 portlet container.
     */        
    EVENT(false, false, true);
    
    private boolean _client;
    private boolean _writable;
    private boolean _portlet;
    
    RequestType(boolean client, boolean writable, boolean portlet)
    {
        _client = client;
        _writable  = writable;
        _portlet    = portlet;
    }
    
    /**
     * Returns true if this request was a direct
     * result of a call from the client.  This implies that
     * the current application is the "owner" of the current
     * request and that it has access to the inputStream, can
     * get and set character encodings, etc.  Currently all
     * SERVLET, ACTION, and RESOURCE RequestTypes are client
     * requests.
     * 
     * @return true if the current request is a
     *         client data type request and false
     *         if it is not.
     */
    public boolean isRequestFromClient()
    {
        return _client;
    }
    
    /**
     * Returns true if the response for this
     * RequestType is intended to produce output to the client.
     * Currently the SERVLET, RENDER, and RESOURCE request are
     * response writable.
     *  
     * @return true if the current request is 
     *         intended to produce output and false
     *         if it is not.
     */
    public boolean isResponseWritable()
    {
        return _writable;
    }
    
    /**
     * Returns true if the response for this
     * RequestType originated from a JSR-168 or JSR-286 
     * portlet container.  Currently RENDER, ACTION,
     * RESOURCE, and EVENT RequestTypes are all portlet
     * requests.
     * 
     * @return true if the current request
     *         originated inside of a JSR-168 or JSR-286
     *         Portlet Container or false if
     *         it did not.
     */
    public boolean isPortlet()
    {
        return _portlet;
    }
}