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package org.jboss.modcluster.container;

import javax.servlet.ServletRequestListener;
import javax.servlet.http.HttpSessionListener;

/**
 * SPI for a web application context.
 * 
 * @author Paul Ferraro
 */
public interface Context {
    /**
     * @return
     */
    Host getHost();

    /**
     * Returns the context path. The root context needs to be represented as an empty string ("").
     *
     * @return context path; empty string if it's a root context
     */
    String getPath();

    /**
     * @return
     */
    boolean isStarted();

    /**
     * @param listener
     */
    void addRequestListener(ServletRequestListener listener);

    /**
     * @param listener
     */
    void removeRequestListener(ServletRequestListener listener);

    /**
     * Adds the specified session listener to this context.
     * 
     * @param listener a session listener
     */
    void addSessionListener(HttpSessionListener listener);

    /**
     * Removes the specified session listener to this context.
     * 
     * @param listener a session listener
     */
    void removeSessionListener(HttpSessionListener listener);

    /**
     * Returns the number of active sessions for this context.
     * 
     * @return the active session count
     */
    int getActiveSessionCount();

    /**
     * Indicates whether this context is distributable.
     * 
     * @return true, if this context distributes sessions, false otherwise
     */
    boolean isDistributable();
}
