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package org.apache.tiles.request;

import java.io.IOException;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;


/**
 * Base class for "client" requests, i.e. requests that come unchanged by the
 * container, such as ServletRequest and PortletRequest.
 *
 * @version $Rev: 1332134 $ $Date: 2012-04-30 11:23:19 +0200 (Mon, 30 Apr 2012) $
 */
public abstract class AbstractClientRequest extends AbstractRequest {

    /**
     * The application context.
     */
    private ApplicationContext applicationContext;

    /**
     * Constructor.
     *
     * @param applicationContext The application context.
     */
    public AbstractClientRequest(ApplicationContext applicationContext) {
        this.applicationContext = applicationContext;
    }


    @Override
    public void dispatch(String path) throws IOException {
        if (isForceInclude()) {
            doInclude(path);
        } else {
            setForceInclude(true);
            doForward(path);
        }
    }

    @Override
    public void include(String path) throws IOException {
        setForceInclude(true);
        doInclude(path);
    }

    @Override
    public ApplicationContext getApplicationContext() {
        return applicationContext;
    }

    /**
     * Returns the application scope.
     *
     * @return The application scope.
     */
    public Map<String, Object> getApplicationScope() {
        return applicationContext.getApplicationScope();
    }

    /**
     * Forwards to a path.
     *
     * @param path The path to forward to.
     * @throws IOException If something goes wrong when forwarding.
     */
    protected abstract void doForward(String path) throws IOException;

    /**
     * Includes the result of a path.
     *
     * @param path The path to forward to.
     * @throws IOException If something goes wrong when forwarding.
     */
    protected abstract void doInclude(String path) throws IOException;

}
