ClientInfoService (DSpace Kernel :: API and Implementation 7.1.1 API)

All Known Implementing Classes:

ClientInfoServiceImpl
```
public interface ClientInfoService
```
Service that can be used to retrieve information about DSpace clients

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`String`	`getClientIp(String remoteIp, String xForwardedForHeaderValue)`	Get the client IP of this request taking into account the X-Forwarded-For header and the "useProxies" setting
`String`	`getClientIp(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request)`	Get the client IP of this request taking into account the X-Forwarded-For header and the "useProxies" setting
`boolean`	`isRequestFromTrustedProxy(String ipAddress)`	Whether a request is from a trusted proxy or not.
`boolean`	`isUseProxiesEnabled()`	Does DSpace take into account HTTP proxy headers or not

- Method Detail
  - getClientIp
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String getClientIp(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request)
```
    Get the client IP of this request taking into account the X-Forwarded-For header and the "useProxies" setting
    
    Parameters:
    
    request - The client HTTP request
    
    Returns:
    
    The IP address of the originating client
  - getClientIp
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String getClientIp(String remoteIp,
                   String xForwardedForHeaderValue)
```
    Get the client IP of this request taking into account the X-Forwarded-For header and the "useProxies" setting
    
    Parameters:
    
    remoteIp - the remote address of the current request
    
    xForwardedForHeaderValue - The value of the X-Forwarded-For header
    
    Returns:
    
    The IP address of the originating client
  - isUseProxiesEnabled
```
boolean isUseProxiesEnabled()
```
    Does DSpace take into account HTTP proxy headers or not
    
    Returns:
    
    true if this is the case, false otherwise
  - isRequestFromTrustedProxy
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boolean isRequestFromTrustedProxy(String ipAddress)
```
    Whether a request is from a trusted proxy or not. Only returns true if trusted proxies are specified and the ipAddress is contained in those proxies. False in all other cases
    
    Parameters:
    
    ipAddress - IP address to check for
    
    Returns:
    
    true if trusted, false otherwise