ix.util.http
Class HttpStringServlet

java.lang.Object
  javax.servlet.GenericServlet
      javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet
          ix.util.http.HttpObjectServlet
              ix.util.http.HttpStringServlet

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable, javax.servlet.Servlet, javax.servlet.ServletConfig

public abstract class HttpStringServlet
extends HttpObjectServlet

Handles HTTP requests that can be regarded as sending a string and receiving one in reply.

An HttpStringServelt is like an HttpStringClient but on the server side. Where a client sends a string, and receives a string reply, the servlet receives a string, and sends one back.

At present, only POST requests are supported.

See Also:

HttpServer, Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class ix.util.http.HttpObjectServlet

responseCharsetName, responseContentType, util

Constructor Summary

HttpStringServlet()

Method Summary

protected java.lang.String	decodeReceived(java.lang.String contents) Turns request contents into an object.
protected byte[]	encodeForSend(java.lang.Object obj) Turns an object into response contents.
protected abstract java.lang.String	handleRequest(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest req, java.lang.Object content) The main part of handling the request.
static void	main(java.lang.String[] argv) Main program for testing.

Methods inherited from class ix.util.http.HttpObjectServlet

describeRequest, doPost, readRequest, sendResponse, setResponseCharsetName, setResponseContentType

Methods inherited from class javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet

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

Methods inherited from class javax.servlet.GenericServlet

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

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

HttpStringServlet

public HttpStringServlet()

Method Detail

handleRequest

protected abstract java.lang.String handleRequest(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest req,
                                                  java.lang.Object content)

Description copied from class: HttpObjectServlet

The main part of handling the request. The contents have already been read and turned into an object by calling HttpObjectServlet.decodeReceived(String). The HttpServletRequest is passed primarily to allow this method to look at the request headers.

Specified by:

handleRequest in class HttpObjectServlet

Returns:

the object to encode and send as a response.

encodeForSend

protected byte[] encodeForSend(java.lang.Object obj)
                        throws java.io.UnsupportedEncodingException

Description copied from class: HttpObjectServlet

Turns an object into response contents.

Overrides:

encodeForSend in class HttpObjectServlet

Throws:

java.io.UnsupportedEncodingException

See Also:

HttpObjectServlet.decodeReceived(String contents)

decodeReceived

protected java.lang.String decodeReceived(java.lang.String contents)

Description copied from class: HttpObjectServlet

Turns request contents into an object. For example, the content might be an XML representation of an object.

Overrides:

decodeReceived in class HttpObjectServlet

See Also:

HttpObjectServlet.encodeForSend(Object contents)

main

public static void main(java.lang.String[] argv)

Main program for testing.