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Spring Framework example source code file (WebUtils.java)

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The Spring Framework WebUtils.java source code

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package org.springframework.web.util;

import java.io.File;
import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
import java.util.Enumeration;
import java.util.Iterator;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.TreeMap;

import javax.servlet.ServletContext;
import javax.servlet.ServletRequest;
import javax.servlet.http.Cookie;
import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
import javax.servlet.http.HttpSession;

import org.springframework.util.Assert;
import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;

/**
 * Miscellaneous utilities for web applications.
 * Used by various framework classes.
 *
 * @author Rod Johnson
 * @author Juergen Hoeller
 */
public abstract class WebUtils {

	/**
	 * Standard Servlet 2.3+ spec request attributes for include URI and paths.
	 * <p>If included via a RequestDispatcher, the current resource will see the
	 * originating request. Its own URI and paths are exposed as request attributes.
	 */
	public static final String INCLUDE_REQUEST_URI_ATTRIBUTE = "javax.servlet.include.request_uri";
	public static final String INCLUDE_CONTEXT_PATH_ATTRIBUTE = "javax.servlet.include.context_path";
	public static final String INCLUDE_SERVLET_PATH_ATTRIBUTE = "javax.servlet.include.servlet_path";
	public static final String INCLUDE_PATH_INFO_ATTRIBUTE = "javax.servlet.include.path_info";
	public static final String INCLUDE_QUERY_STRING_ATTRIBUTE = "javax.servlet.include.query_string";

	/**
	 * Standard Servlet 2.4+ spec request attributes for forward URI and paths.
	 * <p>If forwarded to via a RequestDispatcher, the current resource will see its
	 * own URI and paths. The originating URI and paths are exposed as request attributes.
	 */
	public static final String FORWARD_REQUEST_URI_ATTRIBUTE = "javax.servlet.forward.request_uri";
	public static final String FORWARD_CONTEXT_PATH_ATTRIBUTE = "javax.servlet.forward.context_path";
	public static final String FORWARD_SERVLET_PATH_ATTRIBUTE = "javax.servlet.forward.servlet_path";
	public static final String FORWARD_PATH_INFO_ATTRIBUTE = "javax.servlet.forward.path_info";
	public static final String FORWARD_QUERY_STRING_ATTRIBUTE = "javax.servlet.forward.query_string";


	/**
	 * Prefix of the charset clause in a content type String: ";charset="
	 */
	public static final String CONTENT_TYPE_CHARSET_PREFIX = ";charset=";

	/**
	 * Default character encoding to use when <code>request.getCharacterEncoding
	 * returns <code>null, according to the Servlet spec.
	 * @see ServletRequest#getCharacterEncoding
	 */
	public static final String DEFAULT_CHARACTER_ENCODING = "ISO-8859-1";

	/**
	 * Standard Servlet spec context attribute that specifies a temporary
	 * directory for the current web application, of type <code>java.io.File.
	 */
	public static final String TEMP_DIR_CONTEXT_ATTRIBUTE = "javax.servlet.context.tempdir";

	/**
	 * HTML escape parameter at the servlet context level
	 * (i.e. a context-param in <code>web.xml): "defaultHtmlEscape".
	 */
	public static final String HTML_ESCAPE_CONTEXT_PARAM = "defaultHtmlEscape";

	/**
	 * Web app root key parameter at the servlet context level
	 * (i.e. a context-param in <code>web.xml): "webAppRootKey".
	 */
	public static final String WEB_APP_ROOT_KEY_PARAM = "webAppRootKey";

	/** Default web app root key: "webapp.root" */
	public static final String DEFAULT_WEB_APP_ROOT_KEY = "webapp.root";

	/** Name suffixes in case of image buttons */
	public static final String[] SUBMIT_IMAGE_SUFFIXES = {".x", ".y"};

	/** Key for the mutex session attribute */
	public static final String SESSION_MUTEX_ATTRIBUTE = WebUtils.class.getName() + ".MUTEX";


