org.jahia.utils
Class ActionHandler

java.lang.Object
  org.jahia.utils.ActionHandler

public class ActionHandler
extends java.lang.Object

Class ActionHandler: determines the method to invoke for an Application (typically a Web Application), given an action.

Version:

1.1

Author:

Stephane Boury, Jerome Tamiotti

Constructor Summary

ActionHandler(java.lang.String propsFile, java.lang.String theClass)
Class constructor: builds the hashtable by reading a flat file.

Method Summary

java.lang.Object	call(java.lang.Object instanceOfClass, java.lang.String action, javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request, javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse response) Calls the appropriate method given the action.
java.lang.Object	call(java.lang.String action, javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request) Calls the appropriate method given the action.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

ActionHandler

public ActionHandler(java.lang.String propsFile,
                     java.lang.String theClass)

Class constructor: builds the hashtable by reading a flat file.

Parameters:

propsFile - the full path to the file containing pairs of "action - method name"

theClass - the name of the Class on which to call the methods

Method Detail

call

public java.lang.Object call(java.lang.String action,
                             javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request)
                      throws java.lang.NullPointerException

Calls the appropriate method given the action.

Parameters:

action - the action that triggers the method to call

request - the request parameter for the method

Throws:

java.lang.NullPointerException

call

public java.lang.Object call(java.lang.Object instanceOfClass,
                             java.lang.String action,
                             javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request,
                             javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse response)
                      throws java.lang.NullPointerException

Calls the appropriate method given the action.

Parameters:

action - the action that triggers the method to call

request - the request parameter for the method

response - the response parameter for the method

Throws:

java.lang.NullPointerException