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package javax.servlet.jsp;

import javax.el.ELContextListener;
import javax.el.ELResolver;
import javax.el.ExpressionFactory;

/**
 * <p>
 * Stores <i>application</i>-scoped information for the JSP container.
 * </p>
 * @since 2.1
 */
public interface JspApplicationContext {

	/**
	 * <p>
	 * Registers an <code>ELContextListener</code> that will notified whenever
	 * a new <code>ELContext</code> is created.
	 * </p>
	 * <p>
	 * At the very least, any <code>ELContext</code> instantiated will have reference
	 * to the <code>JspContext</code> under <code>JspContext.class</code>.
	 * </p>
	 * 
	 * @param listener
	 */
	public void addELContextListener(ELContextListener listener);
	
	/**
	 * <p>
	 * Adds an <code>ELResolver</code> to the chain of EL variable and property management
	 * within JSP pages and Tag files.
	 * </p>
	 * <p>
	 * JSP has a default set of ELResolvers to chain for all EL evaluation:
	 * <ul>
	 * <li><code>ImplicitObjectELResolver</code></li>
	 * <li><code>ELResolver</code> instances registered with this method</li>
	 * <li><code>MapELResolver</code></li>
	 * <li><code>ListELResolver</code></li>
	 * <li><code>ArrayELResolver</code></li>
	 * <li><code>BeanELResolver</code></li>
	 * <li><code>ScopedAttributeELResolver</code></li>
	 * </ul>
	 * </p>
	 * 
	 * @param resolver an additional resolver
	 * @throws IllegalStateException if called after the application's <code>ServletContextListeners</code> have been initialized.
	 */
	public void addELResolver(ELResolver resolver) throws IllegalStateException;
	
	/**
	 * <p>
	 * Returns the JSP container's <code>ExpressionFactory</code> implementation for EL use.
	 * </p>
	 * 
	 * @return an <code>ExpressionFactory</code> implementation
	 */
	public ExpressionFactory getExpressionFactory();
	
}
