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    1   package org.apache.turbine.pipeline;
    2
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    23
    24  import java.io.IOException;
    25
    26  import org.apache.turbine.util.TurbineException;
    27
    28  /**
    29   * The idea of a pipeline is being taken from Catalina
    30   * in its entirety :-)
    31   *
    32   * I would like to take the idea further and implement
    33   * Valves instead of hardcoding particular methods
    34   * in a pipeline.
    35   *
    36   * It would be more flexible to specify Valves for
    37   * a pipeline in an XML file (we can also rip off the
    38   * digester rules from T4) and have invoke() as part
    39   * of the interface.
    40   *
    41   * So a set of Valves would be added to the pipeline
    42   * and the pipeline would 'invoke' each valve. In the
    43   * case Turbine each Valve would produce some output
    44   * to be sent out the pipe. I think with another days
    45   * work this can be fully working. The first pipeline
    46   * to be fully implemented will the ClassicPipeline
    47   * will emulate the Turbine 2.1 way of doing things.
    48   *
    49   * @author <a href="mailto:jvanzyl@apache.org">Jason van Zyl</a>
    50   * @author <a href="mailto:dlr@finemaltcoding.com">Daniel Rall</a>
    51   * @author <a href="mailto:peter@courcoux.biz">Peter Courcoux</a>
    52   */
    53  public interface Pipeline
    54  {
    55      /**
    56       * Initializes this instance.  Called once by the Turbine servlet.
    57       * @throws Exception if the initialization fails
    58       */
    59      void initialize()
    60          throws Exception;
    61
    62      /**
    63       * <p>Add a new Valve to the end of the pipeline.</p>
    64       *
    65       * @param valve Valve to be added.
    66       *
    67       * @exception IllegalStateException If the pipeline has not been
    68       * initialized.
    69       */
    70      void addValve(Valve valve);
    71
    72      /**
    73       * Return the set of all Valves in the pipeline.  If there are no
    74       * such Valves, a zero-length array is returned.
    75       *
    76       * @return An array of valves.
    77       */
    78      Valve[] getValves();
    79
    80      /**
    81       * <p>Cause the specified request and response to be processed by
    82       * the sequence of Valves associated with this pipeline, until one
    83       * of these Valves decides to end the processing.</p>
    84       *
    85       * <p>The implementation must ensure that multiple simultaneous
    86       * requests (on different threads) can be processed through the
    87       * same Pipeline without interfering with each other's control
    88       * flow.</p>
    89       *
    90       * @param pipelineData The run-time information, including the servlet
    91       * request and response we are processing.
    92       * @throws TurbineException if the invocation fails
    93       * @throws IOException an input/output error occurred.
    94       */
    95      void invoke(PipelineData pipelineData)
    96          throws TurbineException, IOException;
    97
    98      /**
    99       * Remove the specified Valve from the pipeline, if it is found;
    100      * otherwise, do nothing.
    101      *
    102      * @param valve Valve to be removed.
    103      */
    104     void removeValve(Valve valve);
    105 }