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package org.apache.webbeans.spi;

import java.lang.annotation.Annotation;

import javax.enterprise.context.ContextException;
import javax.enterprise.context.spi.Context;

/**
 * Contexts services provides demarcation
 * methods for each context that is defined
 * in the specification. SPI providers implement
 * related method that it supports.
 * 
 * <p>
 * For example, web container supports request, session
 * conversation, application, singleton and dependent
 * contexts.
 * </p>
 * @version $Rev$ $Date$
 *
 */
public interface ContextsService
{
    /**
     * Initialize container contexts service.
     * @param initializeObject any initialize object
     */
    void init(Object initializeObject);
    
    /**
     * Destroys container contexts service.
     * @param destroyObject any destroy parameter
     */
    void destroy(Object destroyObject);
    
    /**
     * Gets current context with given scope type with
     * respect to the current thread of execution.
     * <p>
     * If there is not current context, it returns null. 
     * </p>
     * @param scopeType context scope type
     * @return current context with given scope type
     */
    Context getCurrentContext(Class<? extends Annotation> scopeType);
    
    /**
     * Gets current context with given scope type with
     * respect to the current thread of execution.
     * <p>
     * If there is not current context, it will try to create one if {@code createIfNotExists} is set.
     * This is mostly usefull for the SessionContext. If there is no HttpSession <em>yet</em> and the
     * {@code createIfNotExists} is set to {@code false} then we do not create the HttpSession.
     * </p>
     * @param scopeType context scope type
     * @param createIfNotExists whether to create a new context if the underlying storage is not yet initialized
     * @return current context with given scope type
     */
    Context getCurrentContext(Class<? extends Annotation> scopeType, boolean createIfNotExists);

    /**
     * Starts the context with the given scope type. If 
     * given scope type is not supported, there is no action.
     * @param scopeType scope type
     * @param startParameter any parameter
     * @throws ContextException if any exception thrown by starting context,
     *         it is wrapped inside {@link ContextException} and thrown.
     */
    void startContext(Class<? extends Annotation> scopeType, Object startParameter) throws ContextException;
    
    /**
     * Ends the context with the given scope type. If 
     * given scope type is not supported, there is no action.
     * Any exception thrown by the operation is catched and 
     * logged by the container.
     * @param scopeType scope type
     * @param endParameters any end parameter
     */
    void endContext(Class<? extends Annotation> scopeType, Object endParameters);

    /**
     * Whenever a thread ends we need to remove any ThreadLocals from the ContextsService
     */
    void removeThreadLocals();

    /**
     * This method can be used to disable conversation support in core CDI.
     * This is needed as the spec defines that a user can define it's
     * own Conversation handling by providing a Filter with the name
     * "CDI Conversation Filter".
     * @param supportConversations whether converstaions should be supported
     */
    void setSupportConversations(boolean supportConversations);
}