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/*
 *  This file is part of the Wayback archival access software
 *   (http://archive-access.sourceforge.net/projects/wayback/).
 *
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package org.archive.wayback;

import org.archive.wayback.core.CaptureSearchResults;
import org.archive.wayback.core.Resource;
import org.archive.wayback.core.CaptureSearchResult;
import org.archive.wayback.core.WaybackRequest;
import org.archive.wayback.exception.BetterRequestException;

/**
 * Locate and return a ReplayRenderer appropriate for the users request 
 * (accept header, for example) and the resulting Resource.
 *
 * @author brad
 * @version $Date$, $Revision$
 */
public interface ReplayDispatcher {
	/**
	 * 
	 * Return a ReplayRenderer appropriate for the Resource.
	 * 
	 * @param wbRequest WaybackRequest being handled.
	 * @param result CapturSearchResult from the ResourceIndex which is
	 * 				 being returned.
	 * @param resource Resource as returned by ResourceStore which should
	 *               be returned to the user.
	 * @return an appropriate ReplayRenderer for the Resource, given the request
	 *         context
	 */
	public ReplayRenderer getRenderer(WaybackRequest wbRequest,
			CaptureSearchResult result, Resource resource);
	

	/**
	 * Return a ReplayRenderer appropriate for the replaying the http headers
	 * from {@code httpHeadersResource} and the payload from
	 * {@code payloadResource}.
	 * 
	 * @param wbRequest WaybackRequest being handled.
	 * @param result CapturSearchResult from the ResourceIndex which is
	 * 				 being returned.
	 * @param httpHeadersResource
	 * @param payloadResource
	 * @return an appropriate ReplayRenderer, given the request
	 *         context
	 */
	public ReplayRenderer getRenderer(WaybackRequest wbRequest,
			CaptureSearchResult result, Resource httpHeadersResource,
			Resource payloadResource);

	/**
	 * @param wbRequest the Request being handled
	 * @param results the CaptureSearchResults from the ResourceIndex
	 * @return the CaptureSearchResult to be rendered (best for the wbRequest)
	 * @throws BetterRequestException if the user should be directed to a
	 * 	different URL, with the exact timestamp, for example.
	 */
	public CaptureSearchResult getClosest(WaybackRequest wbRequest, 
			CaptureSearchResults results);
}