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19  package javax.faces.view.facelets;
20  
21  import java.io.IOException;
22  import java.net.URL;
23  
24  import javax.el.ELContext;
25  import javax.el.ELException;
26  import javax.el.ExpressionFactory;
27  import javax.el.FunctionMapper;
28  import javax.el.VariableMapper;
29  import javax.faces.FacesException;
30  import javax.faces.component.UIComponent;
31  import javax.faces.context.FacesContext;
32  
33  /**
34   * The parent or root object in a FaceletHandler composition. The Facelet will
35   * take care of populating the passed UIComponent parent in relation to the
36   * create/restore lifecycle of JSF.
37   * 
38   * @author Jacob Hookom (latest modification by $Author: bommel $)
39   * @version $Revision: 1187701 $ $Date: 2011-10-22 07:21:54 -0500 (Sat, 22 Oct 2011) $
40   *
41   * @since 2.0
42   */
43  public abstract class FaceletContext extends ELContext
44  {
45      // TODO: REPORT this aberration to the EG
46      public static final String FACELET_CONTEXT_KEY = "com.sun.faces.facelets.FACELET_CONTEXT";
47      
48      /**
49       * Generate a unique ID for the passed String
50       * 
51       * @param base
52       * @return a unique ID given the passed base
53       */
54      public abstract String generateUniqueId(String base);
55  
56      /**
57       * Support method which is backed by the current VariableMapper
58       * 
59       * @param name
60       * @return an Object specified for that name
61       */
62      public abstract Object getAttribute(String name);
63  
64      /**
65       * The ExpressionFactory to use within the Facelet this context is executing upon.
66       * 
67       * @return cannot be null
68       */
69      public abstract ExpressionFactory getExpressionFactory();
70  
71      /**
72       * The current FacesContext bound to this "request"
73       * 
74       * @return cannot be null
75       */
76      public abstract FacesContext getFacesContext();
77  
78      /**
79       * Include another Facelet defined at some path, relative to the executing context, not the current Facelet (same as
80       * include directive in JSP)
81       * 
82       * @param parent
83       * @param relativePath
84       * @throws IOException
85       * @throws FaceletException
86       * @throws FacesException
87       * @throws ELException
88       */
89      public abstract void includeFacelet(UIComponent parent, String relativePath) throws IOException, FaceletException,
90              FacesException, ELException;
91  
92      /**
93       * Include another Facelet defined at some path, absolute to this ClassLoader/OS
94       * 
95       * @param parent
96       * @param absolutePath
97       * @throws IOException
98       * @throws FaceletException
99       * @throws FacesException
100      * @throws ELException
101      */
102     public abstract void includeFacelet(UIComponent parent, URL absolutePath) throws IOException, FaceletException,
103             FacesException, ELException;
104 
105     /**
106      * Support method which is backed by the current VariableMapper
107      * 
108      * @param name
109      * @param value
110      */
111     public abstract void setAttribute(String name, Object value);
112 
113     /**
114      * Set the FunctionMapper to use in EL evaluation/creation
115      * 
116      * @param fnMapper
117      */
118     public abstract void setFunctionMapper(FunctionMapper fnMapper);
119 
120     /**
121      * Set the VariableMapper to use in EL evaluation/creation
122      * 
123      * @param varMapper
124      */
125     public abstract void setVariableMapper(VariableMapper varMapper);
126 }