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016
017package org.springframework.web.servlet.resource;
018
019import java.io.IOException;
020import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
021
022import org.springframework.core.io.Resource;
023
024/**
025 * A contract for invoking a chain of {@link ResourceTransformer}s where each resolver
026 * is given a reference to the chain allowing it to delegate when necessary.
027 *
028 * @author Rossen Stoyanchev
029 * @since 4.1
030 */
031public interface ResourceTransformerChain {
032
033        /**
034         * Return the {@code ResourceResolverChain} that was used to resolve the
035         * {@code Resource} being transformed. This may be needed for resolving
036         * related resources, e.g. links to other resources.
037         */
038        ResourceResolverChain getResolverChain();
039
040        /**
041         * Transform the given resource.
042         * @param request the current request
043         * @param resource the candidate resource to transform
044         * @return the transformed or the same resource, never {@code null}
045         * @throws IOException if transformation fails
046         */
047        Resource transform(HttpServletRequest request, Resource resource) throws IOException;
048
049}