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8af80418ba1ec431c8027fa9668e5678658d3611Allan Foster *
8af80418ba1ec431c8027fa9668e5678658d3611Allan Foster * $Id: ClientDetectionInterface.java,v 1.3 2008/06/25 05:41:32 qcheng Exp $
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8af80418ba1ec431c8027fa9668e5678658d3611Allan Foster
8af80418ba1ec431c8027fa9668e5678658d3611Allan Fosterpackage com.iplanet.services.cdm;
8af80418ba1ec431c8027fa9668e5678658d3611Allan Foster
8af80418ba1ec431c8027fa9668e5678658d3611Allan Fosterimport javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
8af80418ba1ec431c8027fa9668e5678658d3611Allan Foster
8af80418ba1ec431c8027fa9668e5678658d3611Allan Foster/**
8af80418ba1ec431c8027fa9668e5678658d3611Allan Foster * The <code>ClientDetectionInterface</code> interface needs to be implemented
8af80418ba1ec431c8027fa9668e5678658d3611Allan Foster * by services and applications serving multiple clients, to determine the
8af80418ba1ec431c8027fa9668e5678658d3611Allan Foster * client from which the request has originated. This interface detects the
8af80418ba1ec431c8027fa9668e5678658d3611Allan Foster * client type from the client request.
8af80418ba1ec431c8027fa9668e5678658d3611Allan Foster * @supported.all.api
8af80418ba1ec431c8027fa9668e5678658d3611Allan Foster */
8af80418ba1ec431c8027fa9668e5678658d3611Allan Fosterpublic interface ClientDetectionInterface {
8af80418ba1ec431c8027fa9668e5678658d3611Allan Foster /**
8af80418ba1ec431c8027fa9668e5678658d3611Allan Foster * Detects the client type based on the request object.
8af80418ba1ec431c8027fa9668e5678658d3611Allan Foster *
8af80418ba1ec431c8027fa9668e5678658d3611Allan Foster * @param request
8af80418ba1ec431c8027fa9668e5678658d3611Allan Foster * HTTP Servlet Request
8af80418ba1ec431c8027fa9668e5678658d3611Allan Foster * @return a String representing the client type.
8af80418ba1ec431c8027fa9668e5678658d3611Allan Foster * @exception ClientDetectionException
8af80418ba1ec431c8027fa9668e5678658d3611Allan Foster * when there is an error retrieving client data
8af80418ba1ec431c8027fa9668e5678658d3611Allan Foster */
8af80418ba1ec431c8027fa9668e5678658d3611Allan Foster public String getClientType(HttpServletRequest request)
8af80418ba1ec431c8027fa9668e5678658d3611Allan Foster throws ClientDetectionException;
8af80418ba1ec431c8027fa9668e5678658d3611Allan Foster}