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Class RequestProcessor

java.lang.Object
  org.apache.struts.action.RequestProcessor

Direct Known Subclasses:: ComposableRequestProcessor

public class RequestProcessor
extends java.lang.Object
extends java.lang.Object

RequestProcessor contains the processing logic that the ActionServlet performs as it receives each servlet request from the container. You can customize the request processing behavior by subclassing this class and overriding the method(s) whose behavior you are interested in changing.

Since:: Struts 1.1
Version:: $Rev: 471754 $ $Date: 2006-11-06 08:55:09 -0600 (Mon, 06 Nov 2006) $

Field Summary
`protected java.util.HashMap`	`actions` The set of `Action` instances that have been created and initialized, keyed by the fully qualified Java class name of the `Action` class.
`static java.lang.String`	`INCLUDE_PATH_INFO` The request attribute under which the path information is stored for processing during a `RequestDispatcher.include` call.
`static java.lang.String`	`INCLUDE_SERVLET_PATH` The request attribute under which the servlet path information is stored for processing during a `RequestDispatcher.include` call.
`protected static org.apache.commons.logging.Log`	`log` Commons Logging instance.
`protected ModuleConfig`	`moduleConfig` The `ModuleConfiguration` with which we are associated.
`protected ActionServlet`	`servlet` The servlet with which we are associated.

Constructor Summary
`RequestProcessor()`

Method Summary
`void`	`destroy()` Clean up in preparation for a shutdown of this application.
`protected void`	`doForward(java.lang.String uri, javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request, javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse response)` Do a forward to specified URI using a `RequestDispatcher`.
`protected void`	`doInclude(java.lang.String uri, javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request, javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse response)` Do an include of specified URI using a `RequestDispatcher`.
`protected MessageResources`	`getInternal()` Return the `MessageResources` instance containing our internal message strings.
`protected javax.servlet.ServletContext`	`getServletContext()` Return the `ServletContext` for the web application in which we are running.
`void`	`init(ActionServlet servlet, ModuleConfig moduleConfig)` Initialize this request processor instance.
`protected void`	`internalModuleRelativeForward(java.lang.String uri, javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request, javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse response)` Do a module relative forward to specified URI using request dispatcher.
`protected void`	`internalModuleRelativeInclude(java.lang.String uri, javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request, javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse response)` Do a module relative include to specified URI using request dispatcher.
`void`	`process(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request, javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse response)` Process an `HttpServletRequest` and create the corresponding `HttpServletResponse` or dispatch to another resource.
`protected Action`	`processActionCreate(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request, javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse response, ActionMapping mapping)` Return an `Action` instance that will be used to process the current request, creating a new one if necessary.
`protected ActionForm`	`processActionForm(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request, javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse response, ActionMapping mapping)` Retrieve and return the `ActionForm` associated with this mapping, creating and retaining one if necessary.
`protected ActionForward`	`processActionPerform(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request, javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse response, Action action, ActionForm form, ActionMapping mapping)` Ask the specified `Action` instance to handle this request.
`protected void`	`processCachedMessages(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request, javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse response)` Removes any `ActionMessages` object stored in the session under `Globals.MESSAGE_KEY` and `Globals.ERROR_KEY` if the messages' `isAccessed` method returns true.
`protected void`	`processContent(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request, javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse response)` Set the default content type (with optional character encoding) for all responses if requested.
`protected ActionForward`	`processException(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request, javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse response, java.lang.Exception exception, ActionForm form, ActionMapping mapping)` Ask our exception handler to handle the exception.
`protected boolean`	`processForward(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request, javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse response, ActionMapping mapping)` Process a forward requested by this mapping (if any).
`protected void`	`processForwardConfig(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request, javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse response, ForwardConfig forward)` Forward or redirect to the specified destination, by the specified mechanism.
`protected boolean`	`processInclude(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request, javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse response, ActionMapping mapping)` Process an include requested by this mapping (if any).
`protected void`	`processLocale(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request, javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse response)` Automatically select a `Locale` for the current user, if requested.
`protected ActionMapping`	`processMapping(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request, javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse response, java.lang.String path)` Select the mapping used to process the selection path for this request.
`protected javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest`	`processMultipart(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request)` If this is a multipart request, wrap it with a special wrapper.
`protected void`	`processNoCache(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request, javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse response)` Set the no-cache headers for all responses, if requested.
`protected java.lang.String`	`processPath(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request, javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse response)` Identify and return the path component (from the request URI) that we will use to select an `ActionMapping` with which to dispatch.
`protected void`	`processPopulate(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request, javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse response, ActionForm form, ActionMapping mapping)` Populate the properties of the specified `ActionForm` instance from the request parameters included with this request.
`protected boolean`	`processPreprocess(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request, javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse response)` General-purpose preprocessing hook that can be overridden as required by subclasses.
`protected boolean`	`processRoles(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request, javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse response, ActionMapping mapping)` If this action is protected by security roles, make sure that the current user possesses at least one of them.
`protected boolean`	`processValidate(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request, javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse response, ActionForm form, ActionMapping mapping)` If this request was not cancelled, and the request's `ActionMapping` has not disabled validation, call the `validate` method of the specified `ActionForm`, and forward to the input path if there were any errors.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
`clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

