org.springframework.web.servlet.handler.metadata
Class AbstractPathMapHandlerMapping

java.lang.Object
  org.springframework.context.support.ApplicationObjectSupport
      org.springframework.web.context.support.WebApplicationObjectSupport
          org.springframework.web.servlet.handler.AbstractHandlerMapping
              org.springframework.web.servlet.handler.AbstractUrlHandlerMapping
                  org.springframework.web.servlet.handler.metadata.AbstractPathMapHandlerMapping

All Implemented Interfaces:

ApplicationContextAware, Ordered, HandlerMapping

Direct Known Subclasses:

CommonsPathMapHandlerMapping

public abstract class AbstractPathMapHandlerMapping
extends AbstractUrlHandlerMapping

Abstract implementation of the HandlerMapping interface that recognizes metadata attributes of type PathMap on application Controllers and automatically wires them into the current servlet's WebApplicationContext.

The path must be mapped to the relevant Spring DispatcherServlet in /WEB-INF/web.xml. It's possible to have multiple PathMap attributes on the one controller class.

Controllers instantiated by this class may have dependencies on middle tier objects, expressed via JavaBean properties or constructor arguments. These will be resolved automatically.

You will normally use this HandlerMapping with at most one DispatcherServlet in your web application. Otherwise you'll end with one instance of the mapped controller for each DispatcherServlet's context. You might want this -- for example, if one's using a .pdf mapping and a PDF view, and another a JSP view, or if using different middle tier objects, but should understand the implications. All Controllers with attributes will be picked up by each DispatcherServlet's context.

Author:

Rod Johnson, Juergen Hoeller

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class org.springframework.context.support.ApplicationObjectSupport

logger

Constructor Summary

AbstractPathMapHandlerMapping()

Method Summary

protected abstract Class[]	getClassesWithPathMapAttributes() Use an attribute index to get a Collection of Class objects with the required PathMap attribute.
protected abstract PathMap[]	getPathMapAttributes(Class handlerClass) Use Attributes API to find PathMap attributes for the given handler class.
void	initApplicationContext() Look for all classes with a PathMap class attribute, instantiate them in the owning ApplicationContext and register them as MVC handlers usable by the current DispatcherServlet.
void	setAutowireMode(int autowireMode) Set the autowire mode for handlers.
void	setAutowireModeName(String constantName) Set the autowire mode for handlers, by the name of the corresponding constant in the AutowireCapableBeanFactory interface, e.g.
void	setDependencyCheck(boolean dependencyCheck) Set whether to perform a dependency check for objects on autowired handlers.

Methods inherited from class org.springframework.web.servlet.handler.AbstractUrlHandlerMapping

getHandlerInternal, getHandlerMap, lookupHandler, registerHandler, setAlwaysUseFullPath, setLazyInitHandlers, setPathMatcher, setUrlDecode, setUrlPathHelper

Methods inherited from class org.springframework.web.servlet.handler.AbstractHandlerMapping

getDefaultHandler, getHandler, getOrder, setDefaultHandler, setInterceptors, setOrder

Methods inherited from class org.springframework.web.context.support.WebApplicationObjectSupport

getServletContext, getTempDir, getWebApplicationContext, isContextRequired

Methods inherited from class org.springframework.context.support.ApplicationObjectSupport

getApplicationContext, getMessageSourceAccessor, requiredContextClass, setApplicationContext

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

AbstractPathMapHandlerMapping

public AbstractPathMapHandlerMapping()

Method Detail

setAutowireModeName

public void setAutowireModeName(String constantName)
                         throws IllegalArgumentException

Set the autowire mode for handlers, by the name of the corresponding constant in the AutowireCapableBeanFactory interface, e.g. "AUTOWIRE_BY_NAME".

Parameters:

constantName - name of the constant

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if an invalid constant was specified

See Also:

setAutowireMode(int), AutowireCapableBeanFactory.AUTOWIRE_BY_NAME, AutowireCapableBeanFactory.AUTOWIRE_BY_TYPE, AutowireCapableBeanFactory.AUTOWIRE_CONSTRUCTOR, AutowireCapableBeanFactory.AUTOWIRE_AUTODETECT

setAutowireMode

public void setAutowireMode(int autowireMode)

Set the autowire mode for handlers. This determines whether any automagical detection and setting of bean references will happen.

Default is AUTOWIRE_AUTODETECT, which means either constructor autowiring or autowiring by type (depending on the constructors available in the class).

Parameters:

autowireMode - the autowire mode to set. Must be one of the constants defined in the AutowireCapableBeanFactory interface.

See Also:

AutowireCapableBeanFactory.AUTOWIRE_BY_NAME, AutowireCapableBeanFactory.AUTOWIRE_BY_TYPE, AutowireCapableBeanFactory.AUTOWIRE_CONSTRUCTOR, AutowireCapableBeanFactory.AUTOWIRE_AUTODETECT

setDependencyCheck

public void setDependencyCheck(boolean dependencyCheck)

Set whether to perform a dependency check for objects on autowired handlers. Not applicable to autowiring a constructor, thus ignored there.

Default is "true".

initApplicationContext

public void initApplicationContext()
                            throws BeansException

Look for all classes with a PathMap class attribute, instantiate them in the owning ApplicationContext and register them as MVC handlers usable by the current DispatcherServlet.

Overrides:

initApplicationContext in class ApplicationObjectSupport

Throws:

ApplicationContextException - in case of initialization errors

BeansException - if thrown by ApplicationContext methods

See Also:

PathMap

getClassesWithPathMapAttributes

protected abstract Class[] getClassesWithPathMapAttributes()
                                                    throws Exception

Use an attribute index to get a Collection of Class objects with the required PathMap attribute.

Returns:

a array of Class objects

Throws:

Exception

getPathMapAttributes

protected abstract PathMap[] getPathMapAttributes(Class handlerClass)
                                           throws Exception

Use Attributes API to find PathMap attributes for the given handler class. We know there's at least one, as the getClassNamesWithPathMapAttributes method return this class name.

Parameters:

handlerClass - the handler class to look for

Returns:

an array of PathMap objects

Throws:

Exception