Class AbstractRemoteServiceServlet

  • All Implemented Interfaces:
    java.io.Serializable, javax.servlet.Servlet, javax.servlet.ServletConfig
    Direct Known Subclasses:
    RemoteServiceServlet

    public abstract class AbstractRemoteServiceServlet
    extends javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet
    An abstract base class containing utility methods.
    See Also:
    Serialized Form
    • Field Summary

      Fields 
      Modifier and Type Field Description
      protected java.lang.ThreadLocal<javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest> perThreadRequest  
      protected java.lang.ThreadLocal<javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse> perThreadResponse  
    • Method Summary

      All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Concrete Methods 
      Modifier and Type Method Description
      void doPost​(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request, javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse response)
      Standard HttpServlet method: handle the POST.
      protected void doUnexpectedFailure​(java.lang.Throwable e)
      Override this method to control what should happen when an exception escapes the doPost(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest, javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse) method.
      protected java.lang.String getPermutationStrongName()
      Returns the strong name of the permutation, as reported by the client that issued the request, or null if it could not be determined.
      protected javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest getThreadLocalRequest()
      Gets the HttpServletRequest object for the current call.
      protected javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse getThreadLocalResponse()
      Gets the HttpServletResponse object for the current call.
      protected void onAfterRequestDeserialized​(RPCRequest rpcRequest)
      Override this method to examine the deserialized version of the request before the call to the servlet method is made.
      protected abstract void processPost​(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request, javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse response)
      protected java.lang.String readContent​(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request)
      Override this method in order to control the parsing of the incoming request.
      • Methods inherited from class javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet

        doDelete, doGet, doHead, doOptions, doPut, doTrace, getLastModified, service, service
      • Methods inherited from class javax.servlet.GenericServlet

        destroy, getInitParameter, getInitParameterNames, getServletConfig, getServletContext, getServletInfo, getServletName, init, init, log, log
      • Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

        clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
    • Field Detail

      • perThreadRequest

        protected transient java.lang.ThreadLocal<javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest> perThreadRequest
      • perThreadResponse

        protected transient java.lang.ThreadLocal<javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse> perThreadResponse
    • Constructor Detail

      • AbstractRemoteServiceServlet

        public AbstractRemoteServiceServlet()
    • Method Detail

      • doPost

        public final void doPost​(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request,
                                 javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse response)
        Standard HttpServlet method: handle the POST. Delegates to processPost(HttpServletRequest, HttpServletResponse). This doPost method swallows ALL exceptions, logs them in the ServletContext, and returns a GENERIC_FAILURE_MSG response with status code 500.
        Overrides:
        doPost in class javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet
      • doUnexpectedFailure

        protected void doUnexpectedFailure​(java.lang.Throwable e)
        Override this method to control what should happen when an exception escapes the doPost(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest, javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse) method. The default implementation will log the failure and send a generic failure response to the client.

        An "expected failure" is an exception thrown by a service method that is declared in the signature of the service method. These exceptions are serialized back to the client, and are not passed to this method. This method is called only for exceptions or errors that are not part of the service method's signature, or that result from SecurityExceptions, SerializationExceptions, or other failures within the RPC framework.

        Note that if the desired behavior is to both send the GENERIC_FAILURE_MSG response AND to rethrow the exception, then this method should first send the GENERIC_FAILURE_MSG response itself (using getThreadLocalResponse), and then rethrow the exception. Rethrowing the exception will cause it to escape into the servlet container.

        Parameters:
        e - the exception which was thrown
      • getPermutationStrongName

        protected final java.lang.String getPermutationStrongName()
        Returns the strong name of the permutation, as reported by the client that issued the request, or null if it could not be determined. This information is encoded in the "X-GWT-Permutation" HTTP header.
      • getThreadLocalRequest

        protected final javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest getThreadLocalRequest()
        Gets the HttpServletRequest object for the current call. It is stored thread-locally so that simultaneous invocations can have different request objects.
      • getThreadLocalResponse

        protected final javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse getThreadLocalResponse()
        Gets the HttpServletResponse object for the current call. It is stored thread-locally so that simultaneous invocations can have different response objects.
      • onAfterRequestDeserialized

        protected void onAfterRequestDeserialized​(RPCRequest rpcRequest)
        Override this method to examine the deserialized version of the request before the call to the servlet method is made. The default implementation does nothing and need not be called by subclasses.
        Parameters:
        rpcRequest -
      • processPost

        protected abstract void processPost​(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request,
                                            javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse response)
                                     throws java.lang.Throwable
        Called by doPost(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest, javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse) for type-specific processing of the request. Because doPost swallows all Throwables, this method may throw any exception the implementor wishes.
        Throws:
        java.lang.Throwable
      • readContent

        protected java.lang.String readContent​(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request)
                                        throws javax.servlet.ServletException,
                                               java.io.IOException
        Override this method in order to control the parsing of the incoming request. For example, you may want to bypass the check of the Content-Type and character encoding headers in the request, as some proxies re-write the request headers. Note that bypassing these checks may expose the servlet to some cross-site vulnerabilities. Your implementation should comply with the HTTP/1.1 specification, which includes handling both requests which include a Content-Length header and requests utilizing Transfer-Encoding: chuncked.
        Parameters:
        request - the incoming request
        Returns:
        the content of the incoming request encoded as a string.
        Throws:
        javax.servlet.ServletException
        java.io.IOException