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package org.apache.struts.tiles;
import java.io.Serializable;
import java.util.Map;
import javax.servlet.ServletContext;
import javax.servlet.ServletRequest;
/**
* Component repository interface.
* This interface allows to retrieve an definition by its name, independently of the
* factory implementation.
* Implementation must be Serializable, in order to be compliant with web Container
* having this constraint (Weblogic 6.x).
* @deprecated Use DefinitionsFactory instead.
*/
public interface ComponentDefinitionsFactory extends Serializable
{
/**
* Get a definition by its name.
* @param name Name of requested definition.
* @param request Current servelet request
* @param servletContext current servlet context
* @throws DefinitionsFactoryException An error occur while getting definition.
* @throws NoSuchDefinitionException No definition found for specified name
* Implementation can throw more accurate exception as a subclass of this exception
*/
public ComponentDefinition getDefinition(String name, ServletRequest request, ServletContext servletContext) throws NoSuchDefinitionException,DefinitionsFactoryException;
/**
* Init factory.
* This method is called exactly once immediately after factory creation in
* case of internal creation (by DefinitionUtil).
* @param servletContext Servlet Context passed to newly created factory.
* @param properties Map of name/property passed to newly created factory.
* Map can contains more properties than requested.
* @throws DefinitionsFactoryException An error occur during initialization.
*/
public void initFactory(ServletContext servletContext, Map properties) throws DefinitionsFactoryException;
}