com.mattunderscore.filter

Class GenericHTTPFilter

java.lang.Object

com.mattunderscore.filter.GenericFilter

com.mattunderscore.filter.GenericHTTPFilter

All Implemented Interfaces:

Filter

Direct Known Subclasses:

ContentNegotiationFilter

public abstract class GenericHTTPFilter
extends GenericFilter

A HTTP filter that provides boiler plate for casting ServletRequest to HttpServletRequest etc. If the request or response cannot be cast to the correct classes a servlet exception will be thrown. Provides a doHTTPFilter(HttpServletRequest,HttpServletResponse,FilterChain) method that is intended to be implemented to provide the behaviour of the filter.

Since:

0.0.13

Author:

Matt Champion

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class com.mattunderscore.filter.GenericFilter

context, filterConfig

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
GenericHTTPFilter()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	doFilter(ServletRequest request, ServletResponse response, FilterChain chain)
abstract void	doHTTPFilter(HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response, FilterChain chain) A method that executes the filter behaviour for HTTP requests and responses.

Methods inherited from class com.mattunderscore.filter.GenericFilter

configureFilter, destroy, getFilterConfig, getServletContext, init, setFilterConfig

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

GenericHTTPFilter

public GenericHTTPFilter()

Method Detail

doFilter

public final void doFilter(ServletRequest request,
                           ServletResponse response,
                           FilterChain chain)
                    throws IOException,
                           ServletException

Specified by:

doFilter in interface Filter

Specified by:

doFilter in class GenericFilter

Throws:

IOException

ServletException

doHTTPFilter

public abstract void doHTTPFilter(HttpServletRequest request,
                                  HttpServletResponse response,
                                  FilterChain chain)
                           throws IOException,
                                  ServletException

A method that executes the filter behaviour for HTTP requests and responses.

Parameters:

request - The HTTP request

response - The HTTP response

chain - The filter chain

Throws:

IOException

ServletException

Since:

0.0.13