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    015package org.apache.tapestry5.services;
    016
    017/**
    018 * Converts the {@linkplain org.apache.tapestry5.Asset#toClientURL() path (or URI) of an asset} into a new format. This
    019 * is the <em>hook</em> needed to make use of a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Content_Delivery_Network">Content
    020 * Delivery Network</a>.
    021 * <p/>
    022 * The default implementation of this is <em>identity</em>, the URI is passed through unchanged. Using a contribution to
    023 * the {@link org.apache.tapestry5.ioc.services.ServiceOverride} service, you may override the default implementation.
    024 *
    025 * @since 5.1.0.0
    026 */
    027public interface AssetPathConverter
    028{
    029    /**
    030     * Returns true if the converter returns the exact same converted path for any specific asset path (in which case, the
    031     * converted asset path may be cached in component instance variables more aggressively). This value should be false
    032     * if the converted path can vary for the same input path ... that is, if external factors (such as the identity of
    033     * the user, or information obtained from the request) is involved in generating the final client URI. With a CDN
    034     * this can sometimes be the case, where the user's identity may indicate which CDN server to vend the asset from.
    035     *
    036     * @return true if invariant (and therefore cacheable)
    037     */
    038    boolean isInvariant();
    039
    040    /**
    041     * Converts the default asset client URI to its final form, ready to be sent to the client. The default asset path
    042     * is an absolute path (it starts with a leading slash) and incorporates the context path if any.
    043     *
    044     * @param assetPath default asset path
    045     * @return a URI that can be sent to the client
    046     */
    047    String convertAssetPath(String assetPath);
    048}