net.sf.serfj

Class RestServlet

java.lang.Object

javax.servlet.GenericServlet

javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet

net.sf.serfj.RestServlet

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, javax.servlet.Servlet, javax.servlet.ServletConfig

public class RestServlet
extends javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet

Main class. This servlet dispatches REST requests to controllers. It parses the URL, extracting resources and resources' Ids so developer will be able to get them in the method's controller.

Author:

Eduardo Yáñez

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
RestServlet()

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	init() Reads configuration from /serfj.properties.
protected void	service(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request, javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse response) Parses the request to get information about what controller is trying to call, then invoke the action from that controller (if any), and finally gives an answer. Basically it only dispatchs the request to a controller.

Methods inherited from class javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet

doDelete, doGet, doHead, doOptions, doPost, doPut, doTrace, getLastModified, 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

RestServlet

public RestServlet()

Method Detail

init

public void init()
          throws javax.servlet.ServletException

Reads configuration from /serfj.properties.

Overrides:

init in class javax.servlet.GenericServlet

Throws:

javax.servlet.ServletException

service

protected void service(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request,
           javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse response)
                throws javax.servlet.ServletException,
                       IOException

Parses the request to get information about what controller is trying to call, then invoke the action from that controller (if any), and finally gives an answer.

Basically it only dispatchs the request to a controller.

Overrides:

service in class javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet

Throws:

javax.servlet.ServletException

IOException