	/**
	 * Set a system property to the web application root directory.
	 * The key of the system property can be defined with the "webAppRootKey"
	 * context-param in <code>web.xml. Default is "webapp.root".
	 * <p>Can be used for tools that support substition with System.getProperty
	 * values, like log4j's "${key}" syntax within log file locations.
	 * @param servletContext the servlet context of the web application
	 * @throws IllegalStateException if the system property is already set,
	 * or if the WAR file is not expanded
	 * @see #WEB_APP_ROOT_KEY_PARAM
	 * @see #DEFAULT_WEB_APP_ROOT_KEY
	 * @see WebAppRootListener
	 * @see Log4jWebConfigurer
	 */
	public static void setWebAppRootSystemProperty(ServletContext servletContext) throws IllegalStateException {
		Assert.notNull(servletContext, "ServletContext must not be null");
		String root = servletContext.getRealPath("/");
		if (root == null) {
			throw new IllegalStateException(
			    "Cannot set web app root system property when WAR file is not expanded");
		}
		String param = servletContext.getInitParameter(WEB_APP_ROOT_KEY_PARAM);
		String key = (param != null ? param : DEFAULT_WEB_APP_ROOT_KEY);
		String oldValue = System.getProperty(key);
		if (oldValue != null && !StringUtils.pathEquals(oldValue, root)) {
			throw new IllegalStateException(
			    "Web app root system property already set to different value: '" +
			    key + "' = [" + oldValue + "] instead of [" + root + "] - " +
			    "Choose unique values for the 'webAppRootKey' context-param in your web.xml files!");
		}
		System.setProperty(key, root);
		servletContext.log("Set web app root system property: '" + key + "' = [" + root + "]");
	}

	/**
	 * Remove the system property that points to the web app root directory.
	 * To be called on shutdown of the web application.
	 * @param servletContext the servlet context of the web application
	 * @see #setWebAppRootSystemProperty
	 */
	public static void removeWebAppRootSystemProperty(ServletContext servletContext) {
		Assert.notNull(servletContext, "ServletContext must not be null");
		String param = servletContext.getInitParameter(WEB_APP_ROOT_KEY_PARAM);
		String key = (param != null ? param : DEFAULT_WEB_APP_ROOT_KEY);
		System.getProperties().remove(key);
	}

	/**
	 * Return whether default HTML escaping is enabled for the web application,
	 * i.e. the value of the "defaultHtmlEscape" context-param in <code>web.xml
	 * (if any). Falls back to <code>false in case of no explicit default given.
	 * @param servletContext the servlet context of the web application
	 * @return whether default HTML escaping is enabled (default is false)
	 */
	public static boolean isDefaultHtmlEscape(ServletContext servletContext) {
		if (servletContext == null) {
			return false;
		}
		String param = servletContext.getInitParameter(HTML_ESCAPE_CONTEXT_PARAM);
		return Boolean.valueOf(param).booleanValue();
	}

	/**
	 * Return whether default HTML escaping is enabled for the web application,
	 * i.e. the value of the "defaultHtmlEscape" context-param in <code>web.xml
	 * (if any).
	 * <p>This method differentiates between no param specified at all and
	 * an actual boolean value specified, allowing to have a context-specific
	 * default in case of no setting at the global level.
	 * @param servletContext the servlet context of the web application
	 * @return whether default HTML escaping is enabled (null = no explicit default)
	 */
	public static Boolean getDefaultHtmlEscape(ServletContext servletContext) {
		if (servletContext == null) {
			return null;
		}
		Assert.notNull(servletContext, "ServletContext must not be null");
		String param = servletContext.getInitParameter(HTML_ESCAPE_CONTEXT_PARAM);
		return (StringUtils.hasText(param)? Boolean.valueOf(param) : null);
	}

	/**
	 * Return the temporary directory for the current web application,
	 * as provided by the servlet container.
	 * @param servletContext the servlet context of the web application
	 * @return the File representing the temporary directory
	 */
	public static File getTempDir(ServletContext servletContext) {
		Assert.notNull(servletContext, "ServletContext must not be null");
		return (File) servletContext.getAttribute(TEMP_DIR_CONTEXT_ATTRIBUTE);
	}

	/**
	 * Return the real path of the given path within the web application,
	 * as provided by the servlet container.
	 * <p>Prepends a slash if the path does not already start with a slash,
	 * and throws a FileNotFoundException if the path cannot be resolved to
	 * a resource (in contrast to ServletContext's <code>getRealPath,
	 * which returns null).
	 * @param servletContext the servlet context of the web application
	 * @param path the path within the web application
	 * @return the corresponding real path
	 * @throws FileNotFoundException if the path cannot be resolved to a resource
	 * @see javax.servlet.ServletContext#getRealPath
	 */
	public static String getRealPath(ServletContext servletContext, String path) throws FileNotFoundException {
		Assert.notNull(servletContext, "ServletContext must not be null");
		// Interpret location as relative to the web application root directory.
		if (!path.startsWith("/")) {
			path = "/" + path;
		}
		String realPath = servletContext.getRealPath(path);
		if (realPath == null) {
			throw new FileNotFoundException(
					"ServletContext resource [" + path + "] cannot be resolved to absolute file path - " +
					"web application archive not expanded?");
		}
		return realPath;
	}


