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package org.springframework.web;
import javax.servlet.ServletContext;
import javax.servlet.ServletException;
/**
* Interface to be implemented in Servlet 3.0+ environments in order to configure the
* {@link ServletContext} programmatically -- as opposed to (or possibly in conjunction
* with) the traditional {@code web.xml}-based approach.
*
* <p>Implementations of this SPI will be detected automatically by {@link
* SpringServletContainerInitializer}, which itself is bootstrapped automatically
* by any Servlet 3.0 container. See {@linkplain SpringServletContainerInitializer its
* Javadoc} for details on this bootstrapping mechanism.
*
* <h2>Example</h2>
* <h3>The traditional, XML-based approach</h3>
* Most Spring users building a web application will need to register Spring's {@code
* DispatcherServlet}. For reference, in WEB-INF/web.xml, this would typically be done as
* follows:
* <pre class="code">
* {@code
* <servlet>
* <servlet-name>dispatcher</servlet-name>
* <servlet-class>
* org.springframework.web.servlet.DispatcherServlet
* </servlet-class>
* <init-param>
* <param-name>contextConfigLocation</param-name>
* <param-value>/WEB-INF/spring/dispatcher-config.xml</param-value>
* </init-param>
* <load-on-startup>1</load-on-startup>
* </servlet>
*
* <servlet-mapping>
* <servlet-name>dispatcher</servlet-name>
* <url-pattern>/</url-pattern>
* </servlet-mapping>}</pre>
*
* <h3>The code-based approach with {@code WebApplicationInitializer}</h3>
* Here is the equivalent {@code DispatcherServlet} registration logic,
* {@code WebApplicationInitializer}-style:
* <pre class="code">
* public class MyWebAppInitializer implements WebApplicationInitializer {
*
* @Override
* public void onStartup(ServletContext container) {
* XmlWebApplicationContext appContext = new XmlWebApplicationContext();
* appContext.setConfigLocation("/WEB-INF/spring/dispatcher-config.xml");
*
* ServletRegistration.Dynamic dispatcher =
* container.addServlet("dispatcher", new DispatcherServlet(appContext));
* dispatcher.setLoadOnStartup(1);
* dispatcher.addMapping("/");
* }
*
* }</pre>
*
* As an alternative to the above, you can also extend from {@link
* org.springframework.web.servlet.support.AbstractDispatcherServletInitializer}.
*
* As you can see, thanks to Servlet 3.0's new {@link ServletContext#addServlet} method
* we're actually registering an <em>instance</em> of the {@code DispatcherServlet}, and
* this means that the {@code DispatcherServlet} can now be treated like any other object
* -- receiving constructor injection of its application context in this case.
*
* <p>This style is both simpler and more concise. There is no concern for dealing with
* init-params, etc, just normal JavaBean-style properties and constructor arguments. You
* are free to create and work with your Spring application contexts as necessary before
* injecting them into the {@code DispatcherServlet}.
*
* <p>Most major Spring Web components have been updated to support this style of
* registration. You'll find that {@code DispatcherServlet}, {@code FrameworkServlet},
* {@code ContextLoaderListener} and {@code DelegatingFilterProxy} all now support
* constructor arguments. Even if a component (e.g. non-Spring, other third party) has not
* been specifically updated for use within {@code WebApplicationInitializers}, they still
* may be used in any case. The Servlet 3.0 {@code ServletContext} API allows for setting
* init-params, context-params, etc programmatically.
*
* <h2>A 100% code-based approach to configuration</h2>
* In the example above, {@code WEB-INF/web.xml} was successfully replaced with code in
* the form of a {@code WebApplicationInitializer}, but the actual
* {@code dispatcher-config.xml} Spring configuration remained XML-based.
