Package org.dspace.web

Class ContextUtil

  • public class ContextUtil
extends Object
    Miscellaneous UI utility methods methods for managing DSpace context. This class was "adapted" from the class of the same name in old XMLUI.
    Author:
    Tim Donohue

    • Field Detail

      • DSPACE_CONTEXT

        public static final String DSPACE_CONTEXT
        Where the context is stored on an HTTP Request object
        See Also:
        Constant Field Values

    • Method Detail

      • isContextAvailable

        public static boolean isContextAvailable​(javax.servlet.ServletRequest request)
        Inspection method to check if a DSpace context has been created for this request.
        Parameters:
        request - the servlet request object
        Returns:
        True if a context has previously been created, false otherwise.

      • obtainContext

        public static Context obtainContext​(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request)
        Obtain a new context object. If a context object has already been created for this HTTP request, it is re-used, otherwise it is created.
        Parameters:
        request - the servlet request object
        Returns:
        a context object

      • obtainCurrentRequestContext

        public static Context obtainCurrentRequestContext()
        Shortcut for #obtainContext(Request) using the RequestService to retrieve the current thread request
        Returns:
        the DSpace Context associated with the current thread-bound request

      • completeContext

        public static void completeContext​(javax.servlet.ServletRequest request)
                            throws javax.servlet.ServletException
        Check if a context exists for this request, if so complete the context.
        Parameters:
        request - The request object
        Throws:
        javax.servlet.ServletException

      • abortContext

        public static void abortContext​(javax.servlet.ServletRequest request)