org.springframework.web.util
Class UrlPathHelper

java.lang.Object
  org.springframework.web.util.UrlPathHelper

public class UrlPathHelper
extends Object

Helper class for URL path matching. Provides support for URL paths in RequestDispatcher includes and support for consistent URL decoding.

Used by AbstractUrlHandlerMapping, AbstractUrlMethodNameResolver and RequestContext for path matching and/or URI determination.

Since:

14.01.2004

Author:

Juergen Hoeller, Rob Harrop

Constructor Summary

UrlPathHelper()

Method Summary

String	decodeRequestString(HttpServletRequest request, String source) Decode the given source string with a URLDecoder.
protected String	determineEncoding(HttpServletRequest request) Determine the encoding for the given request.
String	getContextPath(HttpServletRequest request) Return the context path for the given request, detecting an include request URL if called within a RequestDispatcher include.
protected String	getDefaultEncoding() Return the default character encoding to use for URL decoding.
String	getLookupPathForRequest(HttpServletRequest request) Return the mapping lookup path for the given request, within the current servlet mapping if applicable, else within the web application.
String	getOriginatingContextPath(HttpServletRequest request) Return the context path for the given request, detecting an include request URL if called within a RequestDispatcher include.
String	getOriginatingQueryString(HttpServletRequest request) Return the request URI for root of the given request.
String	getOriginatingRequestUri(HttpServletRequest request) Return the request URI for root of the given request.
String	getPathWithinApplication(HttpServletRequest request) Return the path within the web application for the given request.
String	getPathWithinServletMapping(HttpServletRequest request) Return the path within the servlet mapping for the given request, i.e.
String	getRequestUri(HttpServletRequest request) Return the request URI for the given request, detecting an include request URL if called within a RequestDispatcher include.
String	getServletPath(HttpServletRequest request) Return the servlet path for the given request, regarding an include request URL if called within a RequestDispatcher include.
void	setAlwaysUseFullPath(boolean alwaysUseFullPath) Set if URL lookup should always use full path within current servlet context.
void	setDefaultEncoding(String defaultEncoding) Set the default character encoding to use for URL decoding.
void	setUrlDecode(boolean urlDecode) Set if context path and request URI should be URL-decoded.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

UrlPathHelper

public UrlPathHelper()

Method Detail

setAlwaysUseFullPath

public void setAlwaysUseFullPath(boolean alwaysUseFullPath)

Set if URL lookup should always use full path within current servlet context. Else, the path within the current servlet mapping is used if applicable (i.e. in the case of a ".../*" servlet mapping in web.xml). Default is "false".

setUrlDecode

public void setUrlDecode(boolean urlDecode)

Set if context path and request URI should be URL-decoded. Both are returned undecoded by the Servlet API, in contrast to the servlet path.

Uses either the request encoding or the default encoding according to the Servlet spec (ISO-8859-1).

Default is "true", as of Spring 2.5.

See Also:

getServletPath(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest), getContextPath(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest), getRequestUri(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest), WebUtils.DEFAULT_CHARACTER_ENCODING, ServletRequest.getCharacterEncoding(), URLDecoder.decode(String, String)

setDefaultEncoding

public void setDefaultEncoding(String defaultEncoding)

Set the default character encoding to use for URL decoding. Default is ISO-8859-1, according to the Servlet spec.

If the request specifies a character encoding itself, the request encoding will override this setting. This also allows for generically overriding the character encoding in a filter that invokes the ServletRequest.setCharacterEncoding method.

Parameters:

defaultEncoding - the character encoding to use

See Also:

determineEncoding(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest), ServletRequest.getCharacterEncoding(), ServletRequest.setCharacterEncoding(String), WebUtils.DEFAULT_CHARACTER_ENCODING

getDefaultEncoding

protected String getDefaultEncoding()

Return the default character encoding to use for URL decoding.

getLookupPathForRequest

public String getLookupPathForRequest(HttpServletRequest request)

Return the mapping lookup path for the given request, within the current servlet mapping if applicable, else within the web application.

Detects include request URL if called within a RequestDispatcher include.

