org.codehaus.groovy.grails.web.util
Class WebUtils

java.lang.Object
  extended by org.springframework.web.util.WebUtils
      extended by org.codehaus.groovy.grails.web.util.WebUtils

public class WebUtils
extends WebUtils

Utility methods to access commons objects and perform common web related functions for the internal framework

Since:
1.0

Created: Oct 10, 2007

Author:
Graeme Rocher

Field Summary
static String DISPATCH_ACTION_PARAMETER
           
static String ENABLE_FILE_EXTENSIONS
           
static char SLASH
           
 
Fields inherited from class org.springframework.web.util.WebUtils
CONTENT_TYPE_CHARSET_PREFIX, DEFAULT_CHARACTER_ENCODING, DEFAULT_WEB_APP_ROOT_KEY, ERROR_EXCEPTION_ATTRIBUTE, ERROR_EXCEPTION_TYPE_ATTRIBUTE, ERROR_MESSAGE_ATTRIBUTE, ERROR_REQUEST_URI_ATTRIBUTE, ERROR_SERVLET_NAME_ATTRIBUTE, ERROR_STATUS_CODE_ATTRIBUTE, FORWARD_CONTEXT_PATH_ATTRIBUTE, FORWARD_PATH_INFO_ATTRIBUTE, FORWARD_QUERY_STRING_ATTRIBUTE, FORWARD_REQUEST_URI_ATTRIBUTE, FORWARD_SERVLET_PATH_ATTRIBUTE, HTML_ESCAPE_CONTEXT_PARAM, INCLUDE_CONTEXT_PATH_ATTRIBUTE, INCLUDE_PATH_INFO_ATTRIBUTE, INCLUDE_QUERY_STRING_ATTRIBUTE, INCLUDE_REQUEST_URI_ATTRIBUTE, INCLUDE_SERVLET_PATH_ATTRIBUTE, SESSION_MUTEX_ATTRIBUTE, SUBMIT_IMAGE_SUFFIXES, TEMP_DIR_CONTEXT_ATTRIBUTE, WEB_APP_ROOT_KEY_PARAM
 
Constructor Summary
WebUtils()
           
 
Method Summary
static boolean areFileExtensionsEnabled()
          Returns the value of the "grails.mime.file.extensions" setting configured in COnfig.groovy
static String buildDispatchUrlForMapping(UrlMappingInfo info)
          Constructs the URI to forward to using the given request and UrlMappingInfo instance
static void clearGrailsWebRequest()
          Removes any GrailsWebRequest instance from the current request.
static String forwardRequestForUrlMappingInfo(HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response, UrlMappingInfo info)
           
static String forwardRequestForUrlMappingInfo(HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response, UrlMappingInfo info, Map model)
           
static String forwardRequestForUrlMappingInfo(HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response, UrlMappingInfo info, Map model, boolean includeParams)
          Forwards a request for the given UrlMappingInfo object and model
static String getFormatFromURI(String uri)
          Obtains the format from the URI.
static String getForwardURI(HttpServletRequest request)
          Obtains the forwardURI from the request, since Grails uses a forwarding technique for URL mappings.
static String getRequestURIForGrailsDispatchURI(HttpServletRequest request)
          The Grails dispatch servlet maps URIs like /app/grails/example/index.dispatch.
static IncludedContent includeForUrl(String includeUrl, HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response, Map model)
          Includes the given URL returning the resulting content as a String
static IncludedContent includeForUrlMappingInfo(HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response, UrlMappingInfo info, Map model)
          Include whatever the given UrlMappingInfo maps to within the current response
static GrailsApplication lookupApplication(ServletContext servletContext)
          Looks up the GrailsApplication instance
static HandlerInterceptor[] lookupHandlerInterceptors(ServletContext servletContext)
          Looks up all of the HandlerInterceptor instances registered for the application
static UrlMappingsHolder lookupUrlMappings(ServletContext servletContext)
          Looks up the UrlMappingsHolder instance
static ViewResolver lookupViewResolver(ServletContext servletContext)
           
