Package org.restlet.engine.adapter

Class HttpServerHelper

java.lang.Object

org.restlet.engine.Helper

org.restlet.engine.RestletHelper<T>

org.restlet.engine.connector.ConnectorHelper<Server>

org.restlet.engine.connector.ServerHelper

org.restlet.engine.adapter.HttpServerHelper

Direct Known Subclasses:

NetServerHelper

public class HttpServerHelper
extends ServerHelper

Base HTTP server connector. Here is the list of parameters that are supported. They should be set in the Server's context before it is started:

list of supported parameters

Parameter name	Value type	Default value	Description
useForwardedForHeader	boolean	false	Lookup the "X-Forwarded-For" header supported by popular proxies and caches and uses it to populate the Request.getClientAddresses() method result. This information is only safe for intermediary components within your local network. Other addresses could easily be changed by setting a fake header and should not be trusted for serious security checks.
adapter	String	org.restlet.engine.adapter.ServerAdapter	Class name of the adapter of low-level HTTP calls into high level requests and responses.

Author:

Jerome Louvel

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
HttpServerHelper()	Default constructor.
HttpServerHelper(Server server)	Constructor.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
ServerAdapter	getAdapter()	Returns the adapter from HTTP calls to uniform calls.
void	handle(ServerCall httpCall)	Handles the connector call.
void	setAdapter(ServerAdapter adapter)	Sets the adapter from HTTP calls to uniform calls.

Methods inherited from class org.restlet.engine.connector.ServerHelper

handle, setEphemeralPort, setEphemeralPort, stop

Methods inherited from class org.restlet.engine.connector.ConnectorHelper

getConnectorService, getContext, getProtocols, start, update

Methods inherited from class org.restlet.engine.RestletHelper

getAttributes, getHelped, getHelpedParameters, getLogger, getMetadataService, setHelped

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Details

HttpServerHelper

public HttpServerHelper()

Default constructor. Note that many methods assume that a non-null server is set to work properly. You can use the setHelped(Server) method for this purpose or better rely on the other constructor.

HttpServerHelper

public HttpServerHelper(Server server)

Constructor.

Parameters:

server - The server to help.

Method Details

getAdapter

public ServerAdapter getAdapter()

Returns the adapter from HTTP calls to uniform calls.

Returns:

the adapter from HTTP calls to uniform calls.

handle

public void handle(ServerCall httpCall)

Handles the connector call. The default behavior is to create an REST call and delegate it to the attached Restlet.

Parameters:

httpCall - The HTTP server call.

setAdapter

public void setAdapter(ServerAdapter adapter)

Sets the adapter from HTTP calls to uniform calls.

Parameters:

adapter - The converter to set.