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/*
* @(#)HttpContext.java 1.5 07/01/02
*
* Copyright 2007 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All rights reserved.
* SUN PROPRIETARY/CONFIDENTIAL. Use is subject to license terms.
*/
package com.sun.net.httpserver;
import java.net.*;
import java.io.*;
import java.util.*;
/**
* HttpContext represents a mapping between the root URI path of an application
* to a {@link HttpHandler} which is invoked to handle requests destined
* for that path on the associated HttpServer or HttpsServer.
*
* HttpContext instances are created by the create methods in HttpServer
* and HttpsServer
*
* A chain of {@link Filter} objects can be added to a HttpContext. All exchanges processed by the
* context can be pre- and post-processed by each Filter in the chain.
* @since 1.6
*/
public abstract class HttpContext {
protected HttpContext () {
}
/**
* returns the handler for this context
* @return the HttpHandler for this context
*/
public abstract HttpHandler getHandler () ;
/**
* Sets the handler for this context, if not already set.
* @param h the handler to set for this context
* @throws IllegalArgumentException if this context's handler is already set.
* @throws NullPointerException if handler is null
*/
public abstract void setHandler (HttpHandler h) ;
/**
* returns the path this context was created with
* @return this context's path
*/
public abstract String getPath() ;
/**
* returns the server this context was created with
* @return this context's server
*/
public abstract HttpServer getServer () ;
/**
* returns a mutable Map, which can be used to pass
* configuration and other data to Filter modules
* and to the context's exchange handler.
*
* Every attribute stored in this Map will be visible to
* every HttpExchange processed by this context
*/
public abstract Map getAttributes() ;
/**
* returns this context's list of Filters. This is the
* actual list used by the server when dispatching requests
* so modifications to this list immediately affect the
* the handling of exchanges.
*/
public abstract List getFilters();
/**
* Sets the Authenticator for this HttpContext. Once an authenticator
* is establised on a context, all client requests must be
* authenticated, and the given object will be invoked to validate each
* request. Each call to this method replaces any previous value set.
* @param auth the authenticator to set. If null then any
* previously set authenticator is removed,
* and client authentication will no longer be required.
* @return the previous Authenticator, if any set, or null
* otherwise.
*/
public abstract Authenticator setAuthenticator (Authenticator auth);
/**
* Returns the currently set Authenticator for this context
* if one exists.
* @return this HttpContext's Authenticator, or null
* if none is set.
*/
public abstract Authenticator getAuthenticator ();
}