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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.EnumSet;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.Set;

/**
 * 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. * * @author Various * * @see Servlet#getServletConfig * @see ServletConfig#getServletContext */ public interface ServletContext { /** * The name of the ServletContext attribute which stores * the private temporary directory (of type java.io.File) * provided by the servlet container for the ServletContext */ public static final String TEMPDIR = "javax.servlet.context.tempdir"; /** * Returns the context path of the web application. * *

The context path is the portion of the request URI that is used * to select the context of the request. The context path always comes * first in a request URI. The path starts with a / character * but does not end with a / character. For servlets in the * default (root) context, this method returns "". * *

It is possible that a servlet container may match a context by * more than one context path. In such cases the * {@link javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest#getContextPath()} * will return the actual context path used by the request and it may * differ from the path returned by this method. * The context path returned by this method should be considered as the * prime or preferred context path of the application. * * @return The context path of the web application, or "" for the * default (root) context * * @see javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest#getContextPath() * * @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 3.0 must have this method return the integer 3. * * @return 3 */ public int getMajorVersion(); /** * Returns the minor version of the Servlet API that this * servlet container supports. All implementations that comply * with Version 3.0 must have this method return the integer 0. * * @return 0 */ public int getMinorVersion(); /** * 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 include 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, or relative to the /META-INF/resources * directory of a JAR file inside the web application's * /WEB-INF/lib directory, 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
     *   /WEB-INF/lib/catalog.jar!/META-INF/resources/catalog/moreOffers/books.html
     * 
* * getResourcePaths("/") would return * {"/welcome.html", "/catalog/", "/customer/", "/WEB-INF/"}, * and getResourcePaths("/catalog/") would return * {"/catalog/index.html", "/catalog/products.html", * "/catalog/offers/", "/catalog/moreOffers/"}. * * @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 the given path. * *

The path must begin with a / and is interpreted * as relative to the current context root, * or relative to the /META-INF/resources directory * of a JAR file inside the web application's /WEB-INF/lib * directory. * This method will first search the document root of the * web application for the requested resource, before searching * any of the JAR files inside /WEB-INF/lib. * The order in which the JAR files inside /WEB-INF/lib * are searched is undefined. * *

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); /** * @deprecated As of Java Servlet API 2.1, with no direct replacement. * *

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. */ public Servlet getServlet(String name) throws ServletException; /** * @deprecated As of Java Servlet API 2.0, with no replacement. * *

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. */ public Enumeration getServlets(); /** * @deprecated As of Java Servlet API 2.1, with no replacement. * *

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. */ 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); /** * @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. */ 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); /** * Gets the real path corresponding to the given * virtual path. * *

For example, if path is equal to /index.html, * this method will return the absolute file path on the server's * filesystem to which a request of the form * http://<host>:<port>/<contextPath>/index.html * would be mapped, where <contextPath> corresponds to 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. * *

Resources inside the /META-INF/resources * directories of JAR files bundled in the application's * /WEB-INF/lib directory must be considered only if the * container has unpacked them from their containing JAR file, in * which case the path to the unpacked location must be returned. * *

This method returns null if the servlet container * is unable to translate the given virtual path to a * real path. * * @param path the virtual path to be translated to a * real path * * @return 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 * webmaster'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 at least the * servlet container name and version number * * @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(); /** * Sets the context initialization parameter with the given name and * value on this ServletContext. * * @param name the name of the context initialization parameter to set * @param value the value of the context initialization parameter to set * * @return true if the context initialization parameter with the given * name and value was set successfully on this ServletContext, and false * if it was not set because this ServletContext already contains a * context initialization parameter with a matching name * @throws IllegalStateException if this ServletContext has already * been initialized * * @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 * * @see ServletContext#getAttributeNames */ public Object getAttribute(String name); /** * Returns an Enumeration containing the * attribute names available within this ServletContext. * *

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 ServletContext. 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 */ public void setAttribute(String name, Object object); /** * Removes the attribute with the given name from * this ServletContext. 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(); /* * Adds the servlet with the given name and class name to this servlet * context. * *