Parameters:

request - current HTTP request

Returns:

the lookup path

See Also:

getPathWithinApplication(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest), getPathWithinServletMapping(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest)

getPathWithinServletMapping

public String getPathWithinServletMapping(HttpServletRequest request)

Return the path within the servlet mapping for the given request, i.e. the part of the request's URL beyond the part that called the servlet, or "" if the whole URL has been used to identify the servlet.

Detects include request URL if called within a RequestDispatcher include.

E.g.: servlet mapping = "/test/*"; request URI = "/test/a" -> "/a".

E.g.: servlet mapping = "/test"; request URI = "/test" -> "".

E.g.: servlet mapping = "/*.test"; request URI = "/a.test" -> "".

Parameters:

request - current HTTP request

Returns:

the path within the servlet mapping, or ""

getPathWithinApplication

public String getPathWithinApplication(HttpServletRequest request)

Return the path within the web application for the given request.

Detects include request URL if called within a RequestDispatcher include.

Parameters:

request - current HTTP request

Returns:

the path within the web application

getRequestUri

public String getRequestUri(HttpServletRequest request)

Return the request URI for the given request, detecting an include request URL if called within a RequestDispatcher include.

As the value returned by request.getRequestURI() is not decoded by the servlet container, this method will decode it.

The URI that the web container resolves should be correct, but some containers like JBoss/Jetty incorrectly include ";" strings like ";jsessionid" in the URI. This method cuts off such incorrect appendices.

Parameters:

request - current HTTP request

Returns:

the request URI

getContextPath

public String getContextPath(HttpServletRequest request)

Return the context path for the given request, detecting an include request URL if called within a RequestDispatcher include.

As the value returned by request.getContextPath() is not decoded by the servlet container, this method will decode it.

Parameters:

request - current HTTP request

Returns:

the context path

getServletPath

public String getServletPath(HttpServletRequest request)

Return the servlet path for the given request, regarding an include request URL if called within a RequestDispatcher include.

As the value returned by request.getServletPath() is already decoded by the servlet container, this method will not attempt to decode it.

Parameters:

request - current HTTP request

Returns:

the servlet path

getOriginatingRequestUri

public String getOriginatingRequestUri(HttpServletRequest request)

Return the request URI for root of the given request. If this is a forwarded request, correctly resolves to the request URI of the original request.

Relies on the Servlet 2.4 'forward' attributes. These attributes may be set by other components when running in a Servlet 2.3 environment.

getOriginatingContextPath

public String getOriginatingContextPath(HttpServletRequest request)

Return the context path for the given request, detecting an include request URL if called within a RequestDispatcher include.

As the value returned by request.getContextPath() is not decoded by the servlet container, this method will decode it.

Relies on the Servlet 2.4 'forward' attributes. These attributes may be set by other components when running in a Servlet 2.3 environment.

Parameters:

request - current HTTP request

Returns:

the context path

getOriginatingQueryString

public String getOriginatingQueryString(HttpServletRequest request)

Return the request URI for root of the given request. If this is a forwarded request, correctly resolves to the request URI of the original request.

Relies on the Servlet 2.4 'forward' attributes. These attributes may be set by other components when running in a Servlet 2.3 environment.

Parameters:

request - current HTTP request

Returns:

the query string

decodeRequestString

public String decodeRequestString(HttpServletRequest request,
                                  String source)

Decode the given source string with a URLDecoder. The encoding will be taken from the request, falling back to the default "ISO-8859-1".

The default implementation uses URLDecoder.decode(input, enc).

Parameters:

request - current HTTP request

source - the String to decode

Returns:

the decoded String

See Also:

WebUtils.DEFAULT_CHARACTER_ENCODING, ServletRequest.getCharacterEncoding(), URLDecoder.decode(String, String), URLDecoder.decode(String)

determineEncoding

protected String determineEncoding(HttpServletRequest request)

Determine the encoding for the given request. Can be overridden in subclasses.

The default implementation checks the request encoding, falling back to the default encoding specified for this resolver.

Parameters:

request - current HTTP request

Returns:

the encoding for the request (never null)

See Also:

ServletRequest.getCharacterEncoding(), setDefaultEncoding(java.lang.String)