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*
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*/
package org.dspace.plugin;
import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse;
import org.dspace.authorize.AuthorizeException;
import org.dspace.content.Community;
import org.dspace.core.Context;
/**
* Interface that must be implemented by any plugin wanting to be called at
* the inception of the Community home page (in HandleServlet). Classes that implement the process method
* and appear in the configuration will be run before the at the start of preparing the community home page has any
* chance to continue its execution
*
* @author Richard Jones
*
*/
public interface CommunityHomeProcessor
{
/**
* execute the process
*
* @param context the DSpace context
* @param request the HTTP request
* @param response the HTTP response
* @param community The community object whose home page we are on
*
* @throws PluginException any particular problem with the plugin execution
* @throws AuthorizeException Authorisation errors during plugin execution
*/
void process(Context context, HttpServletRequest request,
HttpServletResponse response, Community community)
throws PluginException, AuthorizeException;
}