public abstract class AbstractHttpServlet
extends HttpServlet
implements ResourceConnector
A base class dealing with common HTTP servlet API housekeeping aspects.
Also implements Groovy's ResourceConnector in a dynamic manner. It allows you to modify the resource name that is searched for with a replace all operation. See Pattern and Matcher for details. The servlet init parameter names are:
{@value #INIT_PARAM_RESOURCE_NAME_REGEX} = empty - defaults to null
resource.name.replacement = empty - defaults to null
resource.name.replace.all = true (default) | false means replaceFirst()
Note: If you specify a regex, you have to specify a replacement string too!
Otherwise an exception gets raised.
This implementation provides a verbosity flag switching log statements. The servlet init parameter name is:
verbose = false(default) | true
In order to support class-loading-troubles-debugging with Tomcat 4 or higher, you can log the class loader responsible for loading some classes. See GROOVY-861 for details. The servlet init parameter name is:
log.GROOVY861 = false(default) | true
If you experience class-loading-troubles with Tomcat 4 (or higher) or any other servlet container using custom class loader setups, you can fall back to use (slower) reflection in Groovy's MetaClass implementation. Please contact the dev team with your problem! Thanks. The servlet init parameter name is:
reflection = false(default) | true
| Modifiers | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
static String |
CONTENT_TYPE_TEXT_HTML |
Content type of the HTTP response. |
static String |
INC_PATH_INFO |
Servlet API include key name: path_info |
static String |
INC_REQUEST_URI |
Servlet API include key name for the original request URI. |
static String |
INC_SERVLET_PATH |
Servlet API include key name: servlet_path |
static String |
INIT_PARAM_RESOURCE_NAME_REGEX |
Init parameter defining the regular expression used to rewrite resource names. |
static String |
INIT_PARAM_RESOURCE_NAME_REGEX_FLAGS |
Init parameter defining the numeric Pattern compile flags for the resource name regex. |
protected String |
encoding |
Encoding to use, becomes charset part of contentType. |
protected String |
namePrefix |
a.fink: it was in removeNamePrefix, but was extracted to var for optimization |
protected boolean |
reflection |
Mirrors the static value of the reflection flag in MetaClass. |
protected Pattern |
resourceNamePattern |
Either null or a compiled pattern read from "{@value #INIT_PARAM_RESOURCE_NAME_REGEX}"
and used in AbstractHttpServlet.getScriptUri. |
protected boolean |
resourceNameReplaceAll |
The replace method to use on the matcher. |
protected String |
resourceNameReplacement |
The replacement used by the resource name matcher. |
protected ServletContext |
servletContext |
Servlet (or the web application) context. |
protected boolean |
verbose |
Controls almost all log output. |
| Constructor and description |
|---|
AbstractHttpServlet()Initializes all fields with default values. |
| Type Params | Return Type | Name and description |
|---|---|---|
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protected String |
applyResourceNameMatcher(String uri)Applies the configured resource name rewrite pattern to the supplied URI. |
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protected void |
generateNamePrefixOnce()Computes the servlet context base URL once and caches it in namePrefix. |
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public URLConnection |
getResourceConnection(String name)Interface method for ResourceContainer. |
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protected String |
getScriptUri(HttpServletRequest request)Returns the include-aware uri of the script or template file. |
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protected File |
getScriptUriAsFile(HttpServletRequest request)Parses the http request for the real script or template source file. |
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public void |
init(ServletConfig config)Overrides the generic init method to set some debug flags. |
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protected String |
removeNamePrefix(String name)Removes the cached servlet context prefix from a resource name when present. |
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protected void |
setVariables(ServletBinding binding)Override this method to set your variables to the Groovy binding. |
Content type of the HTTP response.
Servlet API include key name: path_info
Servlet API include key name for the original request URI.
Currently retained for completeness; see the notes in getScriptUri(HttpServletRequest).
Servlet API include key name: servlet_path
Init parameter defining the regular expression used to rewrite resource names.
Init parameter defining the numeric Pattern compile flags for the resource name regex.
Encoding to use, becomes charset part of contentType.
a.fink: it was in removeNamePrefix, but was extracted to var for optimization
Mirrors the static value of the reflection flag in MetaClass. See AbstractHttpServlet#logGROOVY861
Either null or a compiled pattern read from "{@value #INIT_PARAM_RESOURCE_NAME_REGEX}"
and used in AbstractHttpServlet.getScriptUri.
The replace method to use on the matcher.
true - replaceAll(resourceNameReplacement); (default)
false - replaceFirst(resourceNameReplacement);
The replacement used by the resource name matcher.
Servlet (or the web application) context.
Controls almost all log output.
Applies the configured resource name rewrite pattern to the supplied URI.
uri - the request-relative URI to rewriteComputes the servlet context base URL once and caches it in namePrefix.
Interface method for ResourceContainer. This is used by the GroovyScriptEngine.
Returns the include-aware uri of the script or template file.
request - the http request to analyzeParses the http request for the real script or template source file.
request
- the http request to analyzenull if the
servlet container cannot translate the virtual path to a real
path for any reason (such as when the content is being made
available from a .war archive).Overrides the generic init method to set some debug flags.
config - the servlet configuration provided by the containerRemoves the cached servlet context prefix from a resource name when present.
name - the resource name to normalizeOverride this method to set your variables to the Groovy binding.
All variables bound the binding are passed to the template source text, e.g. the HTML file, when the template is merged.
The binding provided by TemplateServlet does already include some default variables. As of this writing, they are (copied from ServletBinding):
And via implicit hard-coded keywords:
The binding also provides convenient methods:
Example binding all servlet context variables:
class MyServlet extends TemplateServlet {
protected void setVariables(ServletBinding binding) {
// Bind a simple variable
binding.setVariable("answer", new Long(42));
// Bind all servlet context attributes...
ServletContext context = (ServletContext) binding.getVariable("context");
Enumeration enumeration = context.getAttributeNames();
while (enumeration.hasMoreElements()) {
String name = (String) enumeration.nextElement();
binding.setVariable(name, context.getAttribute(name));
}
}
}
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