org.apache.struts2.rest
Interface ContentTypeHandlerManager

All Known Implementing Classes:

DefaultContentTypeHandlerManager

public interface ContentTypeHandlerManager

Manages content type handlers

Field Summary

static java.lang.String

STRUTS_REST_HANDLER_OVERRIDE_PREFIX

Method Summary

ContentTypeHandler	getHandlerForRequest(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest req) Gets the handler for the request by looking at the request content type and extension
ContentTypeHandler	getHandlerForResponse(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest req, javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse res) Gets the handler for the response by looking at the extension of the request
java.lang.String	handleResult(ActionConfig actionConfig, java.lang.Object methodResult, java.lang.Object target) Handles the result using handlers to generate content type-specific content

Field Detail

STRUTS_REST_HANDLER_OVERRIDE_PREFIX

static final java.lang.String STRUTS_REST_HANDLER_OVERRIDE_PREFIX

See Also:

Constant Field Values

Method Detail

getHandlerForRequest

ContentTypeHandler getHandlerForRequest(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest req)

Gets the handler for the request by looking at the request content type and extension

Parameters:

req - The request

Returns:

The appropriate handler

getHandlerForResponse

ContentTypeHandler getHandlerForResponse(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest req,
                                         javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse res)

Gets the handler for the response by looking at the extension of the request

Parameters:

req - The request

Returns:

The appropriate handler

handleResult

java.lang.String handleResult(ActionConfig actionConfig,
                              java.lang.Object methodResult,
                              java.lang.Object target)
                              throws java.io.IOException

Handles the result using handlers to generate content type-specific content

Parameters:

actionConfig - The action config for the current request

methodResult - The object returned from the action method

target - The object to return, usually the action object

Returns:

The new result code to process

Throws:

java.io.IOException - If unable to write to the response