HandlersFactory.java

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package org.apache.wink.server.handlers;

import java.util.Collections;
import java.util.List;

/**
 * <p>
 * HandlersFactory is responsible to provide the user handlers to the
 * application.
 * <p>
 * The user should extend this class and override the relevant methods.
 * <p>
 * The sub-classes MUST have the public default constructor.
 */
public abstract class HandlersFactory {

    /**
     * Returns a list of user request handlers. The user request handlers are
     * invoked before the actual invocation of the relevant method on the
     * resource in the order specified by the returned list.
     * 
     * @return list of request handlers
     */
    public List<? extends RequestHandler> getRequestHandlers() {
        return Collections.emptyList();
    }

    /**
     * Returns a list of user response handlers. The user response handlers are
     * invoked after the actual invocation of the relevant method on the
     * resource in the order specified by the returned list.
     * 
     * @return list of response handlers
     */
    public List<? extends ResponseHandler> getResponseHandlers() {
        return Collections.emptyList();
    }

    /**
     * Returns a list of user error handlers. The user error handlers are
     * invoked before the "flushing" the result to user in the order specified
     * by the returned list.
     * 
     * @return list of response handlers
     */
    public List<? extends ResponseHandler> getErrorHandlers() {
        return Collections.emptyList();
    }

}