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/* Copyright 2005-2006 Tim Fennell
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package net.sourceforge.stripes.action;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Locale;
import javax.servlet.ServletContext;
import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse;
import net.sourceforge.stripes.controller.FlashScope;
import net.sourceforge.stripes.controller.StripesConstants;
import net.sourceforge.stripes.exception.SourcePageNotFoundException;
import net.sourceforge.stripes.util.CryptoUtil;
import net.sourceforge.stripes.validation.ValidationErrors;
/**
* Encapsulates information about the current request. Also provides access to the underlying
* Servlet API should you need to use it for any reason.
*
* Developers should generally consider subclassing ActionBeanContext to provide a facade
* to contextual state for their application. Type safe getters and setter can be added to
* the subclass and used by the application, thus hiding where the information is actually
* stored. This approach is documented in more detail in the Stripes documentation on
* State Management.
*
* @author Tim Fennell
*/
public class ActionBeanContext {
private HttpServletRequest request;
private HttpServletResponse response;
private ServletContext servletContext;
private String eventName;
private ValidationErrors validationErrors;
/**
* Retrieves the HttpServletRequest object that is associated with the current request.
* @return HttpServletRequest the current request
*/
public HttpServletRequest getRequest() {
return request;
}
/**
* Used by the DispatcherServlet to set the HttpServletRequest for the current request
* @param request the current request
*/
public void setRequest(HttpServletRequest request) {
this.request = request;
}
/**
* Retrieves the HttpServletResponse that is associated with the current request.
* @return HttpServletResponse the current response
*/
public HttpServletResponse getResponse() {
return response;
}
/**
* Used by the DispatcherServlet to set the HttpServletResponse that is associated with
* the current request.
* @param response the current response
*/
public void setResponse(HttpServletResponse response) {
this.response = response;
}
/**
* Retrieves the ServletContext object that is associated with the context in which the
* current request is being processed.
* @return ServletContext the current ServletContext
*/
public ServletContext getServletContext() {
return servletContext;
}
/**
* Sets the ServletContext object that is associated with the context in which the
* current request is being processed.
* @param servletContext the current ServletContext
*/
public void setServletContext(ServletContext servletContext) {
this.servletContext = servletContext;
}
/**
* Supplies the name of the event being handled. While a specific method is usually invoked on
* an ActionBean, through the use of default handlers ambiguity can arise. This allows
* ActionBeans to definitively know the name of the event that was fired.
*
* @return String the name of the event being handled
*/
public String getEventName() {
return eventName;
}
/**
* Used by the DispatcherServlet to set the name of the even being handled.
* @param eventName the name of the event being handled
*/
public void setEventName(String eventName) {
this.eventName = eventName;
}
/**
* Returns the set of validation errors associated with the current form. Lazily
* initialized the set of errors, and will never return null.
*
* @return a Collection of validation errors
*/
public ValidationErrors getValidationErrors() {
if (this.validationErrors == null) {
this.validationErrors = new ValidationErrors();
}
return validationErrors;
}
/**
* Replaces the current set of validation errors.
* @param validationErrors a collect of validation errors
*/
public void setValidationErrors(ValidationErrors validationErrors) {
this.validationErrors = validationErrors;
}
/**
* Returns the default set of non-error messages associated with the current request.
* Guaranteed to always return a List, though the list may be empty. It is envisaged that
* messages will normally be added to the request as follows:
*
*
*getContext().getMessages().add( ... );
*
*
* To remove messages from the current request fetch the list of messages and invoke
* remove() or clear(). Messages will be made available to JSPs during the current
* request and in the subsequent request if a redirect is issued.
*
* @return a List of Message objects associated with the current request, never null.
* @see ActionBeanContext#getMessages(String)
*/
public List getMessages() {
return getMessages(StripesConstants.REQ_ATTR_MESSAGES);
}
/**
* Returns the set of non-error messages associated with the current request under the
* specified key. Can be used to manage multiple lists of messages, for different purposes.
* Guaranteed to always return a List, though the list may be empty. It is envisaged that
* messages will normally be added to the request as follows:
*
*
*getContext().getMessages(key).add( ... );
*
*
* To remove messages from the current request fetch the list of messages and invoke
* remove() or clear().
*
* Messages are stored in a {@link net.sourceforge.stripes.controller.FlashScope} for
* the current request. This means that they are available in request scope using the
* supplied key during both this request, and the subsequent request if it is the result
* of a redirect.
*
* @return a List of Message objects associated with the current request, never null.
*/
@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
public List getMessages(String key) {
FlashScope scope = FlashScope.getCurrent(getRequest(), true);
List messages = (List) scope.get(key);
if (messages == null) {
messages = new ArrayList();
/*
* Messages imported from previous flash scope will be present in request scope but not
* in current flash scope. Handle such cases by copying the existing messages to a new
* list in the current flash and request scopes.
*/
if (getRequest().getAttribute(key) instanceof List) {
try {
for (Message message : ((List) getRequest().getAttribute(key))) {
messages.add(message);
}
}
catch (ClassCastException e) {
messages.clear();
}
}
scope.put(key, messages);
}
return messages;
}
/**
* Gets the Locale that is being used to service the current request. This is *not* the value
* that was submitted in the request, but the value picked by the configured LocalePicker
* which takes into consideration the locales preferred in the request.
*
* @return Locale the locale being used for the current request
* @see net.sourceforge.stripes.localization.LocalePicker
*/
public Locale getLocale() {
return this.request.getLocale();
}
/**
* Returns a resolution that can be used to return the user to the page from which they
* submitted they current request. Most useful in situations where a user-correctable error
* has occurred that was too difficult or expensive to check at validation time. In that case
* an ActionBean can call setValidationErrors() and then return the resolution provided by
* this method.
*
* @return Resolution a resolution that will forward the user to the page they came from
* @throws SourcePageNotFoundException if the information required to construct a source page
* resolution cannot be found in the request.
* @see #getSourcePage()
*/
public Resolution getSourcePageResolution() throws SourcePageNotFoundException {
String sourcePage = getSourcePage();
if (sourcePage == null) {
throw new SourcePageNotFoundException(this);
}
else {
return new ForwardResolution(sourcePage);
}
}
/**
*
* Returns the context-relative path to the page from which the user submitted they current
* request.
*
*
* @return Resolution a resolution that will forward the user to the page they came from
* @throws IllegalStateException if the information required to construct a source page
* resolution cannot be found in the request.
* @see #getSourcePageResolution()
*/
public String getSourcePage() {
String sourcePage = request.getParameter(StripesConstants.URL_KEY_SOURCE_PAGE);
if (sourcePage != null) {
sourcePage = CryptoUtil.decrypt(sourcePage);
}
return sourcePage;
}
/**
* Returns a String with the name of the event for which the instance holds context, and
* the set of validation errors, if any.
*/
@Override
public String toString() {
return getClass().getName() + "{" +
"eventName='" + eventName + "'" +
", validationErrors=" + validationErrors +
"}";
}
}