Package org.restlet.engine.local

Class EntityClientHelper

java.lang.Object

org.restlet.engine.Helper

org.restlet.engine.RestletHelper<T>

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

org.restlet.engine.connector.ClientHelper

org.restlet.engine.local.LocalClientHelper

org.restlet.engine.local.EntityClientHelper

Direct Known Subclasses:

FileClientHelper

public abstract class EntityClientHelper
extends LocalClientHelper

Connector to the local entities. That connector supports the content negotiation feature (i.e. for GET and HEAD methods) and implements the response to GET/HEAD methods.

Author:

Thierry Boileau

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
EntityClientHelper(Client client)	Constructor.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
Reference	createReference(String scheme, String encodedParentDirPath, String encodedEntityName, String decodedVariantName)	Generate a Reference for a variant name (which is URL decoded) and handle the translation between the incoming requested path (which is URL encoded).
abstract Entity	getEntity(String path)	Returns a local entity for the given path.
protected String	getReencodedVariantEntityName(String encodedEntityName, String decodedVariantEntityName)	Percent-encodes the given percent-decoded variant name of a resource whose percent-encoded name is given.
protected void	handleEntityGet(Request request, Response response, Entity entity)	Handles a GET call.
protected void	handleLocal(Request request, Response response, String decodedPath)	Handles a local call.

Methods inherited from class org.restlet.engine.local.LocalClientHelper

getDefaultLanguage, getTimeToLive, handle

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

getConnectorService, getContext, getProtocols, start, stop, 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

EntityClientHelper

public EntityClientHelper(Client client)

Constructor.

Parameters:

client - The client to help.

Method Details

createReference

public Reference createReference(String scheme,
 String encodedParentDirPath,
 String encodedEntityName,
 String decodedVariantName)

Generate a Reference for a variant name (which is URL decoded) and handle the translation between the incoming requested path (which is URL encoded).

Parameters:

scheme - The scheme of the requested resource.

encodedParentDirPath - The encoded path of the parent directory of the requested resource.

encodedEntityName - The encoded name of the requested resource.

decodedVariantName - The decoded name of a returned resource.

Returns:

A new Reference.

getEntity

public abstract Entity getEntity(String path)

Returns a local entity for the given path.

Parameters:

path - The path of the entity.

Returns:

A local entity for the given path.

getReencodedVariantEntityName

protected String getReencodedVariantEntityName(String encodedEntityName,
 String decodedVariantEntityName)

Percent-encodes the given percent-decoded variant name of a resource whose percent-encoded name is given. Tries to match the longest common part of both encoded entity name and decoded variant name.

Parameters:

encodedEntityName - the percent-encoded name of the initial resource

decodedVariantEntityName - the percent-decoded entity name of a variant of the initial resource.

Returns:

The variant percent-encoded entity name.

handleEntityGet

protected void handleEntityGet(Request request,
 Response response,
 Entity entity)

Handles a GET call.

Parameters:

request - The request to answer.

response - The response to update.

entity - The requested entity (normal or directory).

handleLocal

protected void handleLocal(Request request,
 Response response,
 String decodedPath)

Description copied from class: LocalClientHelper

Handles a local call.

Specified by:

handleLocal in class LocalClientHelper

Parameters:

request - The request to handle.

response - The response to update.

decodedPath - The decoded local path.