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Struts example source code file (ActionComponent.java)

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The Struts ActionComponent.java source code

/*
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package org.apache.struts2.components;

import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.Writer;
import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.Iterator;
import java.util.Map;

import javax.servlet.ServletContext;
import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse;
import javax.servlet.jsp.PageContext;

import org.apache.struts2.ServletActionContext;
import org.apache.struts2.StrutsException;
import org.apache.struts2.StrutsStatics;
import org.apache.struts2.dispatcher.Dispatcher;
import org.apache.struts2.dispatcher.RequestMap;
import org.apache.struts2.dispatcher.mapper.ActionMapper;
import org.apache.struts2.dispatcher.mapper.ActionMapping;
import org.apache.struts2.views.annotations.StrutsTag;
import org.apache.struts2.views.annotations.StrutsTagAttribute;
import org.apache.struts2.views.jsp.TagUtils;

import com.opensymphony.xwork2.ActionContext;
import com.opensymphony.xwork2.ActionProxy;
import com.opensymphony.xwork2.ActionProxyFactory;
import com.opensymphony.xwork2.ActionInvocation;
import com.opensymphony.xwork2.inject.Inject;
import com.opensymphony.xwork2.util.ValueStack;
import com.opensymphony.xwork2.util.ValueStackFactory;
import com.opensymphony.xwork2.util.logging.Logger;
import com.opensymphony.xwork2.util.logging.LoggerFactory;

/**
 * <!-- START SNIPPET: javadoc -->
 * <p>This tag enables developers to call actions directly from a JSP page by specifying the action name and an optional
 * namespace.  The body content of the tag is used to render the results from the Action.  Any result processor defined
 * for this action in struts.xml will be ignored, <i>unless the executeResult parameter is specified.

