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package org.springframework.web.filter;

import java.io.IOException;
import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.Collections;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Locale;

import javax.servlet.FilterChain;
import javax.servlet.ServletException;
import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequestWrapper;
import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse;

import org.springframework.http.HttpMethod;
import org.springframework.util.Assert;
import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;
import org.springframework.web.util.WebUtils;

/**
 * {@link javax.servlet.Filter} that converts posted method parameters into HTTP methods,
 * retrievable via {@link HttpServletRequest#getMethod()}. Since browsers currently only
 * support GET and POST, a common technique - used by the Prototype library, for instance -
 * is to use a normal POST with an additional hidden form field ({@code _method})
 * to pass the "real" HTTP method along. This filter reads that parameter and changes
 * the {@link HttpServletRequestWrapper#getMethod()} return value accordingly.
 * Only {@code "PUT"}, {@code "DELETE"} and {@code "PATCH"} HTTP methods are allowed.
 *
 * The name of the request parameter defaults to {@code _method}, but can be
 * adapted via the {@link #setMethodParam(String) methodParam} property.
 *
 * NOTE: This filter needs to run after multipart processing in case of a multipart
 * POST request, due to its inherent need for checking a POST body parameter.
 * So typically, put a Spring {@link org.springframework.web.multipart.support.MultipartFilter}
 * before this HiddenHttpMethodFilter in your {@code web.xml} filter chain.
 *
 * @author Arjen Poutsma
 * @author Juergen Hoeller
 * @since 3.0
 */
public class HiddenHttpMethodFilter extends OncePerRequestFilter {

	private static final List ALLOWED_METHODS =
			Collections.unmodifiableList(Arrays.asList(HttpMethod.PUT.name(),
					HttpMethod.DELETE.name(), HttpMethod.PATCH.name()));

	/** Default method parameter: {@code _method}. */
	public static final String DEFAULT_METHOD_PARAM = "_method";

	private String methodParam = DEFAULT_METHOD_PARAM;


	/**
	 * Set the parameter name to look for HTTP methods.
	 * @see #DEFAULT_METHOD_PARAM
	 */
	public void setMethodParam(String methodParam) {
		Assert.hasText(methodParam, "'methodParam' must not be empty");
		this.methodParam = methodParam;
	}

	@Override
	protected void doFilterInternal(HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response, FilterChain filterChain)
			throws ServletException, IOException {

		HttpServletRequest requestToUse = request;

		if ("POST".equals(request.getMethod()) && request.getAttribute(WebUtils.ERROR_EXCEPTION_ATTRIBUTE) == null) {
			String paramValue = request.getParameter(this.methodParam);
			if (StringUtils.hasLength(paramValue)) {
				String method = paramValue.toUpperCase(Locale.ENGLISH);
				if (ALLOWED_METHODS.contains(method)) {
					requestToUse = new HttpMethodRequestWrapper(request, method);
				}
			}
		}

		filterChain.doFilter(requestToUse, response);
	}


	/**
	 * Simple {@link HttpServletRequest} wrapper that returns the supplied method for
	 * {@link HttpServletRequest#getMethod()}.
	 */
	private static class HttpMethodRequestWrapper extends HttpServletRequestWrapper {

		private final String method;

		public HttpMethodRequestWrapper(HttpServletRequest request, String method) {
			super(request);
			this.method = method;
		}

		@Override
		public String getMethod() {
			return this.method;
		}
	}

}