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package org.xwiki.resource;
import org.xwiki.component.annotation.Role;
/**
* The Resource Handler Manager's goal is to locate the right {@link ResourceReferenceHandler}
* implementations to call in the right order.
*
* @param <T> the qualifying element to distinguish a Resource Reference (e.g. Resource Type, Entity Resource Action)
* @version $Id: aa32ee84fc619ec396b68aea02ed90e5400269e4 $
* @since 6.1M2
*/
@Role
public interface ResourceReferenceHandlerManager<T>
{
/**
* Handles a passed {@link org.xwiki.resource.ResourceReference}.
*
* @param reference the Resource Reference to handle
* @throws ResourceReferenceHandlerException if an error happens during the Handler execution, for example if no
* Handler was found to handle the passed Resource Reference
*/
void handle(ResourceReference reference) throws ResourceReferenceHandlerException;
/**
* Check if there's a Handler for the passed Resource Reference or not.
*
* @param resourceReferenceQualifier the qualifying element to distinguish a Resource Reference for which we wish
* to check if we can handle it or not (ie we have a Handler available for it). This can be for example the
* Resource Type or for an Entity Resource it can be an Entity Resource Action
* @return true if we have a Handler for the passed Resource Reference qualifier or false otherwise
* @since 7.1M1
*/
boolean canHandle(T resourceReferenceQualifier);
}