	/**
	 * Determine the session id of the given request, if any.
	 * @param request current HTTP request
	 * @return the session id, or <code>null if none
	 */
	public static String getSessionId(HttpServletRequest request) {
		Assert.notNull(request, "Request must not be null");
		HttpSession session = request.getSession(false);
		return (session != null ? session.getId() : null);
	}

	/**
	 * Check the given request for a session attribute of the given name.
	 * Returns null if there is no session or if the session has no such attribute.
	 * Does not create a new session if none has existed before!
	 * @param request current HTTP request
	 * @param name the name of the session attribute
	 * @return the value of the session attribute, or <code>null if not found
	 */
	public static Object getSessionAttribute(HttpServletRequest request, String name) {
		Assert.notNull(request, "Request must not be null");
		HttpSession session = request.getSession(false);
		return (session != null ? session.getAttribute(name) : null);
	}

	/**
	 * Check the given request for a session attribute of the given name.
	 * Throws an exception if there is no session or if the session has no such
	 * attribute. Does not create a new session if none has existed before!
	 * @param request current HTTP request
	 * @param name the name of the session attribute
	 * @return the value of the session attribute, or <code>null if not found
	 * @throws IllegalStateException if the session attribute could not be found
	 */
	public static Object getRequiredSessionAttribute(HttpServletRequest request, String name)
	    throws IllegalStateException {

		Object attr = getSessionAttribute(request, name);
		if (attr == null) {
			throw new IllegalStateException("No session attribute '" + name + "' found");
		}
		return attr;
	}

	/**
	 * Set the session attribute with the given name to the given value.
	 * Removes the session attribute if value is null, if a session existed at all.
	 * Does not create a new session if not necessary!
	 * @param request current HTTP request
	 * @param name the name of the session attribute
	 * @param value the value of the session attribute
	 */
	public static void setSessionAttribute(HttpServletRequest request, String name, Object value) {
		Assert.notNull(request, "Request must not be null");
		if (value != null) {
			request.getSession().setAttribute(name, value);
		}
		else {
			HttpSession session = request.getSession(false);
			if (session != null) {
				session.removeAttribute(name);
			}
		}
	}

	/**
	 * Get the specified session attribute, creating and setting a new attribute if
	 * no existing found. The given class needs to have a public no-arg constructor.
	 * Useful for on-demand state objects in a web tier, like shopping carts.
	 * @param session current HTTP session
	 * @param name the name of the session attribute
	 * @param clazz the class to instantiate for a new attribute
	 * @return the value of the session attribute, newly created if not found
	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the session attribute could not be instantiated
	 */
	public static Object getOrCreateSessionAttribute(HttpSession session, String name, Class clazz)
			throws IllegalArgumentException {

		Assert.notNull(session, "Session must not be null");
		Object sessionObject = session.getAttribute(name);
		if (sessionObject == null) {
			try {
				sessionObject = clazz.newInstance();
			}
			catch (InstantiationException ex) {
				throw new IllegalArgumentException(
				    "Could not instantiate class [" + clazz.getName() +
				    "] for session attribute '" + name + "': " + ex.getMessage());
			}
			catch (IllegalAccessException ex) {
				throw new IllegalArgumentException(
				    "Could not access default constructor of class [" + clazz.getName() +
				    "] for session attribute '" + name + "': " + ex.getMessage());
			}
			session.setAttribute(name, sessionObject);
		}
		return sessionObject;
	}

