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package org.apache.struts2.dispatcher.mapper;
import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
import com.opensymphony.xwork2.config.ConfigurationManager;
/**
* <!-- START SNIPPET: javadoc -->
*
* The ActionMapper interface provides a mapping between HTTP requests and action invocation requests and vice-versa.
* <p/>
* When given an HttpServletRequest, the ActionMapper may return null if no action invocation request matches,
* or it may return an {@link ActionMapping} that describes an action invocation for the framework to try.
* <p/>
* The ActionMapper is not required to guarantee that the {@link ActionMapping} returned be a real action or otherwise
* ensure a valid request.
* Accordingly, most ActionMappers do not need to consult the Struts configuration
* just to determine if a request should be mapped.
* <p/>
* Just as requests can be mapped from HTTP to an action invocation, the opposite is true as well.
* However, because HTTP requests (when shown in HTTP responses) must be in String form,
* a String is returned rather than an actual request object.
*
* <!-- END SNIPPET: javadoc -->
*/
public interface ActionMapper {
/**
* Expose the ActionMapping for the current request
*
* @param request The servlet request
* @param configManager The current configuration manager
* @return The appropriate action mapping
*/
ActionMapping getMapping(HttpServletRequest request, ConfigurationManager configManager);
/**
* Expose the ActionMapping for the specified action name
*
* @param actionName The name of the action that may have other information embedded in it
* @return The appropriate action mapping
* @since 2.1.1
*/
ActionMapping getMappingFromActionName(String actionName);
/**
* Convert an ActionMapping into a URI string
*
* @param mapping The action mapping
* @return The URI string that represents this mapping
*/
String getUriFromActionMapping(ActionMapping mapping);
}
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