static WebRequestInterceptor[] lookupWebRequestInterceptors(ServletContext servletContext)
          Looks up all of the WebRequestInterceptor instances registered with the application
static View resolveView(HttpServletRequest request, String viewName, String controllerName, ViewResolver viewResolver)
          Resolves a view for the given view name and controller name
static View resolveView(HttpServletRequest request, UrlMappingInfo info, String viewName, ViewResolver viewResolver)
          Resolves a view for the given view and UrlMappingInfo instance
static GrailsWebRequest retrieveGrailsWebRequest()
          Returns the GrailsWebRequest associated with the current request.
static void storeGrailsWebRequest(GrailsWebRequest webRequest)
          Helper method to store the given GrailsWebRequest for the current request.
static String toQueryString(Map parameters)
          Converts the given parameters to a query string using the default UTF-8 encoding
static String toQueryString(Map params, String encoding)
          Converts the given params into a query string started with ?
 
Methods inherited from class org.springframework.web.util.WebUtils
clearErrorRequestAttributes, exposeErrorRequestAttributes, exposeForwardRequestAttributes, exposeRequestAttributes, extractFilenameFromUrlPath, extractFullFilenameFromUrlPath, findParameterValue, findParameterValue, getCookie, getDefaultHtmlEscape, getOrCreateSessionAttribute, getParametersStartingWith, getRealPath, getRequiredSessionAttribute, getSessionAttribute, getSessionId, getSessionMutex, getTargetPage, getTempDir, hasSubmitParameter, isDefaultHtmlEscape, isIncludeRequest, removeWebAppRootSystemProperty, setSessionAttribute, setWebAppRootSystemProperty
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
 

Field Detail

SLASH

public static final char SLASH
See Also:
Constant Field Values

ENABLE_FILE_EXTENSIONS

public static final String ENABLE_FILE_EXTENSIONS
See Also:
Constant Field Values

DISPATCH_ACTION_PARAMETER

public static final String DISPATCH_ACTION_PARAMETER
See Also:
Constant Field Values
Constructor Detail

WebUtils

public WebUtils()
Method Detail

lookupViewResolver

public static ViewResolver lookupViewResolver(ServletContext servletContext)

lookupHandlerInterceptors

public static HandlerInterceptor[] lookupHandlerInterceptors(ServletContext servletContext)
Looks up all of the HandlerInterceptor instances registered for the application

Parameters:
servletContext - The ServletContext instance
Returns:
An array of HandlerInterceptor instances

lookupWebRequestInterceptors

public static WebRequestInterceptor[] lookupWebRequestInterceptors(ServletContext servletContext)
Looks up all of the WebRequestInterceptor instances registered with the application

Parameters:
servletContext - The ServletContext instance
Returns:
An array of WebRequestInterceptor instances

lookupUrlMappings

public static UrlMappingsHolder lookupUrlMappings(ServletContext servletContext)
Looks up the UrlMappingsHolder instance

Parameters:
servletContext - The ServletContext object
Returns:
The UrlMappingsHolder

getRequestURIForGrailsDispatchURI

public static String getRequestURIForGrailsDispatchURI(HttpServletRequest request)
The Grails dispatch servlet maps URIs like /app/grails/example/index.dispatch. This method infers the controller URI for the dispatch URI so that /app/grails/example/index.dispatch becomes /app/example/index

Parameters:
request - The request

lookupApplication

public static GrailsApplication lookupApplication(ServletContext servletContext)
Looks up the GrailsApplication instance

Returns:
The GrailsApplication instance

resolveView

public static View resolveView(HttpServletRequest request,
                               UrlMappingInfo info,
                               String viewName,
                               ViewResolver viewResolver)
                        throws Exception
Resolves a view for the given view and UrlMappingInfo instance

Parameters:
request - The request
info - The info
viewName - The view name
viewResolver - The view resolver
Returns:
The view or null
Throws:
Exception

resolveView

public static View resolveView(HttpServletRequest request,
                               String viewName,
                               String controllerName,
                               ViewResolver viewResolver)
                        throws Exception
Resolves a view for the given view name and controller name

Parameters:
request - The request
viewName - The view name
controllerName - The controller name
viewResolver - The resolver
Returns:
A View or null
Throws:
Exception - Thrown if an error occurs

buildDispatchUrlForMapping

public static String buildDispatchUrlForMapping(UrlMappingInfo info)
Constructs the URI to forward to using the given request and UrlMappingInfo instance

