AjaxHandler.java example

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package org.springframework.js.ajax;

import java.io.IOException;

import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse;

/**
 * Strategy interface that encapsulates knowledge about a client-side ajax system and how to communicate with that
 * system.
 * 
 * @author Keith Donald
 */
public interface AjaxHandler {

	/**
	 * Is the current request an Ajax request?
	 * @param request the current request
	 * @param response the current response
	 */
	public boolean isAjaxRequest(HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response);

	/**
	 * Send a redirect request to the Ajax client. This should cause the client-side agent to send a new request to the
	 * specified target url.
	 * @param request the current request
	 * @param response the current response
	 * @param targetUrl the target url to redirect to
	 * @param popup wheter the redirect should be sent from a new popup dialog window
	 */
	public void sendAjaxRedirect(String targetUrl, HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response,
			boolean popup) throws IOException;
}