org.bibeault.frontman
Class CommandBroker

java.lang.Object
  javax.servlet.GenericServlet
      javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet
          org.bibeault.frontman.CommandBroker

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable, javax.servlet.Servlet, javax.servlet.ServletConfig

public class CommandBroker
extends javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet

A simple Front Controller using a simple "configuration by convention" mechanism to locate Command classes and View resources. Optionally, properties files can be used to define explicit command and view mappings.

See the description of the org.bibeault.frontman package for details on how to establish this servlet in the deployment descriptor.

Notes:

1. Upon init, this servlet will record any command and view paths, and attempt to load any properties files, specified by the init parameters in the <servlet> element in the deplyment descriptor.
2. GET and POST requests are handled equally by this servlet.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

CommandBroker()

Method Summary

void	doGet(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request, javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse response)
void	doPost(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request, javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse response)
void	init()

Methods inherited from class javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet

doDelete, doHead, doOptions, doPut, doTrace, getLastModified, service, service

Methods inherited from class javax.servlet.GenericServlet

destroy, getInitParameter, getInitParameterNames, getServletConfig, getServletContext, getServletInfo, getServletName, init, log, log

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

CommandBroker

public CommandBroker()

Method Detail

init

public void init()
          throws javax.servlet.ServletException

Overrides:

init in class javax.servlet.GenericServlet

Throws:

javax.servlet.ServletException

doGet

public void doGet(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request,
                  javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse response)
           throws javax.servlet.ServletException,
                  java.io.IOException

Overrides:

doGet in class javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet

Throws:

javax.servlet.ServletException

java.io.IOException

doPost

public void doPost(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request,
                   javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse response)
            throws javax.servlet.ServletException,
                   java.io.IOException

Overrides:

doPost in class javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet

Throws:

javax.servlet.ServletException

java.io.IOException