Field Detail

INCLUDE_PATH_INFO

public static final java.lang.String INCLUDE_PATH_INFO

The request attribute under which the path information is stored for processing during a RequestDispatcher.include call.

See Also:: Constant Field Values

INCLUDE_SERVLET_PATH

public static final java.lang.String INCLUDE_SERVLET_PATH

The request attribute under which the servlet path information is stored for processing during a RequestDispatcher.include call.

See Also:: Constant Field Values

log

protected static org.apache.commons.logging.Log log

Commons Logging instance.

actions

protected java.util.HashMap actions

The set of Action instances that have been created and initialized, keyed by the fully qualified Java class name of the Action class.

moduleConfig

protected ModuleConfig moduleConfig

The ModuleConfiguration with which we are associated.

servlet

protected ActionServlet servlet

The servlet with which we are associated.

Constructor Detail

RequestProcessor

public RequestProcessor()

Method Detail

destroy

public void destroy()

Clean up in preparation for a shutdown of this application.

init

public void init(ActionServlet servlet,
                 ModuleConfig moduleConfig)
          throws javax.servlet.ServletException

Initialize this request processor instance.

Parameters:: servlet - The ActionServlet we are associated with; moduleConfig - The ModuleConfig we are associated with.
Throws:: javax.servlet.ServletException - If an error occor during initialization

process

public void process(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request,
                    javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse response)
             throws java.io.IOException,
                    javax.servlet.ServletException

Process an HttpServletRequest and create the corresponding HttpServletResponse or dispatch to another resource.

Parameters:: request - The servlet request we are processing; response - The servlet response we are creating
Throws:: java.io.IOException - if an input/output error occurs; javax.servlet.ServletException - if a processing exception occurs

processActionCreate

protected Action processActionCreate(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request,
                                     javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse response,
                                     ActionMapping mapping)
                              throws java.io.IOException

Return an Action instance that will be used to process the current request, creating a new one if necessary.

Parameters:: request - The servlet request we are processing; response - The servlet response we are creating; mapping - The mapping we are using
Returns:: An Action instance that will be used to process the current request.
Throws:: java.io.IOException - if an input/output error occurs

processActionForm

protected ActionForm processActionForm(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request,
                                       javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse response,
                                       ActionMapping mapping)

Retrieve and return the ActionForm associated with this mapping, creating and retaining one if necessary. If there is no ActionForm associated with this mapping, return null.

Parameters:: request - The servlet request we are processing; response - The servlet response we are creating; mapping - The mapping we are using
Returns:: The ActionForm associated with this mapping.

processForwardConfig

protected void processForwardConfig(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request,
                                    javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse response,
                                    ForwardConfig forward)
                             throws java.io.IOException,
                                    javax.servlet.ServletException

Forward or redirect to the specified destination, by the specified mechanism. This method uses a ForwardConfig object instead an ActionForward.

