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package org.apache.tapestry5.services;

import org.apache.tapestry5.Asset;
import org.apache.tapestry5.ioc.Resource;
import org.apache.tapestry5.ioc.annotations.UsesMappedConfiguration;
import org.apache.tapestry5.ioc.services.SymbolSource;
import org.apache.tapestry5.ioc.services.ThreadLocale;

import java.util.Locale;

/**
 * Used to find or create an {@link org.apache.tapestry5.Asset} with a given path.
 * 
 * Assets are defined with a domain, and the domain is indicated by a prefix. The two builtin domains are "context:"
 * (for files inside the web application context) and "classpath:" for files stored on the classpath (typically, inside
 * a JAR, such as a component library). Other domains can be defined via contributions to the AssetSource service.
 * 

 * Since 5.1.0.0, is is preferred that
 * {@link org.apache.tapestry5.services.AssetFactory#createAsset(org.apache.tapestry5.ioc.Resource)} return an instance
 * of {@link org.apache.tapestry5.Asset2}.
 */
@UsesMappedConfiguration(AssetFactory.class)
public interface AssetSource
{
    /**
     * Finds the asset. The path may either be a simple file name or a relative path (relative to the base resource)
     * or it may have a prefix, such as "context:" or "classpath:", in which case it is treated as a complete
     * path within the indicated domain. The resulting Resource is then localized (to the provided Locale) and returned
     * as an Asset.
     * 
     * The AssetSource caches its results, so a single Asset instance may be shared among many different components.
     * 
     * @param baseResource
     *            base resource for computing relative paths, or null to search the classpath
     * @param path
     *            relative to the base resource
     * @param locale
     *            locale to localize the final resource to, or null for the thread's current locale
     * @return the asset
     * @throws RuntimeException
     *             if the asset can not be found
     */
    Asset getAsset(Resource baseResource, String path, Locale locale);

    /**
     * Finds the asset, either on the classpath or (if prefixed), within the indicated domain. The result is not
     * localized. The underlying Asset may not exist.
     * 
     * @param path
     *            to the resource to provide as an Asset
     * @return Resource for the path (the Resource may not exist)
     * @since 5.1.0.0
     */
    Resource resourceForPath(String path);

    /**
     * Convienience for finding assets on the classpath.
     * 
     * @param path
     *            path to the base resource, relative to classpath root
     * @param locale
     *            to localize the resource to
     * @return the asset
     * @throws RuntimeException
     *             if the asset can not be found
     */
    Asset getClasspathAsset(String path, Locale locale);

    /**
     * Convienience for finding assets in the context.
     * 
     * @param path
     *            path relative to the base resource (the context root)
     * @param locale
     *            to localize the resource to, or null for the locale for the current request
     * @return the asset
     * @throws RuntimeException
     *             if the asset can not be found
     * @since 5.1.0.0
     */
    Asset getContextAsset(String path, Locale locale);

    /**
     * Obtains a classpath alias in the current locale (as defined by the {@link ThreadLocale} service).
     * 
     * @param path
     *            relative to the classpath root
     * @return the asset
     * @throws RuntimeException
     *             if the asset can not be found
     */
    Asset getClasspathAsset(String path);

    /**
     * Find an asset but does not attempt to localize it. If the path has no prefix, it is assumed to
     * be on the classpath.
     * 
     * @since 5.2.0
     * @throws RuntimeException
     *             if the asset can not be found
     */
    Asset getUnlocalizedAsset(String path);

    /**
     * As with {@link #getUnlocalizedAsset(String)}, but {@linkplain SymbolSource#expandSymbols(String) symbols
     * in the path are expanded}.
     * 
     * @since 5.2.0
     */
    Asset getExpandedAsset(String path);
}