Parameters:
info - The UrlMappingInfo
Returns:
The URI to forward to

forwardRequestForUrlMappingInfo

public static String forwardRequestForUrlMappingInfo(HttpServletRequest request,
                                                     HttpServletResponse response,
                                                     UrlMappingInfo info)
                                              throws ServletException,
                                                     IOException
Throws:
ServletException
IOException
See Also:
forwardRequestForUrlMappingInfo(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest, javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse, org.codehaus.groovy.grails.web.mapping.UrlMappingInfo, java.util.Map)

forwardRequestForUrlMappingInfo

public static String forwardRequestForUrlMappingInfo(HttpServletRequest request,
                                                     HttpServletResponse response,
                                                     UrlMappingInfo info,
                                                     Map model)
                                              throws ServletException,
                                                     IOException
Throws:
ServletException
IOException
See Also:
forwardRequestForUrlMappingInfo(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest, javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse, org.codehaus.groovy.grails.web.mapping.UrlMappingInfo, java.util.Map, boolean)

forwardRequestForUrlMappingInfo

public static String forwardRequestForUrlMappingInfo(HttpServletRequest request,
                                                     HttpServletResponse response,
                                                     UrlMappingInfo info,
                                                     Map model,
                                                     boolean includeParams)
                                              throws ServletException,
                                                     IOException
Forwards a request for the given UrlMappingInfo object and model

Parameters:
request - The request
response - The response
info - The UrlMappingInfo object
model - The Model
includeParams - Whether to include any request parameters
Returns:
The URI forwarded too
Throws:
ServletException - Thrown when an error occurs executing the forward
IOException - Thrown when an error occurs executing the forward

includeForUrlMappingInfo

public static IncludedContent includeForUrlMappingInfo(HttpServletRequest request,
                                                       HttpServletResponse response,
                                                       UrlMappingInfo info,
                                                       Map model)
Include whatever the given UrlMappingInfo maps to within the current response

Parameters:
request - The request
response - The response
info - The UrlMappingInfo
model - The model
Returns:
The included content

includeForUrl

public static IncludedContent includeForUrl(String includeUrl,
                                            HttpServletRequest request,
                                            HttpServletResponse response,
                                            Map model)
Includes the given URL returning the resulting content as a String

Parameters:
includeUrl - The URL to include
request - The request
response - The response
model - The model
Returns:
The content

toQueryString

public static String toQueryString(Map params,
                                   String encoding)
                            throws UnsupportedEncodingException
Converts the given params into a query string started with ?

Parameters:
params - The params
encoding - The encoding to use
Returns:
The query string
Throws:
UnsupportedEncodingException - If the given encoding is not supported

toQueryString

public static String toQueryString(Map parameters)
                            throws UnsupportedEncodingException
Converts the given parameters to a query string using the default UTF-8 encoding

Parameters:
parameters - The parameters
Returns:
The query string
Throws:
UnsupportedEncodingException - If UTF-8 encoding is not supported

getFormatFromURI

public static String getFormatFromURI(String uri)
Obtains the format from the URI. The format is the string following the . file extension in the last token of the URI. If nothing comes after the ".", this method assumes that there is no format and returns null.

Parameters:
uri - The URI
Returns:
The format or null if none

areFileExtensionsEnabled

public static boolean areFileExtensionsEnabled()
Returns the value of the "grails.mime.file.extensions" setting configured in COnfig.groovy

Returns:
True if file extensions are enabled

retrieveGrailsWebRequest

public static GrailsWebRequest retrieveGrailsWebRequest()
Returns the GrailsWebRequest associated with the current request. This is the preferred means of accessing the GrailsWebRequest instance. If the exception is undesired, you can use RequestContextHolder.getRequestAttributes() instead.

Throws:
IllegalStateException - if this is called outside of a request.

storeGrailsWebRequest

public static void storeGrailsWebRequest(GrailsWebRequest webRequest)
Helper method to store the given GrailsWebRequest for the current request. Ensures consistency between RequestContextHolder and the relevant request attribute. This is the preferred means of updating the current web request.


clearGrailsWebRequest

public static void clearGrailsWebRequest()
Removes any GrailsWebRequest instance from the current request.


getForwardURI

public static String getForwardURI(HttpServletRequest request)
Obtains the forwardURI from the request, since Grails uses a forwarding technique for URL mappings. The actual request URI is held within a request attribute

Parameters:
request - The request
Returns:
The forward URI


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