Jetty example source code file (Servlet.java)

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The Jetty Servlet.java source code

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package javax.servlet;

import java.io.IOException;


/**
 * Defines methods that all servlets must implement.
 *
 * <p>A servlet is a small Java program that runs within a Web server.
 * Servlets receive and respond to requests from Web clients,
 * usually across HTTP, the HyperText Transfer Protocol. 
 *
 * <p>To implement this interface, you can write a generic servlet
 * that extends
 * <code>javax.servlet.GenericServlet or an HTTP servlet that
 * extends <code>javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.
 *
 * <p>This interface defines methods to initialize a servlet,
 * to service requests, and to remove a servlet from the server.
 * These are known as life-cycle methods and are called in the
 * following sequence:
 * <ol>
 * <li>The servlet is constructed, then initialized with the init method.
 * <li>Any calls from clients to the service method are handled.
 * <li>The servlet is taken out of service, then destroyed with the 
 * <code>destroy method, then garbage collected and finalized.
 * </ol>
 *
 * <p>In addition to the life-cycle methods, this interface
 * provides the <code>getServletConfig method, which the servlet 
 * can use to get any startup information, and the <code>getServletInfo
 * method, which allows the servlet to return basic information about itself,
 * such as author, version, and copyright.
 *
 * @author 	Various
 *
 * @see 	GenericServlet
 * @see 	javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet
 *
 */


public interface Servlet {

    /**
     * Called by the servlet container to indicate to a servlet that the 
     * servlet is being placed into service.
     *
     * <p>The servlet container calls the init
     * method exactly once after instantiating the servlet.
     * The <code>init method must complete successfully
     * before the servlet can receive any requests.
     *
     * <p>The servlet container cannot place the servlet into service
     * if the <code>init method
     * <ol>
     * <li>Throws a ServletException
     * <li>Does not return within a time period defined by the Web server
     * </ol>
     *
     *
     * @param config			a <code>ServletConfig object 
     *					containing the servlet's
     * 					configuration and initialization parameters
     *
     * @exception ServletException 	if an exception has occurred that
     *					interferes with the servlet's normal
     *					operation
     *
     * @see 				UnavailableException
     * @see 				#getServletConfig
     *
     */

    public void init(ServletConfig config) throws ServletException;
    
    

    /**
     *
     * Returns a {@link ServletConfig} object, which contains
     * initialization and startup parameters for this servlet.
     * The <code>ServletConfig object returned is the one 
     * passed to the <code>init method. 
     *
     * <p>Implementations of this interface are responsible for storing the 
     * <code>ServletConfig object so that this 
     * method can return it. The {@link GenericServlet}
     * class, which implements this interface, already does this.
     *
     * @return		the <code>ServletConfig object
     *			that initializes this servlet
     *
     * @see 		#init
     *
     */

    public ServletConfig getServletConfig();
    
    

    /**
     * Called by the servlet container to allow the servlet to respond to 
     * a request.
     *
     * <p>This method is only called after the servlet's init()
     * method has completed successfully.
     * 
     * <p>  The status code of the response always should be set for a servlet 
     * that throws or sends an error.
     *
     * 
     * <p>Servlets typically run inside multithreaded servlet containers
     * that can handle multiple requests concurrently. Developers must 
     * be aware to synchronize access to any shared resources such as files,
     * network connections, and as well as the servlet's class and instance 
     * variables. 
     * More information on multithreaded programming in Java is available in 
     * <a href="http://java.sun.com/Series/Tutorial/java/threads/multithreaded.html">
     * the Java tutorial on multi-threaded programming</a>.
     *
     *
     * @param req 	the <code>ServletRequest object that contains
     *			the client's request
     *
     * @param res 	the <code>ServletResponse object that contains
     *			the servlet's response
     *
     * @exception ServletException 	if an exception occurs that interferes
     *					with the servlet's normal operation 
     *
     * @exception IOException 		if an input or output exception occurs
     *
     */

    public void service(ServletRequest req, ServletResponse res)
	throws ServletException, IOException;
	
	

    /**
     * Returns information about the servlet, such
     * as author, version, and copyright.
     * 
     * <p>The string that this method returns should
     * be plain text and not markup of any kind (such as HTML, XML,
     * etc.).
     *
     * @return 		a <code>String containing servlet information
     *
     */

    public String getServletInfo();
    
    

    /**
     *
     * Called by the servlet container to indicate to a servlet that the
     * servlet is being taken out of service.  This method is
     * only called once all threads within the servlet's
     * <code>service method have exited or after a timeout
     * period has passed. After the servlet container calls this 
     * method, it will not call the <code>service method again
     * on this servlet.
     *
     * <p>This method gives the servlet an opportunity 
     * to clean up any resources that are being held (for example, memory,
     * file handles, threads) and make sure that any persistent state is
     * synchronized with the servlet's current state in memory.
     *
     */

    public void destroy();
}