* <!-- END SNIPPET: javadoc --> * * <!-- START SNIPPET: params --> * <ul> * <li>id (String) - the id (if specified) to put the action under stack's context. * <li>name* (String) - name of the action to be executed (without the extension suffix eg. .action) * <li>namespace (String) - default to the namespace where this action tag is invoked * <li>executeResult (Boolean) - default is false. Decides whether the result of this action is to be executed or not * <li>ignoreContextParams (Boolean) - default to false. Decides whether the request parameters are to be included when the action is invoked * </ul> * <!-- END SNIPPET: params --> * * <pre> * <!-- START SNIPPET: javacode --> * public class ActionTagAction extends ActionSupport { * * public String execute() throws Exception { * return "done"; * } * * public String doDefault() throws Exception { * ServletActionContext.getRequest().setAttribute("stringByAction", "This is a String put in by the action's doDefault()"); * return "done"; * } * } * <!-- END SNIPPET: javacode --> * </pre> * * <pre> * <!-- START SNIPPET: strutsxml --> * <xwork> * .... * <action name="actionTagAction1" class="tmjee.testing.ActionTagAction"> * <result name="done">success.jsp * </action> * <action name="actionTagAction2" class="tmjee.testing.ActionTagAction" method="default"> * <result name="done">success.jsp * </action> * .... * </xwork> * <!-- END SNIPPET: strutsxml --> * </pre> * * <pre> * <!-- START SNIPPET: example --> * <div>The following action tag will execute result and include it in this page
* <br /> * <s:action name="actionTagAction" executeResult="true" /> * <br /> * <div>The following action tag will do the same as above, but invokes method specialMethod in action * <br /> * <s:action name="actionTagAction!specialMethod" executeResult="true" /> * <br /> * <div>The following action tag will not execute result, but put a String in request scope * under an id "stringByAction" which will be retrieved using property tag</div> * <s:action name="actionTagAction!default" executeResult="false" /> * <s:property value="#attr.stringByAction" /> * <!-- END SNIPPET: example --> * </pre> * */ @StrutsTag(name="action", tldTagClass="org.apache.struts2.views.jsp.ActionTag", description="Execute an action from within a view") public class ActionComponent extends ContextBean { private static final Logger LOG = LoggerFactory.getLogger(ActionComponent.class); protected HttpServletResponse res; protected HttpServletRequest req; protected ValueStackFactory valueStackFactory; protected ActionProxyFactory actionProxyFactory; protected ActionProxy proxy; protected String name; protected String namespace; protected boolean executeResult; protected boolean ignoreContextParams; protected boolean flush = true; protected boolean rethrowException; public ActionComponent(ValueStack stack, HttpServletRequest req, HttpServletResponse res) { super(stack); this.req = req; this.res = res; } /** * @param actionProxyFactory the actionProxyFactory to set */ @Inject public void setActionProxyFactory(ActionProxyFactory actionProxyFactory) { this.actionProxyFactory = actionProxyFactory; } @Inject public void setValueStackFactory(ValueStackFactory valueStackFactory) { this.valueStackFactory = valueStackFactory; } @Inject public void setActionMapper(ActionMapper mapper) { this.actionMapper = mapper; } public boolean end(Writer writer, String body) { boolean end = super.end(writer, "", false); try { if (flush) { try { writer.flush(); } catch (IOException e) { LOG.warn("error while trying to flush writer ", e); } } executeAction(); if ((getVar() != null) && (proxy != null)) { getStack().setValue("#attr['" + getVar() + "']", proxy.getAction()); } } finally { popComponentStack(); } return end; } protected Map createExtraContext() { Map newParams = createParametersForContext(); ActionContext ctx = new ActionContext(stack.getContext()); ServletContext servletContext = (ServletContext) ctx.get(ServletActionContext.SERVLET_CONTEXT); PageContext pageContext = (PageContext) ctx.get(ServletActionContext.PAGE_CONTEXT); Map session = ctx.getSession(); Map application = ctx.getApplication(); Dispatcher du = Dispatcher.getInstance(); Map<String, Object> extraContext = du.createContextMap(new RequestMap(req), newParams, session, application, req, res, servletContext); ValueStack newStack = valueStackFactory.createValueStack(stack); extraContext.put(ActionContext.VALUE_STACK, newStack); // add page context, such that ServletDispatcherResult will do an include extraContext.put(ServletActionContext.PAGE_CONTEXT, pageContext); return extraContext; } /** * Creates parameters map using parameters from the value stack and component parameters. Any non-String array * values will be converted into a single-value String array. * * @return A map of String[] parameters */ protected Map<String,String[]> createParametersForContext() { Map parentParams = null; if (!ignoreContextParams) { parentParams = new ActionContext(getStack().getContext()).getParameters(); } Map<String,String[]> newParams = (parentParams != null) ? new HashMap<String,String[]>(parentParams) : new HashMap<String,String[]>(); if (parameters != null) { Map<String,String[]> params = new HashMap(); for (Iterator i = parameters.entrySet().iterator(); i.hasNext(); ) { Map.Entry entry = (Map.Entry) i.next(); String key = (String) entry.getKey(); Object val = entry.getValue(); if (val.getClass().isArray() && String.class == val.getClass().getComponentType()) { params.put(key, (String[])val); } else { params.put(key, new String[]{val.toString()}); } } newParams.putAll(params); } return newParams; } public ActionProxy getProxy() { return proxy; } /** * Execute the requested action. If no namespace is provided, we'll * attempt to derive a namespace using buildNamespace(). The ActionProxy * and the namespace will be saved into the instance variables proxy and * namespace respectively. * * @see org.apache.struts2.views.jsp.TagUtils#buildNamespace */ protected void executeAction() { String actualName = findString(name, "name", "Action name is required. Example: updatePerson"); if (actualName == null) { throw new StrutsException("Unable to find value for name " + name); } // handle "name!method" convention. final String actionName; final String methodName; ActionMapping mapping = actionMapper.getMappingFromActionName(actualName); actionName = mapping.getName(); methodName = mapping.getMethod(); String namespace; if (this.namespace == null) { namespace = TagUtils.buildNamespace(actionMapper, getStack(), req); } else { namespace = findString(this.namespace); } // get the old value stack from the request ValueStack stack = getStack(); // execute at this point, after params have been set ActionInvocation inv = ActionContext.getContext().getActionInvocation(); try { proxy = actionProxyFactory.createActionProxy(namespace, actionName, methodName, createExtraContext(), executeResult, true); // set the new stack into the request for the taglib to use req.setAttribute(ServletActionContext.STRUTS_VALUESTACK_KEY, proxy.getInvocation().getStack()); req.setAttribute(StrutsStatics.STRUTS_ACTION_TAG_INVOCATION, Boolean.TRUE); proxy.execute(); } catch (Exception e) { String message = "Could not execute action: " + namespace + "/" + actualName; LOG.error(message, e); if (rethrowException) { throw new StrutsException(message, e); } } finally { req.removeAttribute(StrutsStatics.STRUTS_ACTION_TAG_INVOCATION); // set the old stack back on the request req.setAttribute(ServletActionContext.STRUTS_VALUESTACK_KEY, stack); if (inv != null) { ActionContext.getContext().setActionInvocation(inv); } } if ((getVar() != null) && (proxy != null)) { putInContext(proxy.getAction()); } } @StrutsTagAttribute(required=true,description="Name of the action to be executed (without the extension suffix eg. .action)") public void setName(String name) { this.name = name; } @StrutsTagAttribute(description="Namespace for action to call", defaultValue="namespace from where tag is used") public void setNamespace(String namespace) { this.namespace = namespace; } @StrutsTagAttribute(description="Whether the result of this action (probably a view) should be executed/rendered", type="Boolean", defaultValue="false") public void setExecuteResult(boolean executeResult) { this.executeResult = executeResult; } @StrutsTagAttribute(description="Whether the request parameters are to be included when the action is invoked", type="Boolean", defaultValue="false") public void setIgnoreContextParams(boolean ignoreContextParams) { this.ignoreContextParams = ignoreContextParams; } @StrutsTagAttribute(description="Whether the writer should be flush upon end of action component tag, default to true", type="Boolean", defaultValue="true") public void setFlush(boolean flush) { this.flush = flush; } @StrutsTagAttribute(description="Whether an exception should be rethrown, if the target action throws an exception", type="Boolean", defaultValue="false") public void setRethrowException(boolean rethrowException) { this.rethrowException = rethrowException; } }

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