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016
017package org.springframework.web.servlet;
018
019import java.util.Locale;
020import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
021import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse;
022
023import org.springframework.context.i18n.LocaleContext;
024
025/**
026 * Extension of {@link LocaleResolver}, adding support for a rich locale context
027 * (potentially including locale and time zone information).
028 *
029 * @author Juergen Hoeller
030 * @since 4.0
031 * @see org.springframework.context.i18n.LocaleContext
032 * @see org.springframework.context.i18n.TimeZoneAwareLocaleContext
033 * @see org.springframework.context.i18n.LocaleContextHolder
034 * @see org.springframework.web.servlet.support.RequestContext#getTimeZone
035 * @see org.springframework.web.servlet.support.RequestContextUtils#getTimeZone
036 */
037public interface LocaleContextResolver extends LocaleResolver {
038
039        /**
040         * Resolve the current locale context via the given request.
041         * <p>This is primarily intended for framework-level processing; consider using
042         * {@link org.springframework.web.servlet.support.RequestContextUtils} or
043         * {@link org.springframework.web.servlet.support.RequestContext} for
044         * application-level access to the current locale and/or time zone.
045         * <p>The returned context may be a
046         * {@link org.springframework.context.i18n.TimeZoneAwareLocaleContext},
047         * containing a locale with associated time zone information.
048         * Simply apply an {@code instanceof} check and downcast accordingly.
049         * <p>Custom resolver implementations may also return extra settings in
050         * the returned context, which again can be accessed through downcasting.
051         * @param request the request to resolve the locale context for
052         * @return the current locale context (never {@code null}
053         * @see #resolveLocale(HttpServletRequest)
054         * @see org.springframework.web.servlet.support.RequestContextUtils#getLocale
055         * @see org.springframework.web.servlet.support.RequestContextUtils#getTimeZone
056         */
057        LocaleContext resolveLocaleContext(HttpServletRequest request);
058
059        /**
060         * Set the current locale context to the given one,
061         * potentially including a locale with associated time zone information.
062         * @param request the request to be used for locale modification
063         * @param response the response to be used for locale modification
064         * @param localeContext the new locale context, or {@code null} to clear the locale
065         * @throws UnsupportedOperationException if the LocaleResolver implementation
066         * does not support dynamic changing of the locale or time zone
067         * @see #setLocale(HttpServletRequest, HttpServletResponse, Locale)
068         * @see org.springframework.context.i18n.SimpleLocaleContext
069         * @see org.springframework.context.i18n.SimpleTimeZoneAwareLocaleContext
070         */
071        void setLocaleContext(HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response, LocaleContext localeContext);
072
073}