The registered servlet may be further configured via the returned * {@link ServletRegistration} object. * *

The specified className will be loaded using the * classloader associated with the application represented by this * ServletContext. * * @param servletName the name of the servlet * @param className the fully qualified class name of the servlet * * @return a ServletRegistration object that may be used to further * configure the registered servlet, or null if this * ServletContext already contains a servlet with a matching name * @throws IllegalStateException if this ServletContext has already * been initialized * * @since Servlet 3.0 */ public ServletRegistration.Dynamic addServlet( String servletName, String className); /* * Registers the given servlet instance with this ServletContext * under the given servletName. * *

The registered servlet may be further configured via the returned * {@link ServletRegistration} object. * * @param servletName the name of the servlet * @param servlet the servlet instance to register * * @return a ServletRegistration object that may be used to further * configure the given servlet, or null if this * ServletContext already contains a servlet with a matching name, * or if the same servlet instance has already been registered with * this or another ServletContext that is part of the same servlet * container * @throws IllegalStateException if this ServletContext has already * been initialized * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the given servlet instance * implements {@link SingleThreadModel} * * @since Servlet 3.0 */ public ServletRegistration.Dynamic addServlet( String servletName, Servlet servlet); /* * Adds the servlet with the given name and class type to this servlet * context. * *

The registered servlet may be further configured via the returned * {@link ServletRegistration} object. * * @param servletName the name of the servlet * @param servletClass the class object from which the servlet will be * instantiated * * @return a ServletRegistration object that may be used to further * configure the registered servlet, or null if this * ServletContext already contains a servlet with a matching name * @throws IllegalStateException if this ServletContext has already * been initialized * * @since Servlet 3.0 */ public ServletRegistration.Dynamic addServlet(String servletName, Class servletClass); /** * Instantiates the given Servlet class and performs any required * resource injection into the new Servlet instance before returning * it. * *

The returned Servlet instance may be further customized before it * is registered with this ServletContext via a call to * {@link #addServlet(String,Servlet)}. * * @param c the Servlet class to instantiate * * @return the new Servlet instance * * @throws ServletException if an error occurs during the instantiation * of, or resource injection into the new Servlet * * @since Servlet 3.0 */ public T createServlet(Class c) throws ServletException; /** * Gets the ServletRegistration corresponding to the servlet with the * given servletName. * * @return the ServletRegistration corresponding to the servlet with the * given servletName, or null if no ServletRegistration exists * under that name in this ServletContext * * @since Servlet 3.0 */ public ServletRegistration getServletRegistration(String servletName); /** * Gets an immutable (and possibly empty) Map of the ServletRegistration * objects (keyed by servlet name) corresponding to all servlets * registered with this ServletContext. * *

The returned Map includes the ServletRegistration objects * corresponding to all declared and annotated servlets, as well as the * ServletRegistration objects corresponding to all servlets that have * been added via one of the addServlet methods. * * @return Map of the ServletRegistration objects corresponding * to all servlets currently registered with this ServletContext * * @since Servlet 3.0 */ public Map getServletRegistrations(); /** * Adds the filter with the given name and class name to this servlet * context. * *

The registered filter may be further configured via the returned * {@link FilterRegistration} object. * *

The specified className will be loaded using the * classloader associated with the application represented by this * ServletContext. * * @param filterName the name of the filter * @param className the fully qualified class name of the filter * * @return a FilterRegistration object that may be used to further * configure the registered filter, or null if this * ServletContext already contains a filter with a matching name * @throws IllegalStateException if this ServletContext has already * been initialized * * @since Servlet 3.0 */ public FilterRegistration.Dynamic addFilter( String filterName, String className); /* * Registers the given filter instance with this ServletContext * under the given filterName. * *

