org.mmbase.servlet
Class BridgeServlet

java.lang.Object
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  +--javax.servlet.GenericServlet
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        +--javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet
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              +--org.mmbase.servlet.MMBaseServlet
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                    +--org.mmbase.servlet.BridgeServlet

All Implemented Interfaces:

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

Direct Known Subclasses:

HandleServlet, performance

public abstract class BridgeServlet

extends MMBaseServlet

BridgeServlet is an MMBaseServlet with a bridge Cloud in it. Extending from this makes it easy to implement servlet implemented with the MMBase bridge interfaces. An advantage of this is that security is used, which means that you cannot unintentionly serve content to the whole world which should actually be protected by the security mechanism. Another advantage is that implementation using the bridge is easier/clearer. The query of a bridge servlet can possible start with session= in which case the cloud is taken from that session attribute with that name. Otherewise 'cloud_mmbase' is supposed. All this is only done if there was a session active at all. If not, or the session variable was not found, that an anonymous cloud is used.

Since:

MMBase-1.6

Version:

$Id: BridgeServlet.java,v 1.6.2.1 2003/02/20 12:09:29 michiel Exp $

Author:

Michiel Meeuwissen

See Also:

Serialized Form

Fields inherited from class org.mmbase.servlet.MMBaseServlet

mmbase

Constructor Summary

BridgeServlet()

Method Summary

protected Cloud	getCloud(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest req, javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse res, StringObject query)
protected java.lang.String	getCloudName() Returns known functions which can be performed with bridge-functionality specialisations would increase the priority for their specific goal.
protected long	getLastModified(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest req) The idea is that a 'bridge servlet' on default serves 'nodes', and that there could be defined a 'last modified' time for nodes.
protected Node	getNode(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest req, javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse res) Servlets would often need a node.
void	init() The init of an MMBaseServlet checks if MMBase is running.
protected java.lang.String	readQuery(StringObject query, javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse res) Remove session information from query object, and returns session-name (or null)

Methods inherited from class org.mmbase.servlet.MMBaseServlet

associateMapping, decRefCount, destroy, doGet, getAssociations, getRequestURL, getServletByAssociation, getServletByMapping, getServletInfo, getServletMappings, getServletMappingsByAssociation, incRefCount, service

Methods inherited from class javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet

doDelete, doHead, doOptions, doPost, doPut, doTrace, service

Methods inherited from class javax.servlet.GenericServlet

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

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

BridgeServlet

public BridgeServlet()

Method Detail

getCloudName

protected java.lang.String getCloudName()

Returns known functions which can be performed with bridge-functionality specialisations would increase the priority for their specific goal.

readQuery

protected java.lang.String readQuery(StringObject query,
                                     javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse res)
                              throws java.io.IOException

Remove session information from query object, and returns session-name (or null)

getCloud

protected Cloud getCloud(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest req,
                         javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse res,
                         StringObject query)
                  throws java.io.IOException

getNode

protected Node getNode(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest req,
                       javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse res)
                throws java.io.IOException

Servlets would often need a node. This function will get one for you using the query string. This is convenient, and also ensures that all this kind of servlet work uniformely.

getLastModified

protected long getLastModified(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest req)

The idea is that a 'bridge servlet' on default serves 'nodes', and that there could be defined a 'last modified' time for nodes. This can't be determined right now, so 'now' is returned. This function is defined in HttpServlet

Overrides:

getLastModified in class javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet

init

public void init()
          throws javax.servlet.ServletException

Description copied from class: MMBaseServlet

The init of an MMBaseServlet checks if MMBase is running. It not then it is started.

Overrides:

init in class MMBaseServlet