MessageSource.java

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package org.springframework.context;

import java.util.Locale;

/**
 * Strategy interface for resolving messages, with support for the parameterization
 * and internationalization of such messages.
 *
 * <p>Spring provides two out-of-the-box implementations for production:
 * <ul>
 * <li>{@link org.springframework.context.support.ResourceBundleMessageSource},
 * built on top of the standard {@link java.util.ResourceBundle}
 * <li>{@link org.springframework.context.support.ReloadableResourceBundleMessageSource},
 * being able to reload message definitions without restarting the VM
 * </ul>
 *
 * @author Rod Johnson
 * @author Juergen Hoeller
 * @see org.springframework.context.support.ResourceBundleMessageSource
 * @see org.springframework.context.support.ReloadableResourceBundleMessageSource
 */
public interface MessageSource {

	/**
	 * Try to resolve the message. Return default message if no message was found.
	 * @param code the code to lookup up, such as 'calculator.noRateSet'. Users of
	 * this class are encouraged to base message names on the relevant fully
	 * qualified class name, thus avoiding conflict and ensuring maximum clarity.
	 * @param args array of arguments that will be filled in for params within
	 * the message (params look like "{0}", "{1,date}", "{2,time}" within a message),
	 * or <code>null</code> if none.
	 * @param defaultMessage String to return if the lookup fails
	 * @param locale the Locale in which to do the lookup
	 * @return the resolved message if the lookup was successful;
	 * otherwise the default message passed as a parameter
	 * @see java.text.MessageFormat
	 */
	String getMessage(String code, Object[] args, String defaultMessage, Locale locale);

	/**
	 * Try to resolve the message. Treat as an error if the message can't be found.
	 * @param code the code to lookup up, such as 'calculator.noRateSet'
	 * @param args Array of arguments that will be filled in for params within
	 * the message (params look like "{0}", "{1,date}", "{2,time}" within a message),
	 * or <code>null</code> if none.
	 * @param locale the Locale in which to do the lookup
	 * @return the resolved message
	 * @throws NoSuchMessageException if the message wasn't found
	 * @see java.text.MessageFormat
	 */
	String getMessage(String code, Object[] args, Locale locale) throws NoSuchMessageException;

	/**
	 * Try to resolve the message using all the attributes contained within the
	 * <code>MessageSourceResolvable</code> argument that was passed in.
	 * <p>NOTE: We must throw a <code>NoSuchMessageException</code> on this method
	 * since at the time of calling this method we aren't able to determine if the
	 * <code>defaultMessage</code> property of the resolvable is null or not.
	 * @param resolvable value object storing attributes required to properly resolve a message
	 * @param locale the Locale in which to do the lookup
	 * @return the resolved message
	 * @throws NoSuchMessageException if the message wasn't found
	 * @see java.text.MessageFormat
	 */
	String getMessage(MessageSourceResolvable resolvable, Locale locale) throws NoSuchMessageException;

}