org.apache.wicket.protocol.http

Class WicketFilter

java.lang.Object

org.apache.wicket.protocol.http.WicketFilter

All Implemented Interfaces:

javax.servlet.Filter

Direct Known Subclasses:

ReloadingWicketFilter

public class WicketFilter
extends Object
implements javax.servlet.Filter

Filter for initiating handling of Wicket requests.

The advantage of a filter is that, unlike a servlet, it can choose not to process the request and let whatever is next in chain try. So when using a Wicket filter and a request comes in for foo.gif the filter can choose not to process it because it knows it is not a wicket-related request. Since the filter didn't process it, it falls on to the application server to try, and then it works."

Author:

Jonathan Locke, Timur Mehrvarz, Juergen Donnerstag, Igor Vaynberg (ivaynberg), Al Maw, jcompagner, Matej Knopp

See Also:

for documentation

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
static String	APP_FACT_PARAM The name of the context parameter that specifies application factory class
static String	FILTER_MAPPING_PARAM The name of the root path parameter that specifies the root dir of the app.
static String	IGNORE_PATHS_PARAM Name of parameter used to express a comma separated list of paths that should be ignored

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
WicketFilter() default constructor, usually invoked through the servlet container by the web.xml configuration
WicketFilter(WebApplication application) constructor supporting programmatic setup of the filter this can be useful for programmatically creating and appending the wicket filter to the servlet context using servlet 3 features.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
protected String	checkIfRedirectRequired(String requestURI, String contextPath) Try to determine as fast as possible if a redirect is necessary
void	destroy()
void	doFilter(javax.servlet.ServletRequest request, javax.servlet.ServletResponse response, javax.servlet.FilterChain chain)
protected WebApplication	getApplication()
protected IWebApplicationFactory	getApplicationFactory() Creates the web application factory instance.
protected ClassLoader	getClassLoader()
javax.servlet.FilterConfig	getFilterConfig()
String	getFilterPath() Provide a standard getter for filterPath.
protected String	getFilterPath(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request) Either get the filterPath retrieved from web.xml, or if not found the old (1.3) way via a filter mapping param.
protected String	getFilterPathFromAnnotation(boolean isServlet) Stub method that lets subclasses configure filter path from annotations.
protected String	getFilterPathFromConfig(javax.servlet.FilterConfig filterConfig)
protected String	getFilterPathFromWebXml(boolean isServlet, javax.servlet.FilterConfig filterConfig)
String	getRelativePath(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request) Returns a relative path to the filter path and context root from an HttpServletRequest - use this to resolve a Wicket request.
void	init(boolean isServlet, javax.servlet.FilterConfig filterConfig) Servlets and Filters are treated essentially the same with Wicket.
void	init(javax.servlet.FilterConfig filterConfig) If you do have a need to subclass, you may subclass init(boolean, FilterConfig)
protected boolean	processRequestCycle(RequestCycle requestCycle, WebResponse webResponse, javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest httpServletRequest, javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse httpServletResponse, javax.servlet.FilterChain chain) Process the request cycle
void	setFilterPath(String filterPath) Sets the filter path instead of reading it from web.xml.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

FILTER_MAPPING_PARAM

public static final String FILTER_MAPPING_PARAM

The name of the root path parameter that specifies the root dir of the app.

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Constant Field Values

APP_FACT_PARAM

public static final String APP_FACT_PARAM

The name of the context parameter that specifies application factory class

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Constant Field Values

IGNORE_PATHS_PARAM

public static final String IGNORE_PATHS_PARAM

Name of parameter used to express a comma separated list of paths that should be ignored

See Also:

Constant Field Values

Constructor Detail

WicketFilter

public WicketFilter()

default constructor, usually invoked through the servlet container by the web.xml configuration

WicketFilter

public WicketFilter(WebApplication application)

constructor supporting programmatic setup of the filter

this can be useful for programmatically creating and appending the wicket filter to the servlet context using servlet 3 features.

