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package javax.servlet.jsp;

import javax.el.ELContextListener;
import javax.el.ELResolver;
import javax.el.ExpressionFactory;

/**
 * <p>
 * Stores <i>application</i>-scoped information for the JSP container.
 * </p>
 * 
 * @since 2.1
 */
public interface JspApplicationContext {

    /**
     * Registers an <code>ELContextListener</code> that will be notified
     * whenever a new <code>ELContext</code> is created.
     * <p>
     * At the very least, any <code>ELContext</code> instantiated will have
     * reference to the <code>JspContext</code> under
     * <code>JspContext.class</code>.
     * 
     * @param listener The listener to add
     */
    public void addELContextListener(ELContextListener listener);

    /**
     * <p>
     * Adds an <code>ELResolver</code> to the chain of EL variable and property
     * management within JSP pages and Tag files.
     * </p>
     * <p>
     * JSP has a default set of ELResolvers to chain for all EL evaluation:
     * <ul>
     * <li><code>ImplicitObjectELResolver</code></li>
     * <li><code>ELResolver</code> instances registered with this method</li>
     * <li><code>MapELResolver</code></li>
     * <li><code>ListELResolver</code></li>
     * <li><code>ArrayELResolver</code></li>
     * <li><code>BeanELResolver</code></li>
     * <li><code>ScopedAttributeELResolver</code></li>
     * </ul>
     * </p>
     * 
     * @param resolver
     *            an additional resolver
     * @throws IllegalStateException
     *             if called after the application's
     *             <code>ServletContextListeners</code> have been initialized.
     */
    public void addELResolver(ELResolver resolver) throws IllegalStateException;

    /**
     * <p>
     * Returns the JSP container's <code>ExpressionFactory</code> implementation
     * for EL use.
     * </p>
     * 
     * @return an <code>ExpressionFactory</code> implementation
     */
    public ExpressionFactory getExpressionFactory();

}