The core API has a lot of dependencies on the servlet API. Since we will use workflow and other kind of interaction (SOAP for example) we introduce a neutral MgnlContext, which give access to the important objects. It holds the current User, Language.

It is a subclass of the commons chain WebContext and would therefore be useable for the commands too.

Enduser will call MgnlContext.getHierarchyManager(name), MgnlContext.getUser(), MgnlContext.getMessages().

As a side effect magnolia would be able to use JCR implementaions not updating current sessions.