1
2 /*
3 * Copyright (C) 2005 by Arno Schumacher
4 *
5 * This file is part of net.sourceforge.servletspy
6 *
7 * net.sourceforge.servletspy is free software; you can redistribute
8 * it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public
9 * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
10 * version 2, or (at your option) any later version.
11 *
12 * net.sourceforge.servletspy is distributed in the hope that it will
13 * be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied
14 * warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
15 * See the GNU General Public License for more details.
16 *
17 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
18 * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
19 * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111, USA
20 */
21
22
23 package net.sourceforge.servletspy;
24
25 /***
26 * The <code>IContextHandler</code> describes an object used to do a subject
27 * to node graph serialization.
28 *
29 * @author arno schumacher
30 */
31 public interface IContextHandler extends ILifecycle {
32 /***
33 * The <code>handle</code> method of the <code>IContextHandler</code> is
34 * called by the engine each time a subject object should be serialized.
35 * The <code>IContextHandler</code> may do the serialization itself using
36 * the operations provided by the <code>IContext</code> or pass the
37 * serialization task to the next <code>IContextHandler</code> by calling
38 * the <code>proceed</code> method on the <code>IContext</code> object.
39 *
40 * @param context
41 * The current serialization context
42 * @throws Exception
43 * To signal serialization problems
44 */
45 void handle(IContext context) throws Exception;
46 }