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package org.springframework.web.servlet;

import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse;

import org.springframework.lang.Nullable;

/**
 * MVC framework SPI, allowing parameterization of the core MVC workflow.
 *
 * <p>Interface that must be implemented for each handler type to handle a request.
 * This interface is used to allow the {@link DispatcherServlet} to be indefinitely
 * extensible. The {@code DispatcherServlet} accesses all installed handlers through
 * this interface, meaning that it does not contain code specific to any handler type.
 *
 * <p>Note that a handler can be of type {@code Object}. This is to enable
 * handlers from other frameworks to be integrated with this framework without
 * custom coding, as well as to allow for annotation-driven handler objects that
 * do not obey any specific Java interface.
 *
 * <p>This interface is not intended for application developers. It is available
 * to handlers who want to develop their own web workflow.
 *
 * <p>Note: {@code HandlerAdapter} implementors may implement the {@link
 * org.springframework.core.Ordered} interface to be able to specify a sorting
 * order (and thus a priority) for getting applied by the {@code DispatcherServlet}.
 * Non-Ordered instances get treated as lowest priority.
 *
 * @author Rod Johnson
 * @author Juergen Hoeller
 * @see org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.SimpleControllerHandlerAdapter
 * @see org.springframework.web.servlet.handler.SimpleServletHandlerAdapter
 */
public interface HandlerAdapter {

    /**
     * Given a handler instance, return whether or not this {@code HandlerAdapter}
     * can support it. Typical HandlerAdapters will base the decision on the handler
     * type. HandlerAdapters will usually only support one handler type each.
     * <p>A typical implementation:
     * <p>{@code
     * return (handler instanceof MyHandler);
     * }
     * @param handler handler object to check
     * @return whether or not this object can use the given handler
     */
    boolean supports(Object handler);

    /**
     * Use the given handler to handle this request.
     * The workflow that is required may vary widely.
     * @param request current HTTP request
     * @param response current HTTP response
     * @param handler handler to use. This object must have previously been passed
     * to the {@code supports} method of this interface, which must have
     * returned {@code true}.
     * @throws Exception in case of errors
     * @return a ModelAndView object with the name of the view and the required
     * model data, or {@code null} if the request has been handled directly
     */
    @Nullable
    ModelAndView handle(HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response, Object handler) throws Exception;

    /**
     * Same contract as for HttpServlet's {@code getLastModified} method.
     * Can simply return -1 if there's no support in the handler class.
     * @param request current HTTP request
     * @param handler handler to use
     * @return the lastModified value for the given handler
     * @see javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet#getLastModified
     * @see org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.LastModified#getLastModified
     */
    long getLastModified(HttpServletRequest request, Object handler);

}