Parameters:: request - The servlet request we are processing; response - The servlet response we are creating; forward - The ForwardConfig controlling where we go next
Throws:: java.io.IOException - if an input/output error occurs; javax.servlet.ServletException - if a servlet exception occurs

processActionPerform

protected ActionForward processActionPerform(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request,
                                             javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse response,
                                             Action action,
                                             ActionForm form,
                                             ActionMapping mapping)
                                      throws java.io.IOException,
                                             javax.servlet.ServletException

Ask the specified Action instance to handle this request. Return the ActionForward instance (if any) returned by the called Action for further processing.

Parameters:: request - The servlet request we are processing; response - The servlet response we are creating; action - The Action instance to be used; form - The ActionForm instance to pass to this Action; mapping - The ActionMapping instance to pass to this Action
Returns:: The ActionForward instance (if any) returned by the called Action.
Throws:: java.io.IOException - if an input/output error occurs; javax.servlet.ServletException - if a servlet exception occurs

processCachedMessages

protected void processCachedMessages(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request,
                                     javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse response)

Removes any ActionMessages object stored in the session under Globals.MESSAGE_KEY and Globals.ERROR_KEY if the messages' isAccessed method returns true. This allows messages to be stored in the session, display one time, and be released here.

Parameters:: request - The servlet request we are processing.; response - The servlet response we are creating.
Since:: Struts 1.2

processContent

protected void processContent(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request,
                              javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse response)

Set the default content type (with optional character encoding) for all responses if requested. NOTE - This header will be overridden automatically if a RequestDispatcher.forward call is ultimately invoked.

Parameters:: request - The servlet request we are processing; response - The servlet response we are creating

processException

protected ActionForward processException(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request,
                                         javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse response,
                                         java.lang.Exception exception,
                                         ActionForm form,
                                         ActionMapping mapping)
                                  throws java.io.IOException,
                                         javax.servlet.ServletException

Ask our exception handler to handle the exception. Return the ActionForward instance (if any) returned by the called ExceptionHandler.

Parameters:: request - The servlet request we are processing; response - The servlet response we are processing; exception - The exception being handled; form - The ActionForm we are processing; mapping - The ActionMapping we are using
Returns:: The ActionForward instance (if any) returned by the called ExceptionHandler.
Throws:: java.io.IOException - if an input/output error occurs; javax.servlet.ServletException - if a servlet exception occurs

processForward

protected boolean processForward(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request,
                                 javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse response,
                                 ActionMapping mapping)
                          throws java.io.IOException,
                                 javax.servlet.ServletException

Process a forward requested by this mapping (if any). Return true if standard processing should continue, or false if we have already handled this request.

Parameters:: request - The servlet request we are processing; response - The servlet response we are creating; mapping - The ActionMapping we are using
Returns:: true to continue normal processing; false if a response has been created.
Throws:: java.io.IOException - if an input/output error occurs; javax.servlet.ServletException - if a servlet exception occurs

processInclude

protected boolean processInclude(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request,
                                 javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse response,
                                 ActionMapping mapping)
                          throws java.io.IOException,
                                 javax.servlet.ServletException

Process an include requested by this mapping (if any). Return true if standard processing should continue, or false if we have already handled this request.

Parameters:: request - The servlet request we are processing; response - The servlet response we are creating; mapping - The ActionMapping we are using
Returns:: true to continue normal processing; false if a response has been created.
Throws:: java.io.IOException - if an input/output error occurs; javax.servlet.ServletException - if thrown by invoked methods

processLocale

protected void processLocale(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request,
                             javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse response)

Automatically select a Locale for the current user, if requested. NOTE - configuring Locale selection will trigger the creation of a new HttpSession if necessary.

Parameters:: request - The servlet request we are processing; response - The servlet response we are creating

processMapping

protected ActionMapping processMapping(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request,
                                       javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse response,
                                       java.lang.String path)
                                throws java.io.IOException

Select the mapping used to process the selection path for this request. If no mapping can be identified, create an error response and return null.

Parameters:: request - The servlet request we are processing; response - The servlet response we are creating; path - The portion of the request URI for selecting a mapping
Returns:: The mapping used to process the selection path for this request.
Throws:: java.io.IOException - if an input/output error occurs

processMultipart

protected javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest processMultipart(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request)

If this is a multipart request, wrap it with a special wrapper. Otherwise, return the request unchanged.

