org.apache.struts.tiles
Class TilesRequestProcessor

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

Direct Known Subclasses:

FacesTilesRequestProcessor

public class TilesRequestProcessor
extends RequestProcessor

RequestProcessor contains the processing logic that the Struts controller servlet performs as it receives each servlet request from the container.

This processor subclasses the Struts RequestProcessor in order to intercept calls to forward or include. When such calls are done, the Tiles processor checks if the specified URI is a definition name. If true, the definition is retrieved and included. If false, the original URI is included or a forward is performed.

Actually, catching is done by overloading the following methods:

• processForwardConfig(HttpServletRequest,HttpServletResponse,ForwardConfig)
• internalModuleRelativeForward(String, HttpServletRequest , HttpServletResponse)
• internalModuleRelativeInclude(String, HttpServletRequest , HttpServletResponse)

Since:

Struts 1.1

Field Summary

protected DefinitionsFactory	definitionsFactory Definitions factory.
protected static Log	log Commons Logging instance.

Fields inherited from class org.apache.struts.action.RequestProcessor

actions, INCLUDE_PATH_INFO, INCLUDE_SERVLET_PATH, moduleConfig, servlet

Constructor Summary

TilesRequestProcessor()

Method Summary

protected void	doForward(String uri, HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response) Do a forward using request dispatcher.
DefinitionsFactory	getDefinitionsFactory() Get associated definition factory.
void	init(ActionServlet servlet, ModuleConfig moduleConfig) Initialize this request processor instance.
protected void	initDefinitionsMapping() Read component instance mapping configuration file.
protected void	internalModuleRelativeForward(String uri, HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response) Catch the call to a module relative forward.
protected void	internalModuleRelativeInclude(String uri, HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response) Do a module relative include to specified uri using request dispatcher.
protected void	processForwardConfig(HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response, ForwardConfig forward) Overloaded method from Struts' RequestProcessor.
protected boolean	processTilesDefinition(String definitionName, boolean contextRelative, HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response) Deprecated. use processTilesDefinition(definitionName, request, response) instead. This method will be removed in a version after 1.3.0.
protected boolean	processTilesDefinition(String definitionName, HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response) Process a Tile definition name.

Methods inherited from class org.apache.struts.action.RequestProcessor

destroy, doInclude, getInternal, getServletContext, process, processActionCreate, processActionForm, processActionPerform, processCachedMessages, processContent, processException, processForward, processInclude, processLocale, processMapping, processMultipart, processNoCache, processPath, processPopulate, processPreprocess, processRoles, processValidate

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

definitionsFactory

protected DefinitionsFactory definitionsFactory

Definitions factory.

log

protected static Log log

Commons Logging instance.

Constructor Detail

TilesRequestProcessor

public TilesRequestProcessor()

Method Detail

init

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

Initialize this request processor instance.

Overrides:

init in class RequestProcessor

Parameters:

servlet - The ActionServlet we are associated with.

moduleConfig - The ModuleConfig we are associated with.

Throws:

ServletException - If an error occurs during initialization.

initDefinitionsMapping

protected void initDefinitionsMapping()
                               throws ServletException

Read component instance mapping configuration file. This is where we read files properties.

Throws:

ServletException

processTilesDefinition

protected boolean processTilesDefinition(String definitionName,
                                         boolean contextRelative,
                                         HttpServletRequest request,
                                         HttpServletResponse response)
                                  throws IOException,
                                         ServletException

Deprecated. use processTilesDefinition(definitionName, request, response) instead. This method will be removed in a version after 1.3.0.

Process a Tile definition name. This method tries to process the parameter definitionName as a definition name. It returns true if a definition has been processed, or false otherwise. This method is deprecated; the method without the contextRelative parameter should be used instead.

Parameters:

definitionName - Definition name to insert.

contextRelative - Is the definition marked contextRelative ?

request - Current page request.

response - Current page response.

Returns:

true if the method has processed uri as a definition name, false otherwise.

Throws:

IOException

ServletException

processTilesDefinition

protected boolean processTilesDefinition(String definitionName,
                                         HttpServletRequest request,
                                         HttpServletResponse response)
                                  throws IOException,
                                         ServletException

Process a Tile definition name. This method tries to process the parameter definitionName as a definition name. It returns true if a definition has been processed, or false otherwise.

Parameters:

definitionName - Definition name to insert.

request - Current page request.

response - Current page response.

Returns:

true if the method has processed uri as a definition name, false otherwise.

Throws:

IOException

ServletException

doForward

protected void doForward(String uri,
                         HttpServletRequest request,
                         HttpServletResponse response)
                  throws IOException,
                         ServletException

Do a forward using request dispatcher. Uri is a valid uri. If response has already been commited, do an include instead.

Overrides:

doForward in class RequestProcessor

Parameters:

uri - Uri or Definition name to forward.

request - Current page request.

response - Current page response.

Throws:

IOException - if an input/output error occurs

ServletException - if a servlet exception occurs

processForwardConfig

protected void processForwardConfig(HttpServletRequest request,
                                    HttpServletResponse response,
                                    ForwardConfig forward)
                             throws IOException,
                                    ServletException

Overloaded method from Struts' RequestProcessor. Forward or redirect to the specified destination by the specified mechanism. This method catches the Struts' actionForward call. It checks if the actionForward is done on a Tiles definition name. If true, process the definition and insert it. If false, call the original parent's method.

Overrides:

processForwardConfig in class RequestProcessor

Parameters:

request - The servlet request we are processing.

response - The servlet response we are creating.

forward - The ActionForward controlling where we go next.

Throws:

IOException - if an input/output error occurs.

ServletException - if a servlet exception occurs.

internalModuleRelativeForward

protected void internalModuleRelativeForward(String uri,
                                             HttpServletRequest request,
                                             HttpServletResponse response)
                                      throws IOException,
                                             ServletException

Catch the call to a module relative forward. If the specified uri is a tiles definition name, insert it. Otherwise, parent processing is called. Do a module relative forward to specified uri using request dispatcher. Uri is relative to the current module. The real uri is computed 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.

Overrides:

internalModuleRelativeForward in class RequestProcessor

Parameters:

uri - Module-relative URI to forward to.

request - Current page request.

response - Current page response.

Throws:

IOException - if an input/output error occurs

ServletException - if a servlet exception occurs

Since:

Struts 1.1

internalModuleRelativeInclude

protected void internalModuleRelativeInclude(String uri,
                                             HttpServletRequest request,
                                             HttpServletResponse response)
                                      throws IOException,
                                             ServletException

Do a module relative include to specified uri using request dispatcher. Uri is relative to the current module. The real uri is computed 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.

Overrides:

internalModuleRelativeInclude in class RequestProcessor

Parameters:

uri - Module-relative URI to forward to.

request - Current page request.

response - Current page response.

Throws:

IOException - if an input/output error occurs

ServletException - if a servlet exception occurs

Since:

Struts 1.1

getDefinitionsFactory

public DefinitionsFactory getDefinitionsFactory()

Get associated definition factory.