StaticContent.java

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package org.glassfish.appclient.server.core.jws.servedcontent;

import java.io.File;
import java.io.IOException;
import org.glassfish.grizzly.http.server.Request;
import org.glassfish.grizzly.http.server.Response;

/**
 * Represents all static content served for Java Web Start app client launches.
 * <p>
 * This interface exposes a File object, as opposed to a stream for example,
 * so that the Grizzly adapter that actually serves the content can use
 * sendFile for efficiency.
 * 
 * @author tjquinn
 */
public interface StaticContent extends Content {

    /**
     * Returns a File object for the content.
     * @return a File object for the content
     */
    public File file() throws IOException;
    
    /**
     * Process the static content, adding the correct data to the response.
     * @param relativeURIString URI path by which the content was addressed
     * @param gReq the request
     * @param gResp the response
     * @throws Exception 
     */
    public void process(String relativeURIString, Request gReq, Response gResp) throws Exception;
}