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