Parameters:

application - web application

Method Detail

getClassLoader

protected ClassLoader getClassLoader()

Returns:

The class loader

processRequestCycle

protected boolean processRequestCycle(RequestCycle requestCycle,
                                      WebResponse webResponse,
                                      javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest httpServletRequest,
                                      javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse httpServletResponse,
                                      javax.servlet.FilterChain chain)
                               throws IOException,
                                      javax.servlet.ServletException

Process the request cycle

Parameters:

requestCycle -

webResponse -

httpServletRequest -

httpServletResponse -

chain -

Returns:

false, if the request could not be processed

Throws:

IOException

javax.servlet.ServletException

doFilter

public void doFilter(javax.servlet.ServletRequest request,
                     javax.servlet.ServletResponse response,
                     javax.servlet.FilterChain chain)
              throws IOException,
                     javax.servlet.ServletException

Specified by:

doFilter in interface javax.servlet.Filter

Throws:

IOException

javax.servlet.ServletException

See Also:

Filter.doFilter(javax.servlet.ServletRequest, javax.servlet.ServletResponse, javax.servlet.FilterChain)

getApplicationFactory

protected IWebApplicationFactory getApplicationFactory()

Creates the web application factory instance. If no APP_FACT_PARAM is specified in web.xml ContextParamWebApplicationFactory will be used by default.

Returns:

application factory instance

See Also:

ContextParamWebApplicationFactory

init

public final void init(javax.servlet.FilterConfig filterConfig)
                throws javax.servlet.ServletException

If you do have a need to subclass, you may subclass init(boolean, FilterConfig)

Specified by:

init in interface javax.servlet.Filter

Throws:

javax.servlet.ServletException

See Also:

Filter.init(javax.servlet.FilterConfig)

init

public void init(boolean isServlet,
                 javax.servlet.FilterConfig filterConfig)
          throws javax.servlet.ServletException

Servlets and Filters are treated essentially the same with Wicket. This is the entry point for both of them.

Parameters:

isServlet - True if Servlet, false if Filter

filterConfig -

Throws:

javax.servlet.ServletException

See Also:

init(FilterConfig)

getFilterPathFromAnnotation

protected String getFilterPathFromAnnotation(boolean isServlet)

Stub method that lets subclasses configure filter path from annotations.

Parameters:

isServlet -

Returns:

Filter path from annotation

getFilterPathFromWebXml

protected String getFilterPathFromWebXml(boolean isServlet,
                                         javax.servlet.FilterConfig filterConfig)

Parameters:

isServlet -

filterConfig -

Returns:

filter path from web.xml

getFilterConfig

public javax.servlet.FilterConfig getFilterConfig()

Returns:

filter config

getFilterPath

protected String getFilterPath(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request)

Either get the filterPath retrieved from web.xml, or if not found the old (1.3) way via a filter mapping param.

Parameters:

request -

Returns:

filterPath

getFilterPath

public String getFilterPath()

Provide a standard getter for filterPath.

Returns:

The configured filterPath.

getFilterPathFromConfig

protected String getFilterPathFromConfig(javax.servlet.FilterConfig filterConfig)

Parameters:

filterConfig -

Returns:

filter path

destroy

public void destroy()

Specified by:

destroy in interface javax.servlet.Filter

See Also:

Filter.destroy()

checkIfRedirectRequired

protected final String checkIfRedirectRequired(String requestURI,
                                               String contextPath)

Try to determine as fast as possible if a redirect is necessary

Parameters:

requestURI -

contextPath -

Returns:

null, if no redirect is necessary. Else the redirect URL

setFilterPath

public final void setFilterPath(String filterPath)

Sets the filter path instead of reading it from web.xml. Please note that you must subclass WicketFilter.init(FilterConfig) and set your filter path before you call super.init(filterConfig).

Parameters:

filterPath -

getRelativePath

public String getRelativePath(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request)

Returns a relative path to the filter path and context root from an HttpServletRequest - use this to resolve a Wicket request.

Parameters:

request -

Returns:

Path requested, minus query string, context path, and filterPath. Relative, no leading '/'.

getApplication

protected WebApplication getApplication()