ERXStatelessComponent.java

/*
 * Copyright (C) NetStruxr, Inc. All rights reserved.
 *
 * This software is published under the terms of the NetStruxr 
 * Public Software License version 0.5, a copy of which has been
 * included with this distribution in the LICENSE.NPL file.  */
package er.extensions.components;

import com.webobjects.appserver.WOContext;

/**
 * Abstract stateless component used as the super class for a number
 * of components within the ER frameworks. Adds a number of nice binding resolution
 * methods.
 */
public abstract class ERXStatelessComponent extends ERXNonSynchronizingComponent {
	/**
	 * Do I need to update serialVersionUID?
	 * See section 5.6 <cite>Type Changes Affecting Serialization</cite> on page 51 of the 
	 * <a href="http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4/pdf/serial-spec.pdf">Java Object Serialization Spec</a>
	 */
	private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;

    public ERXStatelessComponent(WOContext context) {
        super(context);
    }

    /**
     * Component is stateless.
     * 
     * @return <code>true</code>
     */
    @Override
    public boolean isStateless() { return true; }

    @Override
    public void reset() {
        super.reset();
        _dynamicBindings = null;
    }
}