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package org.springframework.context;
import java.util.Locale;
/**
* Strategy interface for resolving messages, with support for the parameterization
* and internationalization of such messages.
*
* <p>Spring provides two out-of-the-box implementations for production:
* <ul>
* <li>{@link org.springframework.context.support.ResourceBundleMessageSource},
* built on top of the standard {@link java.util.ResourceBundle}
* <li>{@link org.springframework.context.support.ReloadableResourceBundleMessageSource},
* being able to reload message definitions without restarting the VM
* </ul>
*
* @author Rod Johnson
* @author Juergen Hoeller
* @see org.springframework.context.support.ResourceBundleMessageSource
* @see org.springframework.context.support.ReloadableResourceBundleMessageSource
*/
public interface MessageSource {
/**
* Try to resolve the message. Return default message if no message was found.
* @param code the code to lookup up, such as 'calculator.noRateSet'. Users of
* this class are encouraged to base message names on the relevant fully
* qualified class name, thus avoiding conflict and ensuring maximum clarity.
* @param args array of arguments that will be filled in for params within
* the message (params look like "{0}", "{1,date}", "{2,time}" within a message),
* or <code>null</code> if none.
* @param defaultMessage String to return if the lookup fails
* @param locale the Locale in which to do the lookup
* @return the resolved message if the lookup was successful;
* otherwise the default message passed as a parameter
* @see java.text.MessageFormat
*/
String getMessage(String code, Object[] args, String defaultMessage, Locale locale);
/**
* Try to resolve the message. Treat as an error if the message can't be found.
* @param code the code to lookup up, such as 'calculator.noRateSet'
* @param args Array of arguments that will be filled in for params within
* the message (params look like "{0}", "{1,date}", "{2,time}" within a message),
* or <code>null</code> if none.
* @param locale the Locale in which to do the lookup
* @return the resolved message
* @throws NoSuchMessageException if the message wasn't found
* @see java.text.MessageFormat
*/
String getMessage(String code, Object[] args, Locale locale) throws NoSuchMessageException;
/**
* Try to resolve the message using all the attributes contained within the
* <code>MessageSourceResolvable</code> argument that was passed in.
* <p>NOTE: We must throw a <code>NoSuchMessageException</code> on this method
* since at the time of calling this method we aren't able to determine if the
* <code>defaultMessage</code> property of the resolvable is null or not.
* @param resolvable value object storing attributes required to properly resolve a message
* @param locale the Locale in which to do the lookup
* @return the resolved message
* @throws NoSuchMessageException if the message wasn't found
* @see java.text.MessageFormat
*/
String getMessage(MessageSourceResolvable resolvable, Locale locale) throws NoSuchMessageException;
}
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