groovy.servlet

## Class AbstractHttpServlet

- java.lang.Object
- - javax.servlet.GenericServlet
  - - javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet
    - - groovy.servlet.AbstractHttpServlet

- All Implemented Interfaces:
    ResourceConnector, Serializable, Servlet, ServletConfig
  Direct Known Subclasses:
    GroovyServlet, TemplateServlet

      public abstract class AbstractHttpServlet
      extends HttpServlet
      implements ResourceConnector

  A base class dealing with common HTTP servlet API housekeeping aspects.

  #### Resource name mangling (pattern replacement)

  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:

       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.

  #### Logging and bug-hunting options

  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 fallback 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

  Author:
    Christian Stein, Roshan Dawrani (roshandawrani)
  See Also:
    Serialized Form

- - ### Field Summary

    Fields
    Modifier and Type | Field and Description
    --- | ---
    `static String` | `CONTENT_TYPE_TEXT_HTML` Content type of the HTTP response.
    `protected String` | `encoding` Encoding to use, becomes charset part of contentType.
    `static String` | `INC_PATH_INFO` Servlet API include key name: path_info
    `static String` | `INC_REQUEST_URI`
    `static String` | `INC_SERVLET_PATH` Servlet API include key name: servlet_path
    `protected boolean` | `reflection` Mirrors the static value of the reflection flag in MetaClass.
    `protected Matcher` | `resourceNameMatcher` Either `null` or a compiled pattern matcher read from "`resource.name.regex`" and used in `getScriptUri(HttpServletRequest)`.
    `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 Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor and Description
    `AbstractHttpServlet()` Initializes all fields with default values.

  - ### Method Summary

    Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `URLConnection` | `getResourceConnection(String name)` Interface method for ResourceContainer.
    `protected String` | `getScriptUri(HttpServletRequest request)` Returns the include-aware uri of the script or template file.
    `protected File` | `getScriptUriAsFile(HttpServletRequest request)` Parses the http request for the real script or template source file.
    `void` | `init(ServletConfig config)` Overrides the generic init method to set some debug flags.
    `protected void` | `setVariables(ServletBinding binding)` Override this method to set your variables to the Groovy binding.

    - ### Methods inherited from class javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet

      `doDelete, doGet, doHead, doOptions, doPost, doPut, doTrace, getLastModified, service, service`

    - ### Methods inherited from class javax.servlet.GenericServlet

      `destroy, getInitParameter, getInitParameterNames, getServletConfig, getServletContext, getServletInfo, getServletName, init, log, log`

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

- - ### Field Detail

    - #### CONTENT_TYPE_TEXT_HTML

          public static final String CONTENT_TYPE_TEXT_HTML

      Content type of the HTTP response.
      See Also:
        Constant Field Values

    - #### INC_PATH_INFO

          public static final String INC_PATH_INFO

      Servlet API include key name: path_info
      See Also:
        Constant Field Values

    - #### INC_REQUEST_URI

          public static final String INC_REQUEST_URI

      See Also:
        Constant Field Values

    - #### INC_SERVLET_PATH

          public static final String INC_SERVLET_PATH

      Servlet API include key name: servlet_path
      See Also:
        Constant Field Values

    - #### servletContext

          protected ServletContext servletContext

      Servlet (or the web application) context.

    - #### resourceNameMatcher

          protected Matcher resourceNameMatcher

      Either `null` or a compiled pattern matcher read from "`resource.name.regex`" and used in `getScriptUri(HttpServletRequest)`.

    - #### resourceNameReplacement

          protected String resourceNameReplacement

      The replacement used by the resource name matcher.

    - #### resourceNameReplaceAll

          protected boolean resourceNameReplaceAll

      The replace method to use on the matcher.

           true - replaceAll(resourceNameReplacement); (default)
           false - replaceFirst(resourceNameReplacement);

    - #### verbose

          protected boolean verbose

      Controls almost all log output.

    - #### encoding

          protected String encoding

      Encoding to use, becomes charset part of contentType.

    - #### reflection

          protected boolean reflection

      Mirrors the static value of the reflection flag in MetaClass. See AbstractHttpServlet#logGROOVY861

  - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### AbstractHttpServlet

          public AbstractHttpServlet()

      Initializes all fields with default values.

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### getResourceConnection

          public URLConnection getResourceConnection(String name)
                                              throws ResourceException

      Interface method for ResourceContainer. This is used by the GroovyScriptEngine.
      Specified by:
        `getResourceConnection` in interface `ResourceConnector`
      Throws:
        `ResourceException`

    - #### getScriptUri

          protected String getScriptUri(HttpServletRequest request)

      Returns the include-aware uri of the script or template file.
      Parameters:
        `request` - the http request to analyze
      Returns:
        the include-aware uri either parsed from request attributes or hints provided by the servlet container

    - #### getScriptUriAsFile

          protected File getScriptUriAsFile(HttpServletRequest request)

      Parses the http request for the real script or template source file.
      Parameters:
        `request` - the http request to analyze
      Returns:
        a file object using an absolute file path name

    - #### init

          public void init(ServletConfig config)
                    throws ServletException

      Overrides the generic init method to set some debug flags.
      Specified by:
        `init` in interface `Servlet`
      Overrides:
        `init` in class `GenericServlet`
      Parameters:
        `config` - the servlet configuration provided by the container
      Throws:
        `ServletException` - if init() method defined in super class javax.servlet.GenericServlet throws it

    - #### setVariables

          protected void setVariables(ServletBinding binding)

      Override 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`):

      - `"request"` : HttpServletRequest
      - `"response"` : HttpServletResponse
      - `"context"` : ServletContext
      - `"application"` : ServletContext
      - `"session"` : request.getSession(false)

      And via implicit hard-coded keywords:

      - `"out"` : response.getWriter()
      - `"sout"` : response.getOutputStream()
      - `"html"` : new MarkupBuilder(response.getWriter())

      The binding also provides convenient methods:

      - `"forward(String path)"` : request.getRequestDispatcher(path).forward(request, response);
      - `"include(String path)"` : request.getRequestDispatcher(path).include(request, response);
      - `"redirect(String location)"` : response.sendRedirect(location);

      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));
               }
             }

           }

      Parameters:
        `binding` - to be modified