1 /**
2 * This file Copyright (c) 2003-2010 Magnolia International
3 * Ltd. (http://www.magnolia-cms.com). All rights reserved.
4 *
5 *
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10 * This file is distributed in the hope that it will be
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34 package info.magnolia.context;
35
36 import info.magnolia.cms.core.search.QueryManager;
37 import info.magnolia.cms.i18n.Messages;
38 import info.magnolia.cms.security.AccessManager;
39 import info.magnolia.cms.security.User;
40 import info.magnolia.cms.core.HierarchyManager;
41
42 import java.util.Locale;
43 import java.util.Map;
44
45
46 /**
47 * This interface defines all the methods which should be implemented by any configured magnolia context. Implementing
48 * class should never be accessible directly but only via MgnlContext static methods which work on a local (Thread) copy
49 * of the implementation.
50 * @author Sameer Charles
51 * @version $Revision $ ($Author $)
52 */
53 public interface Context extends org.apache.commons.chain.Context {
54
55 /**
56 * Attribute visibility scope.
57 */
58 public static final int LOCAL_SCOPE = 1;
59
60 /**
61 * Attribute visibility scope Shared by all requests from this session.
62 */
63 public static final int SESSION_SCOPE = 2;
64
65 /**
66 * Attribute visibility scope, its visible to all sessions of this application.
67 */
68 public static final int APPLICATION_SCOPE = 3;
69
70 final static public String ATTRIBUTE_REPOSITORY = "repository";
71
72 final static public String ATTRIBUTE_PATH = "path";
73
74 final static public String ATTRIBUTE_VERSION = "version";
75
76 final static public String ATTRIBUTE_VERSION_MAP = "versionMap";
77
78 final static public String ATTRIBUTE_UUID = "uuid";
79
80 final static public String ATTRIBUTE_RECURSIVE = "recursive";
81
82 public static final String ATTRIBUTE_COMMENT = "comment";
83
84 public static final String ATTRIBUTE_MESSAGE = "msg";
85
86 public static final String ATTRIBUTE_EXCEPTION = "exception";
87
88 /**
89 * If this is not a UserContext this method will very likely return the system user.
90 */
91 public User getUser();
92
93 /**
94 * @param locale
95 */
96 public void setLocale(Locale locale);
97
98 /**
99 * Get the current locale.
100 */
101 public Locale getLocale();
102
103 /**
104 * Get hierarchy manager initialized for this user.
105 * @param repositoryId
106 * @return hierarchy manager
107 */
108 public HierarchyManager getHierarchyManager(String repositoryId);
109
110 /**
111 * Get hierarchy manager initialized for this user.
112 * @param repositoryId
113 * @param workspaceId
114 * @return hierarchy manager
115 */
116 public HierarchyManager getHierarchyManager(String repositoryId, String workspaceId);
117
118 /**
119 * Get access manager for the specified repository on default workspace.
120 * @param repositoryId
121 * @return access manager
122 */
123 public AccessManager getAccessManager(String repositoryId);
124
125 /**
126 * Get access manager for the specified repository on the specified workspace.
127 * @param repositoryId
128 * @param workspaceId
129 * @return access manager
130 */
131 public AccessManager getAccessManager(String repositoryId, String workspaceId);
132
133 /**
134 * Get QueryManager created for this user on the specified repository.
135 * @param repositoryId
136 * @return query manager
137 */
138 public QueryManager getQueryManager(String repositoryId);
139
140 /**
141 * Get QueryManager created for this user on the specified repository and workspace.
142 * @param repositoryId
143 * @param workspaceId
144 * @return query manager
145 */
146 public QueryManager getQueryManager(String repositoryId, String workspaceId);
147
148 /**
149 * Set attribute value, scope of the attribute is defined.
150 * @param name is used as a key
151 * @param value
152 * @param scope , highest level of scope from which this attribute is visible
153 */
154 public void setAttribute(String name, Object value, int scope);
155
156 /**
157 * Get attribute value.
158 * @param name to which value is associated to
159 * @param scope the scope (request, session, application)
160 * @return attribute value
161 */
162 public Object getAttribute(String name, int scope);
163
164 /**
165 * Get attribute value without passing a scope. the scopes are searched from bottom up (request, session,
166 * application)
167 * @param name to which value is associated to
168 * @return attribute value
169 */
170 public Object getAttribute(String name);
171
172 /**
173 * Get a map of a attributes set in the scope.
174 * @param scope
175 * @return the map
176 */
177 public Map<String, Object> getAttributes(int scope);
178
179 /**
180 * Remove an attribute.
181 * @param name
182 * @param scope
183 */
184 public void removeAttribute(String name, int scope);
185
186 /**
187 * Get an over all map.
188 * @return the map
189 */
190 public Map<String, Object> getAttributes();
191
192 /**
193 * Get the default messages. It uses the locale set on this context
194 * TODO: This duplicates methods from MessagesManager : remove either
195 */
196 public Messages getMessages();
197
198 /**
199 * Get the messages of the named bundle. It uses the locale set on this context
200 * @param basename name of the bundle
201 * TODO: This duplicates methods from MessagesManager : remove either
202 */
203 public Messages getMessages(String basename);
204
205 /**
206 * Release any resource used by this Context (e.g. jcr sessions).
207 */
208 public void release();
209
210 }