Parameters:: request - The HttpServletRequest we are processing
Returns:: A wrapped request, if the request is multipart; otherwise the original request.

processNoCache

protected void processNoCache(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request,
                              javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse response)

Set the no-cache headers for all responses, if requested. NOTE - This header will be overridden automatically if a RequestDispatcher.forward call is ultimately invoked.

Parameters:: request - The servlet request we are processing; response - The servlet response we are creating

processPath

protected java.lang.String processPath(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request,
                                       javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse response)
                                throws java.io.IOException

Identify and return the path component (from the request URI) that we will use to select an ActionMapping with which to dispatch. If no such path can be identified, create an error response and return null.

Parameters:: request - The servlet request we are processing; response - The servlet response we are creating
Returns:: The path that will be used to select an action mapping.
Throws:: java.io.IOException - if an input/output error occurs

processPopulate

protected void processPopulate(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request,
                               javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse response,
                               ActionForm form,
                               ActionMapping mapping)
                        throws javax.servlet.ServletException

Populate the properties of the specified ActionForm instance from the request parameters included with this request. In addition, request attribute Globals.CANCEL_KEY will be set if the request was submitted with a button created by CancelTag.

Parameters:: request - The servlet request we are processing; response - The servlet response we are creating; form - The ActionForm instance we are populating; mapping - The ActionMapping we are using
Throws:: javax.servlet.ServletException - if thrown by RequestUtils.populate()

processPreprocess

protected boolean processPreprocess(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request,
                                    javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse response)

General-purpose preprocessing hook that can be overridden as required by subclasses. Return true if you want standard processing to continue, or false if the response has already been completed. The default implementation does nothing.

Parameters:: request - The servlet request we are processing; response - The servlet response we are creating
Returns:: true to continue normal processing; false if a response has been created.

processRoles

protected boolean processRoles(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request,
                               javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse response,
                               ActionMapping mapping)
                        throws java.io.IOException,
                               javax.servlet.ServletException

If this action is protected by security roles, make sure that the current user possesses at least one of them. Return true to continue normal processing, or false if an appropriate response has been created and processing should terminate.

Parameters:: request - The servlet request we are processing; response - The servlet response we are creating; mapping - The mapping we are using
Returns:: true to continue normal processing; false if a response has been created.
Throws:: java.io.IOException - if an input/output error occurs; javax.servlet.ServletException - if a servlet exception occurs

processValidate

protected boolean processValidate(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request,
                                  javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse response,
                                  ActionForm form,
                                  ActionMapping mapping)
                           throws java.io.IOException,
                                  javax.servlet.ServletException,
                                  InvalidCancelException

If this request was not cancelled, and the request's ActionMapping has not disabled validation, call the validate method of the specified ActionForm, and forward to the input path if there were any errors. Return true if we should continue processing, or false if we have already forwarded control back to the input form.

Parameters:: request - The servlet request we are processing; response - The servlet response we are creating; form - The ActionForm instance we are populating; mapping - The ActionMapping we are using
Returns:: true to continue normal processing; false if a response has been created.
Throws:: java.io.IOException - if an input/output error occurs; javax.servlet.ServletException - if a servlet exception occurs; InvalidCancelException - if a cancellation is attempted without the proper action configuration.

internalModuleRelativeForward

protected void internalModuleRelativeForward(java.lang.String uri,
                                             javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request,
                                             javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse response)
                                      throws java.io.IOException,
                                             javax.servlet.ServletException

Do a module relative forward to specified URI using request dispatcher. URI is relative to the current module. The real URI is compute by prefixing the module name.

This method is used internally and is not part of the public API. It is advised to not use it in subclasses.

Parameters:: uri - Module-relative URI to forward to; request - Current page request; response - Current page response
Throws:: java.io.IOException - if an input/output error occurs; javax.servlet.ServletException - if a servlet exception occurs
Since:: Struts 1.1

internalModuleRelativeInclude

protected void internalModuleRelativeInclude(java.lang.String uri,
                                             javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request,
                                             javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse response)
                                      throws java.io.IOException,
                                             javax.servlet.ServletException

Do a module relative include to specified URI using request dispatcher. URI is relative to the current module. The real URI is compute by prefixing the module name.