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package org.springframework.web.servlet;

import java.util.Locale;
import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse;

import org.springframework.context.i18n.LocaleContext;

/**
 * Extension of {@link LocaleResolver}, adding support for a rich locale context
 * (potentially including locale and time zone information).
 *
 * @author Juergen Hoeller
 * @since 4.0
 * @see org.springframework.context.i18n.LocaleContext
 * @see org.springframework.context.i18n.TimeZoneAwareLocaleContext
 * @see org.springframework.context.i18n.LocaleContextHolder
 * @see org.springframework.web.servlet.support.RequestContext#getTimeZone
 * @see org.springframework.web.servlet.support.RequestContextUtils#getTimeZone
 */
public interface LocaleContextResolver extends LocaleResolver {

	/**
	 * Resolve the current locale context via the given request.
	 * <p>This is primarily intended for framework-level processing; consider using
	 * {@link org.springframework.web.servlet.support.RequestContextUtils} or
	 * {@link org.springframework.web.servlet.support.RequestContext} for
	 * application-level access to the current locale and/or time zone.
	 * <p>The returned context may be a
	 * {@link org.springframework.context.i18n.TimeZoneAwareLocaleContext},
	 * containing a locale with associated time zone information.
	 * Simply apply an {@code instanceof} check and downcast accordingly.
	 * <p>Custom resolver implementations may also return extra settings in
	 * the returned context, which again can be accessed through downcasting.
	 * @param request the request to resolve the locale context for
	 * @return the current locale context (never {@code null}
	 * @see #resolveLocale(HttpServletRequest)
	 * @see org.springframework.web.servlet.support.RequestContextUtils#getLocale
	 * @see org.springframework.web.servlet.support.RequestContextUtils#getTimeZone
	 */
	LocaleContext resolveLocaleContext(HttpServletRequest request);

	/**
	 * Set the current locale context to the given one,
	 * potentially including a locale with associated time zone information.
	 * @param request the request to be used for locale modification
	 * @param response the response to be used for locale modification
	 * @param localeContext the new locale context, or {@code null} to clear the locale
	 * @throws UnsupportedOperationException if the LocaleResolver implementation
	 * does not support dynamic changing of the locale or time zone
	 * @see #setLocale(HttpServletRequest, HttpServletResponse, Locale)
	 * @see org.springframework.context.i18n.SimpleLocaleContext
	 * @see org.springframework.context.i18n.SimpleTimeZoneAwareLocaleContext
	 */
	void setLocaleContext(HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response, LocaleContext localeContext);

}