2009/05/20 - Apache Shale has been retired.

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 package org.apache.shale.remoting;

 import java.io.IOException;

 import javax.faces.context.FacesContext;

 /**

  * <p>Interface describing business logic responsible for processing an incoming

  * remoting request, and creating the corresponding response.</p>

  */

 public interface Processor {

     /**

      * <p>Process the current request, producing the corresponding response

      * by whatever means is appropriate.  The state of the current request can

      * be derived by calling <code>FacesContext.getCurrentInstance()</code>.

      * Typically, an implementation of this method will call the

      * <code>responseComplete()</code> method on this <code>FacesContext</code>

      * instance, to bypass the remainder of the standard JavaServer Faces

      * request processing lifecycle.</p>

      *

      * @param context <code>FacesContext</code> for the current request

      * @param resourceId Resource identifier used to select the appropriate response

      *  (this will generally be a context relative path starting with "/")

      *

      * @exception IOException if an input/output error occurs

      * @exception NullPointerException if <code>resourceId</code> is <code>null</code>

      */

     public void process(FacesContext context, String resourceId) throws IOException;

 }