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// Copyright 2006 The Apache Software Foundation
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package org.apache.tapestry.ioc.services;

import org.apache.tapestry.ioc.Registry;

import java.util.Locale;

/**
 * Stores the locale for the current thread. This value persists until
 * {@link Registry#cleanupThread()} is invoked.
 */
public interface ThreadLocale
{
    /**
     * Updates the locale for the current thread.
     *
     * @param locale the new locale (may not be null)
     */
    void setLocale(Locale locale);

    /**
     * Returns the thread's locale, which will be the JVM's default locale, until
     * {@link #setLocale(Locale)} is invoked.
     *
     * @return the thread's locale
     */
    Locale getLocale();
}