ServletContainer.java

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package com.google.gwt.core.ext;

/**
 * An instance of a servlet container that can be used by the shell. It is
 * assumed that this servlet container serves a web app from the directory
 * specified when this servlet container was created.
 */
public abstract class ServletContainer {

  /**
   * Returns the host on which the servlet container is running. Defaults to
   * "localhost". Used to construct a URL to reach the servlet container.
   */
  public String getHost() {
    return "localhost";
  }

  /**
   * Returns the port on which the server is running.Used to construct a URL to
   * reach the servlet container.
   */
  public abstract int getPort();

  /**
   * Causes the web app to pick up changes made within the app root dir while
   * running. This method cannot be called after {@link #stop()} has been
   * called.
   * 
   * TODO(bruce): need to determine whether all the important servlet containers
   * will let us do this (e.g. ensure they don't lock files we would need to
   * update)
   * 
   * @throws UnableToCompleteException
   */
  public abstract void refresh() throws UnableToCompleteException;

  /**
   * Stops the running servlet container. It cannot be restarted after this.
   * 
   * @throws UnableToCompleteException
   */
  public abstract void stop() throws UnableToCompleteException;
}