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/*
* The contents of this file are subject to the Mozilla Public License Version 1.1
* (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
* You may obtain a copy of the License at <http://www.mozilla.org/MPL/>.
*
* Software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" basis, WITHOUT
* WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the specific
* language governing rights and limitations under the License.
*
* The Original Code is the Venice Web Communities System.
*
* The Initial Developer of the Original Code is Eric J. Bowersox <erbo@silcom.com>,
* for Silverwrist Design Studios. Portions created by Eric J. Bowersox are
* Copyright (C) 2002 Eric J. Bowersox/Silverwrist Design Studios. All Rights Reserved.
*
* Contributor(s):
*/
package com.silverwrist.dynamo.iface;
/**
* The interface implemented by an <EM>application object</EM>. This is the object referenced by the
* <code>classname=</code> attribute to the <code>&lt;application/&gt;</code> tag in the
* Dynamo configuration file. The application container uses this to communicate with the
* application object.
*
* @author Eric J. Bowersox &lt;erbo@silcom.com&gt;
* @version X
*/
public interface Application extends NamedObject, ServiceProvider
{
/**
* Gets the identity of this application. This identity is used along with the Dynamo version number in
* such contexts as the <code>Server:</code> header of the HTTP response and the <code>X-Mailer:</code>
* header of composed mail messages.
*
* @return The identity of the application, in the form "name/version".
*/
public String getIdentity();
/**
* Gets an object to be rendered in place of the content returned by the control operation when that
* content is a <code>null</code> reference.
*
* @param r The <code>Request</code> that is currently being processed.
* @return A renderable object to be output.
*/
public Object getNullContentError(Request r);
} // end interface Application