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016
017package org.springframework.web.method.support;
018
019import org.springframework.core.MethodParameter;
020import org.springframework.web.context.request.NativeWebRequest;
021
022/**
023 * Strategy interface to handle the value returned from the invocation of a
024 * handler method .
025 *
026 * @author Arjen Poutsma
027 * @since 3.1
028 * @see HandlerMethodArgumentResolver
029 */
030public interface HandlerMethodReturnValueHandler {
031
032        /**
033         * Whether the given {@linkplain MethodParameter method return type} is
034         * supported by this handler.
035         * @param returnType the method return type to check
036         * @return {@code true} if this handler supports the supplied return type;
037         * {@code false} otherwise
038         */
039        boolean supportsReturnType(MethodParameter returnType);
040
041        /**
042         * Handle the given return value by adding attributes to the model and
043         * setting a view or setting the
044         * {@link ModelAndViewContainer#setRequestHandled} flag to {@code true}
045         * to indicate the response has been handled directly.
046         * @param returnValue the value returned from the handler method
047         * @param returnType the type of the return value. This type must have
048         * previously been passed to {@link #supportsReturnType} which must
049         * have returned {@code true}.
050         * @param mavContainer the ModelAndViewContainer for the current request
051         * @param webRequest the current request
052         * @throws Exception if the return value handling results in an error
053         */
054        void handleReturnValue(Object returnValue, MethodParameter returnType,
055                        ModelAndViewContainer mavContainer, NativeWebRequest webRequest) throws Exception;
056
057}