BindingsValuesProvider.java

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package org.apache.sling.scripting.api;

import javax.script.Bindings;

/**
 * Service interface which allows for the Bindings object.
 * @since 2.1
 */
public interface BindingsValuesProvider {

    /** The name of the multi-value service property that defines the context(s) to which 
     *  a BindingsValuesProvider applies. This service property is optional, if not set
     *  the default value is {@link #DEFAULT_CONTEXT}
     */
    String CONTEXT = "context";
    
    /** The default value of the CONTEXT service property, used for compatibility with
     *  previous versions of this bundle that didn't require it. 
     */
    String DEFAULT_CONTEXT = "request";
    
    /**
     * Add objects to the Bindings object. The Bindings
     * object passed to this method does not support replacing
     * or removing entries provided by Sling core scripting supports
     * (request, response, resource, etc.). Entries created by
     * <i>other</i> implementations of SlingScriptBindingsValuesProvider
     * is permitted.
     *
     * @param bindings the Bindings object
     */
    void addBindings(Bindings bindings);

}