org.springframework.extensions.surf
Interface RequestContextFactory

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractRequestContextFactory, DefaultRequestContextFactory

public interface RequestContextFactory

Interface for a RequestContext factory.

A request context factory is invoked by the framework at the start of the request chain. It is responsible for producing a RequestContext object which is bound to the request. The RequestContext object is a single object instance with which all downstream framework elements can consult.

The RequestContext object is scoped to the request.

Author:

muzquiano

Field Summary

static String	SILENT_INIT Request level marker to the factory impl to perform minimum silent init on the creation of the request - this ensures no authenticated connections etc.
static String	USER_ENDPOINT Request level marker to the factory impl to override the endpoint used to load user meta-data during the instantiation of the request context.

Method Summary

RequestContext

newInstance(javax.servlet.ServletRequest request) Produces a new RequestContext instance for a given request.

Field Detail

SILENT_INIT

static final String SILENT_INIT

Request level marker to the factory impl to perform minimum silent init on the creation of the request - this ensures no authenticated connections etc. are made during init

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Constant Field Values

USER_ENDPOINT

static final String USER_ENDPOINT

Request level marker to the factory impl to override the endpoint used to load user meta-data during the instantiation of the request context.

See Also:

Constant Field Values

Method Detail

newInstance

RequestContext newInstance(javax.servlet.ServletRequest request)
                           throws RequestContextException

Produces a new RequestContext instance for a given request. Always returns a new RequestContext instance - or an exception is thrown.

Returns:

The RequestContext instance

Throws:

RequestContextException