/**
* Responder - subcomponent used by a ServletForm to send the response
*
* Copyright (c) 2002
* Marty Phelan, All rights reserved.
*
* This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
* modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
* License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
* version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
*
* This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
* but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
* Lesser General Public License for more details.
*
* You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
* License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
* Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
*
*/
package com.taursys.servlet.respond;
import com.taursys.servlet.ServletForm;
/**
* Responder is a subcomponent used by a ServletForm to send the response
* @author Marty Phelan
* @version 1.0
*/
public interface Responder {
/**
* Provide the appropriate response for the ServletForm.
* Example responses are:
* <ul>
* <li>sending back an HTML document</li>
* <li>sending back a binary JPEG file</li>
* <li>sending back a redirect url</li>
* <li>sending NO response</li>
* <li>sending an HTTP response code (example 403 forbidden)</li>
* </ul>
*/
public void respond() throws Exception;
/**
* Set the ServletForm this subcomponent supports.
* This method is normally invoked by the ServletForm when this subcomponent
* is attached to it via the setResponder method. You should not set this
* property.
* @param newServletForm the ServletForm this subcomponent supports.
*/
public void setServletForm(ServletForm newServletForm);
}