The registered filter may be further configured via the returned * {@link FilterRegistration} object. * * @param filterName the name of the filter * @param filter the filter instance to register * * @return a FilterRegistration object that may be used to further * configure the given filter, or null if this * ServletContext already contains a filter with a matching name, * or if the same filter instance has already been registered with * this or another ServletContext that is part of the same servlet * container * @throws IllegalStateException if this ServletContext has already * been initialized * * @since Servlet 3.0 */ public FilterRegistration.Dynamic addFilter( String filterName, Filter filter); /** * Adds the filter with the given name and class type to this servlet * context. * *

The registered filter may be further configured via the returned * {@link FilterRegistration} object. * * @param filterName the name of the filter * @param filterClass the class object from which the filter will be * instantiated * * @return a FilterRegistration object that may be used to further * configure the registered filter, or null if this * ServletContext already contains a filter with a matching name * @throws IllegalStateException if this ServletContext has already * been initialized * * @since Servlet 3.0 */ public FilterRegistration.Dynamic addFilter(String filterName, Class filterClass); /** * Instantiates the given Filter class and performs any required * resource injection into the new Filter instance before returning * it. * *

The returned Filter instance may be further customized before it * is registered with this ServletContext via a call to * {@link #addFilter(String,Filter)}. * * @param c the Filter class to instantiate * * @return the new Filter instance * * @throws ServletException if an error occurs during the instantiation * of, or resource injection into the new Filter * * @since Servlet 3.0 */ public T createFilter(Class c) throws ServletException; /** * Gets the FilterRegistration corresponding to the filter with the * given filterName. * * @return the FilterRegistration corresponding to the filter with the * given filterName, or null if no FilterRegistration exists * under that name in this ServletContext * * @since Servlet 3.0 */ public FilterRegistration getFilterRegistration(String filterName); /** * Gets an immutable (and possibly empty) Map of the FilterRegistration * objects (keyed by filter name) corresponding to all filters * registered with this ServletContext. * *

The returned Map includes the FilterRegistration objects * corresponding to all declared and annotated filters, as well as the * FilterRegistration objects corresponding to all filters that have * been added via one of the addFilter methods. * * @return Map of the FilterRegistration objects corresponding * to all filters currently registered with this ServletContext * * @since Servlet 3.0 */ public Map getFilterRegistrations(); /** * Gets the {@link SessionCookieConfig} object through which various * properties of the session tracking cookies created on behalf of this * ServletContext may be configured. * *

Repeated invocations of this method will return the same * SessionCookieConfig instance. * * @return the SessionCookieConfig object through which * various properties of the session tracking cookies created on * behalf of this ServletContext may be configured * * @since Servlet 3.0 */ public SessionCookieConfig getSessionCookieConfig(); /** * Sets the session tracking modes that are to become effective for this * ServletContext. * *

The given sessionTrackingModes replaces any * session tracking modes set by a previous invocation of this * method on this ServletContext. * * @param sessionTrackingModes the set of session tracking modes to * become effective for this ServletContext * * @throws IllegalStateException if this ServletContext has * already been initialized * @throws IllegalArgumentException if sessionTrackingModes * specifies a combination of SessionTrackingMode.SSL with a * session tracking mode other than SessionTrackingMode.SSL, * or if sessionTrackingModes specifies a session tracking mode * that is not supported by the servlet container * * @since Servlet 3.0 */ public void setSessionTrackingModes(Set sessionTrackingModes); /** * Gets the session tracking modes that are supported by default for this * ServletContext. * * @return set of the session tracking modes supported by default for * this ServletContext * * @since Servlet 3.0 */ public Set getDefaultSessionTrackingModes(); /** * Gets the session tracking modes that are in effect for this * ServletContext. * *

The session tracking modes in effect are those provided to * {@link #setSessionTrackingModes setSessionTrackingModes}. * *

By default, the session tracking modes returned by * {@link #getDefaultSessionTrackingModes getDefaultSessionTrackingModes} * are in effect. * * @return set of the session tracking modes in effect for this * ServletContext * * @since Servlet 3.0 */ public Set getEffectiveSessionTrackingModes(); }





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