	/**
	 * Return the best available mutex for the given session:
	 * that is, an object to synchronize on for the given session.
	 * <p>Returns the session mutex attribute if available; usually,
	 * this means that the HttpSessionMutexListener needs to be defined
	 * in <code>web.xml. Falls back to the HttpSession itself
	 * if no mutex attribute found.
	 * <p>The session mutex is guaranteed to be the same object during
	 * the entire lifetime of the session, available under the key defined
	 * by the <code>SESSION_MUTEX_ATTRIBUTE constant. It serves as a
	 * safe reference to synchronize on for locking on the current session.
	 * <p>In many cases, the HttpSession reference itself is a safe mutex
	 * as well, since it will always be the same object reference for the
	 * same active logical session. However, this is not guaranteed across
	 * different servlet containers; the only 100% safe way is a session mutex.
	 * @param session the HttpSession to find a mutex for
	 * @return the mutex object (never <code>null)
	 * @see #SESSION_MUTEX_ATTRIBUTE
	 * @see HttpSessionMutexListener
	 */
	public static Object getSessionMutex(HttpSession session) {
		Assert.notNull(session, "Session must not be null");
		Object mutex = session.getAttribute(SESSION_MUTEX_ATTRIBUTE);
		if (mutex == null) {
			mutex = session;
		}
		return mutex;
	}


	/**
	 * Determine whether the given request is an include request,
	 * that is, not a top-level HTTP request coming in from the outside.
	 * <p>Checks the presence of the "javax.servlet.include.request_uri"
	 * request attribute. Could check any request attribute that is only
	 * present in an include request.
	 * @param request current servlet request
	 * @return whether the given request is an include request
	 */
	public static boolean isIncludeRequest(ServletRequest request) {
		return (request.getAttribute(INCLUDE_REQUEST_URI_ATTRIBUTE) != null);
	}

	/**
	 * Expose the current request URI and paths as {@link javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest}
	 * attributes under the keys defined in the Servlet 2.4 specification,
	 * for containers that implement 2.3 or an earlier version of the Servlet API:
	 * <code>javax.servlet.forward.request_uri,
	 * <code>javax.servlet.forward.context_path,
	 * <code>javax.servlet.forward.servlet_path,
	 * <code>javax.servlet.forward.path_info,
	 * <code>javax.servlet.forward.query_string.
	 * <p>Does not override values if already present, to not cause conflicts
	 * with the attributes exposed by Servlet 2.4+ containers themselves.
	 * @param request current servlet request
	 */
	public static void exposeForwardRequestAttributes(HttpServletRequest request) {
		if (request.getAttribute(FORWARD_REQUEST_URI_ATTRIBUTE) == null) {
			request.setAttribute(FORWARD_REQUEST_URI_ATTRIBUTE, request.getRequestURI());
		}
		if (request.getAttribute(FORWARD_CONTEXT_PATH_ATTRIBUTE) == null) {
			request.setAttribute(FORWARD_CONTEXT_PATH_ATTRIBUTE, request.getContextPath());
		}
		if (request.getAttribute(FORWARD_SERVLET_PATH_ATTRIBUTE) == null) {
			request.setAttribute(FORWARD_SERVLET_PATH_ATTRIBUTE, request.getServletPath());
		}
		if (request.getAttribute(FORWARD_PATH_INFO_ATTRIBUTE) == null) {
			request.setAttribute(FORWARD_PATH_INFO_ATTRIBUTE, request.getPathInfo());
		}
		if (request.getAttribute(FORWARD_QUERY_STRING_ATTRIBUTE) == null) {
			request.setAttribute(FORWARD_QUERY_STRING_ATTRIBUTE, request.getQueryString());
		}
	}

	/**
	 * Expose the given Map as request attributes, using the keys as attribute names
	 * and the values as corresponding attribute values. Keys need to be Strings.
	 * @param request current HTTP request
	 * @param attributes the attributes Map
	 */
	public static void exposeRequestAttributes(ServletRequest request, Map attributes) {
		Assert.notNull(request, "Request must not be null");
		Iterator it = attributes.entrySet().iterator();
		while (it.hasNext()) {
			Map.Entry entry = (Map.Entry) it.next();
			if (!(entry.getKey() instanceof String)) {
				throw new IllegalArgumentException(
						"Invalid key [" + entry.getKey() + "] in attributes Map - only Strings allowed as attribute keys");
			}
			request.setAttribute((String) entry.getKey(), entry.getValue());
		}
	}

	/**
	 * Retrieve the first cookie with the given name. Note that multiple
	 * cookies can have the same name but different paths or domains.
	 * @param request current servlet request
	 * @param name cookie name
	 * @return the first cookie with the given name, or <code>null if none is found
	 */
	public static Cookie getCookie(HttpServletRequest request, String name) {
		Assert.notNull(request, "Request must not be null");
		Cookie cookies[] = request.getCookies();
		if (cookies != null) {
			for (int i = 0; i < cookies.length; i++) {
				if (name.equals(cookies[i].getName())) {
					return cookies[i];
				}
			}
		}
		return null;
	}


