Class Template

java.lang.Object
org.restlet.routing.Template

public class Template extends Object
String template with a pluggable model. Supports both formatting and parsing. The template variables can be inserted using the "{name}" syntax and described using the modifiable map of variable descriptors. When no descriptor is found for a given variable, the template logic uses its default variable property initialized using the default Variable constructor.

Note that the variable descriptors can be changed before the first parsing or matching call. After that point, changes won't be taken into account.

Format and parsing methods are specially available to deal with requests and response. See format(Request, Response) and parse(String, Request).
Author:
Jerome Louvel
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  • Field Details

    • MODE_EQUALS

      public static final int MODE_EQUALS
      Mode where all characters must match the template and size be identical.
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    • MODE_STARTS_WITH

      public static final int MODE_STARTS_WITH
      Mode where characters at the beginning must match the template.
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  • Constructor Details

    • Template

      public Template(String pattern)
      Default constructor. Each variable matches any sequence of characters by default. When parsing, the template will attempt to match the whole template. When formatting, the variable are replaced by an empty string if they don't exist in the model.
      Parameters:
      pattern - The pattern to use for formatting or parsing.
    • Template

      public Template(String pattern, int matchingMode)
      Constructor.
      Parameters:
      pattern - The pattern to use for formatting or parsing.
      matchingMode - The matching mode to use when parsing a formatted reference.
    • Template

      public Template(String pattern, int matchingMode, int defaultType, String defaultDefaultValue, boolean defaultRequired, boolean defaultFixed)
      Constructor.
      Parameters:
      pattern - The pattern to use for formatting or parsing.
      matchingMode - The matching mode to use when parsing a formatted reference.
      defaultType - The default type of variables with no descriptor.
      defaultDefaultValue - The default value for null variables with no descriptor.
      defaultRequired - The default required flag for variables with no descriptor.
      defaultFixed - The default fixed value for variables with no descriptor.
    • Template

      public Template(String pattern, int matchingMode, int defaultType, String defaultDefaultValue, boolean defaultRequired, boolean defaultFixed, boolean encodingVariables)
      Constructor.
      Parameters:
      pattern - The pattern to use for formatting or parsing.
      matchingMode - The matching mode to use when parsing a formatted reference.
      defaultType - The default type of variables with no descriptor.
      defaultDefaultValue - The default value for null variables with no descriptor.
      defaultRequired - The default required flag for variables with no descriptor.
      defaultFixed - The default fixed value for variables with no descriptor.
      encodingVariables - True if the variables must be encoded when formatting the template.
  • Method Details

    • format

      public String format(Map<String,?> values)
      Creates a formatted string based on the given map of values.
      Parameters:
      values - The values to use when formatting.
      Returns:
      The formatted string.
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    • format

      public String format(Request request, Response response)
      Creates a formatted string based on the given request and response.
      Parameters:
      request - The request to use as a model.
      response - The response to use as a model.
      Returns:
      The formatted string.
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    • format

      public String format(Resolver<?> resolver)
      Creates a formatted string based on the given variable resolver.
      Parameters:
      resolver - The variable resolver to use.
      Returns:
      The formatted string.
    • getDefaultVariable

      public Variable getDefaultVariable()
      Returns the default variable.
      Returns:
      The default variable.
    • getLogger

      public Logger getLogger()
      Returns the logger to use.
      Returns:
      The logger to use.
    • getMatchingMode

      public int getMatchingMode()
      Returns the matching mode to use when parsing a formatted reference.
      Returns:
      The matching mode to use when parsing a formatted reference.
    • getPattern

      public String getPattern()
      Returns the pattern to use for formatting or parsing.
      Returns:
      The pattern to use for formatting or parsing.
    • getVariableNames

      public List<String> getVariableNames()
      Returns the list of variable names in the template.
      Returns:
      The list of variable names.
    • getVariables

      public Map<String,Variable> getVariables()
      Returns the modifiable map of variable descriptors. Creates a new instance if no one has been set. Note that those variables are only descriptors that can influence the way parsing and formatting is done, they don't contain the actual value parsed.
      Returns:
      The modifiable map of variables.
    • isEncodingVariables

      public boolean isEncodingVariables()
      Indicates if the variables must be encoded when formatting the template.
      Returns:
      True if the variables must be encoded when formatting the template, false otherwise.
    • match

      public int match(String formattedString)
      Indicates if the current pattern matches the given formatted string.
      Parameters:
      formattedString - The formatted string to match.
      Returns:
      The number of matched characters or -1 if the match failed.
    • parse

      public int parse(String formattedString, Map<String,Object> variables)
      Attempts to parse a formatted reference. If the parsing succeeds, the given request's attributes are updated.
      Note that the values parsed are directly extracted from the formatted reference and are therefore not percent-decoded.
      Parameters:
      formattedString - The string to parse.
      variables - The map of variables to update.
      Returns:
      The number of matched characters or -1 if no character matched.
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    • parse

      public int parse(String formattedString, Map<String,Object> variables, boolean loggable)
      Attempts to parse a formatted reference. If the parsing succeeds, the given request's attributes are updated.
      Note that the values parsed are directly extracted from the formatted reference and are therefore not percent-decoded.
      Parameters:
      formattedString - The string to parse.
      variables - The map of variables to update.
      loggable - True if the parsing should be logged.
      Returns:
      The number of matched characters or -1 if no character matched.
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    • parse

      public int parse(String formattedString, Request request)
      Attempts to parse a formatted reference. If the parsing succeeds, the given request's attributes are updated.
      Note that the values parsed are directly extracted from the formatted reference and are therefore not percent-decoded.
      Parameters:
      formattedString - The string to parse.
      request - The request to update.
      Returns:
      The number of matched characters or -1 if no character matched.
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    • setDefaultVariable

      public void setDefaultVariable(Variable defaultVariable)
      Sets the variable to use, if no variable is given.
      Parameters:
      defaultVariable -
    • setEncodingVariables

      public void setEncodingVariables(boolean encodingVariables)
      Indicates if the variables must be encoded when formatting the template.
      Parameters:
      encodingVariables - True if the variables must be encoded when formatting the template.
    • setLogger

      public void setLogger(Logger logger)
      Sets the logger to use.
      Parameters:
      logger - The logger to use.
    • setMatchingMode

      public void setMatchingMode(int matchingMode)
      Sets the matching mode to use when parsing a formatted reference.
      Parameters:
      matchingMode - The matching mode to use when parsing a formatted reference.
    • setPattern

      public void setPattern(String pattern)
      Sets the pattern to use for formatting or parsing.
      Parameters:
      pattern - The pattern to use for formatting or parsing.
    • setVariables

      public void setVariables(Map<String,Variable> variables)
      Sets the modifiable map of variables.
      Parameters:
      variables - The modifiable map of variables.