/*
 * $Header: /cvsroot/mvnforum/myvietnam/src/net/myvietnam/mvncore/web/GenericRequest.java,v 1.9 2006/04/15 02:59:20 minhnn Exp $
 * $Author: minhnn $
 * $Revision: 1.9 $
 * $Date: 2006/04/15 02:59:20 $
 *
 * ====================================================================
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 * @author: Phong Ta Quoc 
 */
package net.myvietnam.mvncore.web;

import java.util.*;

import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;

public interface GenericRequest {

    public HttpServletRequest getServletRequest();

    public Object getPortletRequest();

    public boolean isServletRequest();

    public boolean isPortletRequest();

    // below are common methods for both Servlet and Portlet request

    public Object getAttribute(String name);

    public void setAttribute(String name, Object value);

    public Enumeration getAttributeNames();

    public String getAuthType();

    public String getContextPath();

    public Locale getLocale();

    public Enumeration getLocales();

    public String getParameter(String name);

    public Map getParameterMap();

    public Enumeration getParameterNames();

    public String[] getParameterValues(String name);
    
    public String getSessionId();
    
    public String getRemoteUser();
    
    public String getRemoteAddr();
    
    // get from contexts
    public String getRealPath(String path);
    
    // get session's methods
    public void setSessionAttribute(String name, Object value);

    public Object getSessionAttribute(String name);
}