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package org.frameworkset.web.servlet.mvc;

/**
 * <p>Title: NativeWebRequest.java</p> 
 * <p>Description: </p>
 * <p>bboss workgroup</p>
 * <p>Copyright (c) 2008</p>
 * @Date 2010-10-15
 * @author biaoping.yin
 * @version 1.0
 */
public interface NativeWebRequest extends WebRequest {

	/**
	 * Return the underlying native request object, if available.
	 * @see javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest
	 * @see javax.portlet.ActionRequest
	 * @see javax.portlet.RenderRequest
	 */
	Object getNativeRequest();

	/**
	 * Return the underlying native response object, if available.
	 * @see javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse
	 * @see javax.portlet.ActionResponse
	 * @see javax.portlet.RenderResponse
	 */
	Object getNativeResponse();

	/**
	 * Return the underlying native request object, if available.
	 * @param requiredType the desired type of request object
	 * @return the matching request object, or {@code null} if none
	 * of that type is available
	 * @see javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest
	 * @see javax.portlet.ActionRequest
	 * @see javax.portlet.RenderRequest
	 */
	<T> T getNativeRequest(Class<T> requiredType);

	/**
	 * Return the underlying native response object, if available.
	 * @param requiredType the desired type of response object
	 * @return the matching response object, or {@code null} if none
	 * of that type is available
	 * @see javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse
	 * @see javax.portlet.ActionResponse
	 * @see javax.portlet.RenderResponse
	 */
	<T> T getNativeResponse(Class<T> requiredType);

}