* {@code WebApplicationInitializer} is a perfect fit for use with Spring's code-based
* {@code @Configuration} classes. See @{@link
* org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration Configuration} Javadoc for
* complete details, but the following example demonstrates refactoring to use Spring's
* {@link org.springframework.web.context.support.AnnotationConfigWebApplicationContext
* AnnotationConfigWebApplicationContext} in lieu of {@code XmlWebApplicationContext}, and
* user-defined {@code @Configuration} classes {@code AppConfig} and
* {@code DispatcherConfig} instead of Spring XML files. This example also goes a bit
* beyond those above to demonstrate typical configuration of the 'root' application
* context and registration of the {@code ContextLoaderListener}:
* <pre class="code">
* public class MyWebAppInitializer implements WebApplicationInitializer {
*
* @Override
* public void onStartup(ServletContext container) {
* // Create the 'root' Spring application context
* AnnotationConfigWebApplicationContext rootContext =
* new AnnotationConfigWebApplicationContext();
* rootContext.register(AppConfig.class);
*
* // Manage the lifecycle of the root application context
* container.addListener(new ContextLoaderListener(rootContext));
*
* // Create the dispatcher servlet's Spring application context
* AnnotationConfigWebApplicationContext dispatcherContext =
* new AnnotationConfigWebApplicationContext();
* dispatcherContext.register(DispatcherConfig.class);
*
* // Register and map the dispatcher servlet
* ServletRegistration.Dynamic dispatcher =
* container.addServlet("dispatcher", new DispatcherServlet(dispatcherContext));
* dispatcher.setLoadOnStartup(1);
* dispatcher.addMapping("/");
* }
*
* }</pre>
*
* As an alternative to the above, you can also extend from {@link
* org.springframework.web.servlet.support.AbstractAnnotationConfigDispatcherServletInitializer}.
*
* Remember that {@code WebApplicationInitializer} implementations are <em>detected
* automatically</em> -- so you are free to package them within your application as you
* see fit.
*
* <h2>Ordering {@code WebApplicationInitializer} execution</h2>
* {@code WebApplicationInitializer} implementations may optionally be annotated at the
* class level with Spring's @{@link org.springframework.core.annotation.Order Order}
* annotation or may implement Spring's {@link org.springframework.core.Ordered Ordered}
* interface. If so, the initializers will be ordered prior to invocation. This provides
* a mechanism for users to ensure the order in which servlet container initialization
* occurs. Use of this feature is expected to be rare, as typical applications will likely
* centralize all container initialization within a single {@code WebApplicationInitializer}.
*
* <h2>Caveats</h2>
*
* <h3>web.xml versioning</h3>
* <p>{@code WEB-INF/web.xml} and {@code WebApplicationInitializer} use are not mutually
* exclusive; for example, web.xml can register one servlet, and a {@code
* WebApplicationInitializer} can register another. An initializer can even
* <em>modify</em> registrations performed in {@code web.xml} through methods such as
* {@link ServletContext#getServletRegistration(String)}. <strong>However, if
* {@code WEB-INF/web.xml} is present in the application, its {@code version} attribute
* must be set to "3.0" or greater, otherwise {@code ServletContainerInitializer}
* bootstrapping will be ignored by the servlet container.</strong>
*
* <h3>Mapping to '/' under Tomcat</h3>
* <p>Apache Tomcat maps its internal {@code DefaultServlet} to "/", and on Tomcat versions
* <= 7.0.14, this servlet mapping <em>cannot be overridden programmatically</em>.
* 7.0.15 fixes this issue. Overriding the "/" servlet mapping has also been tested
* successfully under GlassFish 3.1.<p>
*
* @author Chris Beams
* @since 3.1
* @see SpringServletContainerInitializer
* @see org.springframework.web.context.AbstractContextLoaderInitializer
* @see org.springframework.web.servlet.support.AbstractDispatcherServletInitializer
* @see org.springframework.web.servlet.support.AbstractAnnotationConfigDispatcherServletInitializer
*/
public interface WebApplicationInitializer {
/**
* Configure the given {@link ServletContext} with any servlets, filters, listeners
* context-params and attributes necessary for initializing this web application. See
* examples {@linkplain WebApplicationInitializer above}.
* @param servletContext the {@code ServletContext} to initialize
* @throws ServletException if any call against the given {@code ServletContext}
* throws a {@code ServletException}
*/
void onStartup(ServletContext servletContext) throws ServletException;
}