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alfresco-community-repo/source/java/org/alfresco/web/bean/actions/IHandler.java
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/*
* Copyright (C) 2005-2007 Alfresco Software Limited.
*
* This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
* modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
* as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
* of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
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* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
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*/
package org.alfresco.web.bean.actions;
import java.io.Serializable;
import java.util.Map;
import javax.faces.context.FacesContext;
import org.alfresco.web.bean.wizard.IWizardBean;
/**
* Interface definition for a handler, classes that are responsible
* for marshalling data between the repository and the action based
* wizards.
*
* @author gavinc
*/
public interface IHandler
{
/**
* Adds any properties to the given map that need default values
* before the UI is displayed to the user.
*
* @param props The current properties map
*/
public void setupUIDefaults(Map<String, Serializable> props);
/**
* By default, a JSP with the same name as the handler will
* be loaded from a default location. If the handler has stored
* it's UI somewhere else the view id can be returned from this method.
*
* @return The path to the JSP for the handler
*/
public String getJSPPath();
/**
* Called at the end of the wizard. The properties relevant to
* this handler have to be placed in the repository properties
* map in the correct form for sending to the node service.
*
* @param props The current properties map
* @param repoProps The repository properties map to prepare
*/
public void prepareForSave(Map<String, Serializable> props,
Map<String, Serializable> repoProps);
/**
* Called at the start of the edit wizard. The repository properties
* map holds the current state of this rule. Any properties relevant
* to this handler should be retrieved and setup in the current
* properties map.
*
* @param props The current properties map
* @param repoProps The properties currently in the repository
*/
public void prepareForEdit(Map<String, Serializable> props,
Map<String, Serializable> repoProps);
/**
* Generates a summary string for this handler. The current state of
* the wizard is passed as well as the current properties map.
*
* @param context Faces context
* @param wizard The current wizard
* @param props The properties map
* @return The summary string
*/
public String generateSummary(FacesContext context, IWizardBean wizard,
Map<String, Serializable> props);
}