	/**
	 * Check if a specific input type="submit" parameter was sent in the request,
	 * either via a button (directly with name) or via an image (name + ".x" or
	 * name + ".y").
	 * @param request current HTTP request
	 * @param name name of the parameter
	 * @return if the parameter was sent
	 * @see #SUBMIT_IMAGE_SUFFIXES
	 */
	public static boolean hasSubmitParameter(ServletRequest request, String name) {
		Assert.notNull(request, "Request must not be null");
		if (request.getParameter(name) != null) {
			return true;
		}
		for (int i = 0; i < SUBMIT_IMAGE_SUFFIXES.length; i++) {
			String suffix = SUBMIT_IMAGE_SUFFIXES[i];
			if (request.getParameter(name + suffix) != null) {
				return true;
			}
		}
		return false;
	}

	/**
	 * Return a map containing all parameters with the given prefix.
	 * Maps single values to String and multiple values to String array.
	 * <p>For example, with a prefix of "spring_", "spring_param1" and
	 * "spring_param2" result in a Map with "param1" and "param2" as keys.
	 * @param request HTTP request in which to look for parameters
	 * @param prefix the beginning of parameter names
	 * (if this is null or the empty string, all parameters will match)
	 * @return map containing request parameters <b>without the prefix,
	 * containing either a String or a String array as values
	 * @see javax.servlet.ServletRequest#getParameterNames
	 * @see javax.servlet.ServletRequest#getParameterValues
	 * @see javax.servlet.ServletRequest#getParameterMap
	 */
	public static Map getParametersStartingWith(ServletRequest request, String prefix) {
		Assert.notNull(request, "Request must not be null");
		Enumeration paramNames = request.getParameterNames();
		Map params = new TreeMap();
		if (prefix == null) {
			prefix = "";
		}
		while (paramNames != null && paramNames.hasMoreElements()) {
			String paramName = (String) paramNames.nextElement();
			if ("".equals(prefix) || paramName.startsWith(prefix)) {
				String unprefixed = paramName.substring(prefix.length());
				String[] values = request.getParameterValues(paramName);
				if (values == null || values.length == 0) {
					// Do nothing, no values found at all.
				}
				else if (values.length > 1) {
					params.put(unprefixed, values);
				}
				else {
					params.put(unprefixed, values[0]);
				}
			}
		}
		return params;
	}

	/**
	 * Return the target page specified in the request.
	 * @param request current servlet request
	 * @param paramPrefix the parameter prefix to check for
	 * (e.g. "_target" for parameters like "_target1" or "_target2")
	 * @param currentPage the current page, to be returned as fallback
	 * if no target page specified
	 * @return the page specified in the request, or current page if not found
	 */
	public static int getTargetPage(ServletRequest request, String paramPrefix, int currentPage) {
		Enumeration paramNames = request.getParameterNames();
		while (paramNames.hasMoreElements()) {
			String paramName = (String) paramNames.nextElement();
			if (paramName.startsWith(paramPrefix)) {
				for (int i = 0; i < WebUtils.SUBMIT_IMAGE_SUFFIXES.length; i++) {
					String suffix = WebUtils.SUBMIT_IMAGE_SUFFIXES[i];
					if (paramName.endsWith(suffix)) {
						paramName = paramName.substring(0, paramName.length() - suffix.length());
					}
				}
				return Integer.parseInt(paramName.substring(paramPrefix.length()));
			}
		}
		return currentPage;
	}


	/**
	 * Extract the URL filename from the given request URL path.
	 * Correctly resolves nested paths such as "/products/view.html" as well.
	 * @param urlPath the request URL path (e.g. "/index.html")
	 * @return the extracted URI filename (e.g. "index")
	 */
	public static String extractFilenameFromUrlPath(String urlPath) {
		int begin = urlPath.lastIndexOf('/') + 1;
		int end = urlPath.indexOf(';');
		if (end == -1) {
			end = urlPath.indexOf('?');
			if (end == -1) {
				end = urlPath.length();
			}
		}
		String filename = urlPath.substring(begin, end);
		int dotIndex = filename.lastIndexOf('.');
		if (dotIndex != -1) {
			filename = filename.substring(0, dotIndex);
		}
		return filename;
	}

}

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